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Jennifer Capriati

USA Age 50 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1990–2004

Jennifer Capriati represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 1. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 411–170 and 14 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank
1 (Oct 15, 2001)
Elo peak
2254 (99th percentile)
Singles record
411–170 (70.7%)
Singles titles
14
Prize money
$10,206,639

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Jennifer Capriati's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vera Zvonareva #11 0-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Nov 6, 2004* QF Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Meghann Shaughnessy #44 4-6 6-3 6-4 W H2H Match data Nov 5, 2004* R16 Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elena Dementieva #6 0-6 6-2 6-7(5) L H2H Match data Sep 11, 2004* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Serena Williams #11 2-6 6-4 6-4 W H2H Match data Sep 9, 2004* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Ai Sugiyama #13 7-5 6-2 W H2H Match data Sep 7, 2004* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard

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Jennifer Capriati's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Serena Williams 7 10 17 Sep 9, 2004 H2H
Gabriela Sabatini 5 11 16 Oct 17, 1996 H2H
Monica Seles 5 9 14 Mar 23, 2002 H2H
Lindsay Davenport 3 9 12 Aug 24, 2003 H2H
Amélie Mauresmo 4 7 11 May 16, 2004 H2H

Singles Titles (14)

Jennifer Capriati singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsOlympicsTournaments
199014 1 — — — 1 — — Dorado
199115 2 — 1 — 1 — — San Diego, Canadian Open
199216 2 — — — 1 — 1 San Diego, Barcelona Olympics
199317 1 — — 1 — — — Sydney International
199923 2 — — — 2 — — Quebec City, Strasbourg Open
200024 1 — — — 1 — — Luxembourg
200125 3 2 1 — — — — Charleston Open, Australian Open, Roland Garros
200226 1 1 — — — — — Australian Open
200327 1 — — 1 — — — New Haven
Total 14 3 2 2 6 — 1

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Jennifer Capriati Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1992 Barcelona Olympics Gold Medal 6 0 Jennifer Capriati #6 def. Steffi Graf #2 3-6 6-3 6-4 H2H Match data

Career Results

Jennifer Capriati career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19901437114877.1%258
19911539115078.0%86
19921635114676.1%67
19931730114173.2%79
1994180110.0%942
1996201692564.0%10336
19972110122245.5%3765
1998228122040.0%6199
19992326133966.7%9923
20002435195464.8%2314
20012556147080.0%142
20022648166475.0%23
20032742186070.0%36
20042829124170.7%610
Career41117058170.7%——

Career Results by Surface

Jennifer Capriati career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199014 1842281.8%1331681.3%42666.7%22450.0% 37114877.1%
199115 2032387.0%941369.2%51683.3%53862.5% 39115078.0%
199216 1031376.9%1441877.8%41580.0%731070.0% 35114676.1%
199317 1441877.8%1261866.7%41580.0%———— 30114173.2%
199418 ————————————0110.0% 0110.0%
199620 1061662.5%0110.0%————62875.0% 1692564.0%
199721 771450.0%33650.0%————0220.0% 10122245.5%
199822 0440.0%661250.0%11250.0%11250.0% 8122040.0%
199923 1472166.7%1031376.9%11250.0%12333.3% 26133966.7%
200024 21113265.6%0330.0%831172.7%62875.0% 35195464.8%
200125 32104276.2%1621888.9%51683.3%31475.0% 56147080.0%
200226 30114173.2%1441877.8%41580.0%———— 48166475.0%
200327 25113669.4%1141573.3%62875.0%0110.0% 42186070.0%
200428 1271963.2%1341776.5%41580.0%———— 29124170.7%
Career—2138830170.8%1214716872.0%46156175.4%31205160.8%41117058170.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Jennifer Capriati career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199014 591435.7%707100.0%911090.0%41580.0% 25113669.4%
199115 791643.8%921181.8%12012100.0%808100.0% 36114776.6%
199216 571241.7%909100.0%1431782.4%505100.0% 33104376.7%
199317 26825.0%1021283.3%1221485.7%51683.3% 29114072.5%
199418 00——0110.0%00——00—— 0110.0%
199620 15616.7%62875.0%81988.9%11250.0% 1692564.0%
199721 14520.0%23540.0%42666.7%32560.0% 10112147.6%
199822 0330.0%0220.0%54955.6%32560.0% 8111942.1%
199923 26825.0%841266.7%1421687.5%21366.7% 26133966.7%
200024 18911.1%971656.2%1642080.0%808100.0% 34195364.2%
200125 10102050.0%1631984.2%2312495.8%707100.0% 56147080.0%
200226 791643.8%1541978.9%1932286.4%707100.0% 48166475.0%
200327 5121729.4%1211392.3%1952479.2%606100.0% 42186070.0%
200428 36933.3%1121384.6%1041471.4%404100.0% 28124070.0%
Career 499414334.3%1143314777.6%1653219783.8%6387188.7% 39116755870.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 558/581 (96.0%) of Jennifer Capriati's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Jennifer Capriati performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200327 15/60 2.9 3.9 57.8% 71.0% 51.8% 55.7% 53.2% 63.1% 53.5%
200428 16/41 2.5 2.8 64.8% 67.6% 51.8% 43.9% 45.7% 61.7% 47.4%
Career 31/581 2.7 3.3 61.4% 69.2% 51.8% 49.6% 49.3% 62.4% 50.4%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 31/581 (5.3%) of Jennifer Capriati's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Jennifer Capriati advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1990 14 1963 165.3 — — — — -90 -119 -300 73.8% +1.71 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 108.9 -1.20
1991 15 2194 172.3 — — — — -41 -252 -411 73.6% +1.89 6–4 (60%) 5–3 (63%) 103.7 -2.21
1992 16 2204 166.5 — — — — -40 -116 -325 70.8% +1.41 9–5 (64%) 6–2 (75%) 106.0 -3.08
1993 17 2157 170.7 — — — — +9 -75 -205 66.3% +1.68 11–7 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.4 -2.41
1994 18 2134 109.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.17
1996 20 2079 163.1 — — — — +14 — — 64.0% +0.96 2–2 (50%) 5–1 (83%) 102.1 -1.41
1997 21 1911 146.0 — — — — +18 +101 — 49.0% -0.27 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 95.7 -1.31
1998 22 1764 130.1 — — — — +85 +151 — 45.8% -0.23 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.36
1999 23 1913 147.1 — — — — -14 +14 — 59.1% +0.65 10–2 (83%) 2–3 (40%) 106.4 -2.28
2000 24 1909 154.0 — — — — +20 -74 +142 59.5% +0.65 11–4 (73%) 10–3 (77%) 108.8 -1.61
2001 25 2097 171.2 — — — — -40 -19 +31 73.3% +1.61 16–11 (59%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -3.91
2002 26 2020 164.6 — — — — +15 +70 +124 69.1% +1.58 14–9 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.3 -0.66
2003 27 2022 162.2 +5.66 +6.87 1.449 58.1% +9 +59 +108 68.6% +1.42 9–14 (39%) 6–6 (50%) 92.2 -0.42
2004 28 2020 149.6 +5.09 +3.12 1.238 54.1% -61 +96 +157 65.6% +1.08 8–3 (73%) 3–5 (38%) 101.8 -1.09
Career 2254 169.4 +5.37 +4.93 1.338 56.1% -14 -17 -51 66.6% +1.25 106–76 (58%) 58–46 (56%) 103.9 -3.83

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Jennifer Capriati Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199014 —SFR16R16 11–3 (79%)
199115 —R16SFSF 13–3 (81%)
199216 QFQFQFR32 14–4 (78%)
199317 QFQFQFR128 12–4 (75%)
199620 —R128—R128 0–2 (0%)
199721 R128——R128 0–2 (0%)
199822 ——R64R128 1–2 (33%)
199923 R64R16R64R16 8–4 (67%)
200024 SFR128R16R16 11–4 (73%)
200125 WWSFSF 24–2 (92%)
200226 WSFQFQF 20–3 (87%)
200327 R128R16QFSF 12–4 (75%)
200428 —SFQFSF 14–3 (82%)
W-L 28–6
(82%)
39–10
(80%)
38–11
(78%)
35–13
(73%)
140–40
(78%)

WTA 1000

Jennifer Capriati WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge IWMIAITABERBOCCANCHAHILKEYMOSPHIZUR W-L
Win %
199014 ——QF——QF—FR16——— 13–4 (76%)
199115 ——QFSFSFW—R16QF——— 17–5 (77%)
199216 ——R16SF———R32SF——— 8–4 (67%)
199317 ——QFR16—F—SFR32——— 11–5 (69%)
199418 ——————————R32— 0–1 (0%)
199620 R16————R16——R16——QF 9–4 (69%)
199721 ——R64——R32—R16R64——— 3–4 (43%)
199822 ——R64R64———R64R128——— 0–4 (0%)
199923 ———R32—R16——R64——R32 4–4 (50%)
200024 R64QFR64——R16—————SF 8–5 (62%)
200125 —FR32F—FW————SF 20–5 (80%)
200226 —FSFSF—FSF————R16 18–6 (75%)
200327 SFFQFSF—————R16—— 14–5 (74%)
200428 —R32FSF—QFR16————— 11–5 (69%)
W-L 6–3
(67%)
19–5
(79%)
17–11
(61%)
21–9
(70%)
3–1
(75%)
28–9
(76%)
9–2
(82%)
11–6
(65%)
15–8
(65%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
7–5
(58%)
136–61
(69%)

WTA 500

Jennifer Capriati WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge DOHDUBEASHAMHOUSDGTKYAMEBOCCHIESSPORHANLINLOSNEWPHISCOSTASYD W-L
Win %
199014 ——R32———QF—F——————————— 8–3 (73%)
199115 —————————QF——————F——— 4–2 (67%)
199216 ——————R16—————————SF——— 2–2 (50%)
199317 ————R16——QF———————————W 7–2 (78%)
199620 —————————FQFR16———————— 7–3 (70%)
199721 ———————R32—R32—R32————R32——F 5–5 (50%)
199822 ———QF—R32—R16——————————R32— 4–4 (50%)
199923 ———————R32———R16R32———R16—R16— 4–5 (44%)
200024 —————R32—————R32————R16R16—R16 3–5 (38%)
200125 —————QF—————QF———SF—SF—R16 8–5 (62%)
200226 —————QF—————R16—QFQF——F—R16 8–6 (57%)
200327 —SFSF——R32—SF———R16———W——FR16 14–7 (67%)
200428 SFR16—————————————QFQF——— 4–4 (50%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–5
(44%)
2–2
(50%)
9–5
(64%)
5–1
(83%)
5–3
(62%)
2–1
(67%)
3–7
(30%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
7–2
(78%)
8–6
(57%)
6–3
(67%)
4–3
(57%)
11–5
(69%)
78–53
(60%)

WTA 250

Jennifer Capriati WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge LIBSDGBIRDORLUXOKLOKLPALQUESTR W-L
Win %
199014 ———W—————— 5–0 (100%)
199115 —W———————— 4–0 (100%)
199216 —W———————— 4–0 (100%)
199721 —————QF———— 2–1 (67%)
199822 ———————QFR16— 3–2 (60%)
199923 ————————WW 10–0 (100%)
200024 SF—QF—W———FR16 13–4 (76%)
200125 ——————F——— 3–1 (75%)
W-L 3–1
(75%)
8–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
5–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
9–2
(82%)
5–1
(83%)
44–8
(85%)

WTA Finals

Jennifer Capriati WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTAWTAWTA W-L
Win %
199014 ——R16 0–1 (0%)
199115 QF—— 1–1 (50%)
199216 ——QF 1–1 (50%)
200024 —R16— 0–1 (0%)
200125 ——QF 1–1 (50%)
200226 ——SF 2–1 (67%)
200327 ——SF 2–2 (50%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
6–6
(50%)
7–8
(47%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
1
Career-high date
Oct 15, 2001
First Top 100
Apr 9, 1990
First Top 50
Apr 9, 1990
First Top 20
Jun 11, 1990
First Top 10
Oct 29, 1990

Ranking History Matrix

Jennifer Capriati ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199014———2524131314121088
199115910101211121076666
199216666666666777
199317768788999999
199418161515222942——————
199620———1031091071048177502436
199721252733282727273331386665
19982212014215122714715111710910510410099
199923938684895344484030292323
200024171414131616171618121414
200125755444222122
200226121213333333
200327656677775566
20042865786778981010
200529910101115264254————

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Jennifer Capriati's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
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Lindsay Davenport USA #1 2,374 902 711 191 78.8% $22,166,338 55 3 11 1991–2008 Rivalries Match log
Amélie Mauresmo FRA #1 2,225 648 463 185 71.5% $15,022,476 25 2 6 1995–2009 Rivalries Match log
Monica Seles USA #1 2,540 709 586 123 82.7% $14,891,762 53 9 9 1988–2003 Rivalries Match log
Martina Hingis SUI #1 2,373 643 516 127 80.2% $24,749,074 43 5 17 1994–2007 Rivalries Match log
Venus Williams (active player) USA #1 2,368 1,081 782 299 72.3% $43,351,940 49 7 9 1994–2026 Rivalries Match log
Conchita Martínez ESP #2 2,263 955 676 279 70.8% $11,527,977 33 1 9 1988–2005 Rivalries Match log
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Tracy Austin USA #1 2,522 429 341 88 79.5% $2,092,380 30 2 0 1977–1994 Rivalries Match log
Jelena Jankovic SRB #1 2,138 889 552 337 62.1% $19,089,259 15 0 6 2001–2017 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jennifer Capriati?
Jennifer Capriati is 50 years old, born on March 29, 1976.
Which country does Jennifer Capriati represent?
Jennifer Capriati represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Jennifer Capriati?
Jennifer Capriati is 170 cm / 5'7".
Does Jennifer Capriati use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Jennifer Capriati uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Jennifer Capriati left-handed or right-handed?
Jennifer Capriati plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Jennifer Capriati won?
Jennifer Capriati has won 3 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Australian Open in 2002.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Jennifer Capriati won?
TennisDB groups 2 of Jennifer Capriati's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. All 2 were won under documented predecessor category names and are shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Charleston in 2001.
How many WTA titles has Jennifer Capriati won?
Jennifer Capriati has won 14 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was New Haven in 2003.
What is Jennifer Capriati's highest WTA ranking?
Jennifer Capriati's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on October 15, 2001.
What is Jennifer Capriati's career win-loss record?
Jennifer Capriati has a career WTA singles record of 411 wins and 170 losses (70.7%).
How much career prize money has Jennifer Capriati earned?
Jennifer Capriati has earned at least $10,206,639 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Jennifer Capriati's career appear in TennisDB?
Jennifer Capriati appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1990 through 2004.
On which surface does Jennifer Capriati have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Jennifer Capriati's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 75.4% (46–15).
Who has Jennifer Capriati faced most often?
Jennifer Capriati's most frequent opponent is Serena Williams, with a head-to-head record of 7–10 across 17 meetings.