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By Alberto Amalfi

(June 27, 2010) Jennifer Capriati was taken to the hospital early this morning in Florida after suffering an apparent overdose, according to the web site TMZ.com.

Paramedics responded to a call for a possible overdose. TMZ reports the call came from a hotel in Riveria Beach, Florida. The 34-year-old Capriati was taken to the hospital, according to the report.

Stefano Capriati, Jennifer's father and former coach, told TMZ she's "recovering well." The former World No. 1 won three Grand Slam singles titles — the 2001 Australian Open and French Open and the 2002 Australian Open — as well as the Olympic gold medal.


Back, hamstring and shoulder injuries limited Capriati to 41 matches in 2004, which was her last season on the WTA Tour. Capriati reached the 2004 Roland Garros semifinals where she lost to eventual-champion Anastasia Myskina, 6-2, 6-2. It was the culmination of a strong clay-court season that saw Capriati advance to the Berlin semifinals (falling to Amelie Mauresmo, 6-2, 6-0) and the Rome final (losing to Mauresmo, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6).

Capriati concluded the season reaching the quarterfinals or better in eight consecutive events, including a final eight appearance at Wimbledon and a semifinal effort at the U.S. Open where she suffered a painful, 6-0, 2-6, 7-6(5) loss to Elena Dementieva. She underwent shoulder surgery on January 27, 2005.

The woman whose compelling comeback made her one of tennis’ top stars when she opened the 2001 season winning the Australian Open before battling back to earn a 1-6, 6-4, 12-10 triumph over Kim Clijsters in the 2001 French Open final was halfway to a single-season Grand Slam before bowing to Justine Henin in the 2001 Wimbledon semifinals.

Last June, Capriati told Tennis Week she had not ruled out a comeback.

"I’m still struggling with some injuries and health issues so I won’t say yes or no if there’s going to be a possibility of coming back," Capriati said. "But I’m still young enough that maybe I can do it. It just depends. It’s very high level — especially nowawadays — the level is so high and so difficult in terms of what you have to put your body through. It’s difficult. It just depends on, you know, if I’m still ready to do that for a few more years."