Photo Tour: Tennis Girl Phenoms and Rising Stars
By Jeff Cooper, About.com
Jennifer Capriati of the USA turned pro in March of 1990, shortly before her 14th birthday. Here she is a couple of months later, hitting one of the ferocious groundstrokes for which she was famous. She had an impressive debut year, getting to the semifinals at Roland Garros and the fourth rounds of Wimbledon and the US Open. After a couple of troubled years off the tour in her later teens, she came back with a newfound happiness that helped her win two Australian Open singles titles and one at Roland Garros.
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- Anna Kournikova at Age 8 with Nick Bollettieri
- Anna Kournikova at Age 10 Throwing Every Ounce at a Forehand
- Anna Kournikova at Age 12 Focusing on a Backhand
- Martina Hingis at Age 12 at Junior Wimbledon
- Jennifer Capriati at Age 14 Shortly After Turning Pro
- Gabriela Sabatini at Age 14 Launching a Forehand
- Caroline Wozniacki at Age 15 with Junior Wimbledon Trophy
- Jade Curtis at Age 16 at Junior Wimbledon
- Steffi Graf at Age 16 Using Her Speed
- Tracy Austin at Age 17 at Wimbledon
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