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Capping It All!

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If you were a newbie following women’s tennis when Jennifer Capriati won the Australian & French Opens in 2001 and followed it up with the Australian Open again the following year, you would not have been surprised to see her at the pinnacle of women’s tennis, holding the No. 1 ranking.

But as avid followers of the game can testify, there is a very interesting and heart-warming story behind Capriati’s success.

Capriati was a prodigy—a teen prodigy no less—and made her professional debut on March 5, 1990,  three weeks before her 14th birthday.

Success was quick to follow!

She reached the final of her debut tournament at Boca Raton, Florida, losing to Gabriela Sabatini in the final.

She reached the finals of her next tournament as well, losing to none other than, in her own words "the lege", Martina Navratilova.

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