Jennifer Capriati
Chronology
1976 | Born on March 29 in New York, New York |
1981-85 | Trains with Jimmy Evert |
1985-88 | Trains with Rick Macci |
1989 | Trains with Tom Gullickson |
1989 | Wins six junior singles titles and two junior doubles titles |
1990 | Turns professional |
1990 | Becomes the youngest player ever to reach a professional final |
1990 | Debuts on the Women's Tennis Association rankings at number 25 |
1990 | Youngest ever semifinalist at the French Open |
1990 | Youngest ever seed at Wimbledon |
1990 | Wins first singles title in Puerto Rico |
1990 | Finishes season ranked number eight and becomes youngest ever player to be ranked in the top ten |
1991 | Youngest ever semifinalist at Wimbledon |
1991 | Reaches semifinals at U.S. Open |
1991 | Finishes season ranked number six |
1992 | Reaches three Grand Slam quarterfinals |
1992 | Wins Gold Medal at Olympic Games |
1992 | Becomes the youngest player to surpass the million-dollar mark in career prize money at age 16 |
1992 | Finishes third season ranked number seven |
1993 | Drops off of the Women's Tennis Association tour to finish high school |
1993 | Receives police citation for shoplifting |
1994 | Arrested in Coral Gables, Florida for possession of marijuana |
1994 | Enters drug rehabilitation program in Miami Beach, Florida for 28 days |
1994 | Plays one tournament and loses in the first round |
1995 | Parents divorce |
1996 | Returns to the Women's Tennis Association tour |
1996 | Finishes year ranked number 24 |
1997 | Finishes year ranked number 66 |
1998 | Finishes year ranked number 101 |
1999 | Wins first title in six years in Strasbourg, Germany |
1999 | Finishes season ranked number 23 |
2000 | Reaches first Grand Slam quarterfinal in nine years at the Australian Open |
2000 | Finishes season ranked number 14 |
2001 | Wins first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open |
2001 | Reaches number one ranking for the first time |
2001 | Wins second Grand Slam title at the French Open |
2001 | Ends season with over 50 wins for the first time |
2001 | Finishes season ranked number two |
2002 | Wins third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open |
2002 | Reaches the semifinals at the French Open |
2002 | Reaches the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open |
2002 | Finishes season ranked number three |
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