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Davenport and Raymond also won in Amelia Island, over Paola Suárez and Virginia Ruano Pascual, and in Eastbourne, over Jennifer Capriati and Magüi Serna.
Between 1990 and 1993, Capriati won six singles titles, including a Gold Medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, defeating Steffi Graf in the final.
In 1998, Capriati won her first Grand Slam singles match in five years at Wimbledon.
Capriati won 14 professional singles tournaments during her career, along with one women's doubles championship.
Later in the year Capriati won her first career title in Puerto Rico, defeating Zina Garrison.
Capriati also won the only doubles title of her career at the Italian Open, partnering Seles.
Capriati next defended her title in San Diego, defeating Conchita Martínez in the finals, in the only time that Capriati won back-to-back singles titles during her career.
In the first round at Wimbledon, Capriati won her first Grand Slam singles match in five years, before losing to Lori McNeil in the second round.
Capriati won only one match in the three European indoor events she played.
This ended a 28-tournament title drought for Capriati, and was her first tour victory since she won the 2002 Australian Open.
Following the US Open, Capriati lost in the quarterfinals of Philadelphia to No. 11 Vera Zvonareva 6 1, 6 0, her worst loss since 1999 ( where she won only one game against Graf in Miami ).
Capriati / Charvet won their race and avoided elimination.
Capriati led their encounter at one stage 6 2 4 1, but the determined German fought back and eventually won by a 2 6 7 6 ( 6 ) 6 4 scoreline.

Capriati and her
As a result of her strong start to the season, Williams assumed the World No. 1 position for the first time on February 25, dislodging Capriati.
Her German Open victory, her first win at a Tier I tournament, was noteworthy as she beat Jennifer Capriati in a semifinal and Serena Williams in the final, the then number two and number five ranked players, respectively.
At the WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles, Henin defeated Myskina and Capriati but lost to Japan's Ai Sugiyama in her round robin matches.
Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 13 years 11 months when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca Raton, Florida, losing there to Gabriela Sabatini.
Capriati reached the semifinals of the French Open in her debut and later became the youngest ever player to crack the top 10 at age 14 years, 235 days in October of that year.
During the next two years, Capriati slowly returned to championship form, winning her first title in six years in Strasbourg, France in 1999 and regaining a top 20 ranking.
At the 2001 Australian Open, the reinvigorated Capriati became the lowest seed to ever win the championship when she defeated Martina Hingis ( ranked number one in the world at the time ) in straight sets for her first Grand Slam championship.
After successfully defending her Australian Open crown in 2002, Capriati became a top ten mainstay until injuries derailed her career in 2004.
However, Capriati was known to counter her inconsistent serve with her exceptional return of serve.
Capriati was also known for her fierce competitive spirit.
Capriati made her professional debut as a 13 year old, reaching the finals of two of her first three pro events, losing to Gabriela Sabatini and Martina Navratilova at Boca Raton and Hilton Head, respectively, earning her first two wins over top ten players ( No. 10 Helena Suková and No. 5.
Capriati made her Grand Slam debut at the French Open.
In her second season as a touring pro, Capriati established herself as a consistent top-ten player.
At Wimbledon, Capriati defeated 9-time champion Martina Navratilova in the quarterfinals, her earliest exit in 14 years, before losing to Sabatini.

Capriati and first
Following a first round loss at the 1993 U. S. Open, the burned out Capriati took a 14-month break from competitive pro tennis.
Capriati was one of the first " power players " to emerge on the women's circuit in the early-to-mid-1990s, along with Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport, and Mary Pierce.
At her first tournament of the year in Sydney, Capriati defeated third-ranked Sabatini in the semifinals before defeating Anke Huber in the final.
At the US Open, the seventh-seeded Capriati lost her opening match to former top 15-player Leila Meskhi, her first loss in the first round of any pro tournament.
Capriati only played one match in 1994, losing in the first round of Philadelphia to Anke Huber.
Capriati, unranked, played her first match in 15 months at Essen, where she reached the quarterfinals, losing to Jana Novotná in three sets.
Capriati competed in her first Grand Slam tournaments since 1993 at the French Open and the U. S. Open, losing in the first round of both.
Capriati did not play the first half of 1998.
At the 2000 Australian Open, Capriati reached her first Grand Slam semifinal in nine years before losing to eventual champion Lindsay Davenport in straight sets.
At the Miami Masters, Capriati defeated World No. 6 Serena Williams for her first win over a player ranked in the top 6 in four years en route to a quarterfinal finish.
These results propelled Capriati back into the top 20 for the first time since April 1994.
Capriati was the first Australian Open title-holder to lose in the first round.

Capriati and title
Capriati had a strong fall season, winning her ninth career title at Luxembourg, defeating Magdalena Maleeva.
Seeded fourth at the 2001 French Open, Capriati defeated top seed Hingis in the semis and the 12th seeded Kim Clijsters in the final to win her second consecutive Grand Slam title.
Capriati prepared for her French Open title defense by participating in events in Charleston, South Carolina, Berlin, and Rome, Italy, losing in the semifinals of all three.
Capriati was the title favorite at the US Open after both Williams sisters pulled out with injuries.
The highlight of Myskina's 2004 season was a victory at the French Open, where she saved match points in the fourth round against Svetlana Kuznetsova, then defeated former world number 1 players Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati, en route to a 6 1, 6 2 victory over compatriot Elena Dementieva in the first all-Russian Grand Slam final, thus making her the first female Russian to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Jennifer Capriati also made her presence felt, becoming the youngest ever winner ( 13 years, 2 months ) of the girl's singles title — this record was broken in 1993 by Martina Hingis, aged 12.

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