99-592: Capriati may refer to: Jennifer Capriati , American former world No. 1 tennis player Joseph Capriati , Italian DJ and music producer Capriati a Volturno , municipality in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, Italy Capriati clan , organized crime group based in the Italian city of Bari Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
198-453: A 2012 estimated year-round population of 193,882. The racial makeup of the town was 82.9% White , 7.5% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 7.3% from other races , and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.8% of the population. Of the 16,535 households, 18.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had
297-418: A barony to John Bayley of Ballingclough, County of Tipperary , Kingdom of Ireland. Another John Bayley, son of the first, appointed Alexander Trench as the island's first retail agent. For a time, Hilton Head was known as Trench's Island. In 1729, Trench sold some land to John Gascoine which Gascoine named "John's Island" after himself. The land later came to be known as Jenkin's Island after another owner. In
396-790: A budget of $ 74,753,260 for fiscal year 2006/2007. It consists of three separate fiscal accounting funds: the General Fund, the Capital Projects Fund, and the Debt Service Fund. The General Fund is the operating fund for the town and accounts for all financial resources of the town except the Capital Projects Fund and the Debt Service Fund. The Capital Projects Fund is used to acquire land and facilities, and improve public facilities, including roads, bike paths, fire stations, vehicle replacement, drainage improvements, and park development. The Debt Service Fund accounts for
495-468: A female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.66. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18% under the age of 20, 4.4% from 20 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 28.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
594-561: A lifeguard on the television show Baywatch . In the first episode of the show, they were one of the lower-performing teams and were sent into a run-off in an obstacle course race against basketball player Lisa Leslie and actor Dan Cortese . Capriati/Charvet won their race and avoided elimination. She withdrew from the contest after re-aggravating a previous injury. Capriati was born in New York City to Denise and Stefano Capriati, of Italian descent. In 1993, at age 17, Capriati
693-537: A possible invasion by the Axis powers of World War II. Platforms like these can be found all along the Eastern Seaboard . The Mounted Beach Patrol and Dog Training Center on Hilton Head Island trained U.S. Coast Guard Beach Patrol personnel to use horses and dogs to protect the southeastern coastline of the U.S. In the early 1950s, three lumber mills contributed to the logging of 19,000 acres (77 km ) of
792-529: A private hunting preserve. On August 27, 1893, the Sea Islands Hurricane made landfall near Savannah , with a storm surge of 16 feet (5 m), and swept north across South Carolina, killing over 1,000 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless. An experimental steam cannon guarding Port Royal Sound was built around 1900, in what is now Port Royal Plantation. The cannon was fixed but its propulsion system allowed for long-range shots for
891-663: A quarterfinal finish. Shortly after, Capriati was sidelined with right Achilles tendonitis in April and an elbow injury in June. Capriati had a strong fall season, winning her ninth career title at Luxembourg, defeating Magdalena Maleeva . She also finished runner up in Quebec City to Chanda Rubin and was a semifinalist in Zürich. These results propelled Capriati back into the top 20 for the first time since April 1994. She qualified for
990-676: A remarkably successful clay court campaign. She won her second title of the year at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, defeating Hingis in three sets in the final. She then lost in the final of Berlin to Amélie Mauresmo , also in three sets. Seeded fourth at the French Open , Capriati defeated top seed Hingis in the semifinals and the 12th seeded Kim Clijsters in the final to win her second consecutive Grand Slam title. Her 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 win over Clijsters had
1089-596: A small Episcopal church called the Zion Chapel of Ease was constructed for plantation owners. The chapel's old cemetery, located near the corner of William Hilton Parkway and Mathews Drive (Folly Field), is all that remains. Charles Davant, a prominent island planter during the Revolutionary War, is memorialized there. Davant was shot by Captain Martinangel of Daufuskie Island in 1781. This location
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#17327754364041188-507: A three-hour marathon, despite Henin's serve being visibly affected by muscle cramps in her left leg throughout much of the last half hour of the match. Capriati did not play again until the WTA Tour Championships when she lost in the semifinal to Justine Henin again, now the world No. 1. Injuries plagued Capriati's 2004 season. A back injury suffered during the 2003 WTA Tour Championships forced Capriati to withdraw from
1287-498: A three-hour struggle. Seeded seventh at the French Open, Capriati went on to the semifinals, before losing to sixth seeded and eventual champion Myskina in straight sets. At Wimbledon, Capriati reached the quarters for the fourth straight year, where she lost to Serena Williams in 45 minutes, the most lopsided result of their 17-match rivalry. A hamstring injury forced her to withdraw from Los Angeles and San Diego, but she reached
1386-465: A town ordinance stipulates that artificial lighting must be shielded so that it cannot be seen from the beach, or it must be turned off by 10:00 p.m. from May 1 to October 31 each year. The waters around Hilton Head Island are one of the few places on Earth where dolphins routinely use a technique called "strand feeding", whereby schools of fish are herded up onto mud banks, and the dolphins lie on their side while they feed before sliding back down into
1485-474: A unique locality within the plantation, called Harbour Town, anchored by a recognizable lighthouse. Fraser was a committed environmentalist who changed the whole configuration of the marina at Harbour Town to save an ancient live oak . It came to be known as the Liberty Oak, known to generations of children who watched singer and songwriter Gregg Russell perform under the tree for over 25 years. Fraser
1584-483: Is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina , United States. It is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Savannah, Georgia (as the crow flies), and 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Charleston . The year-round population was 37,661 at the 2020 census , although during the peak of summer vacation season the population can swell to 150,000. It is the principal city of
1683-617: Is also home to the oldest intact structure on Hilton Head Island, the Baynard Mausoleum, which was built in 1846. William Elliott II of Myrtle Bank Plantation grew the first crop of Sea Island Cotton in South Carolina on Hilton Head Island in 1790. During the Civil War , Fort Walker was a Confederate fort in what is now Port Royal Plantation. The fort was a station for Confederate troops, and its guns helped protect
1782-579: Is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. A member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame , she won three singles Grand Slam titles and was the gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics . Capriati set a number of youngest-ever records at the start of her career. She made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 13 years, 11 months, reaching the final of the hard-court tournament in Boca Raton, Florida. She reached
1881-534: Is in the Library of Congress . During the revolution there was only a very small population of farmers living on Hilton Head Island. This population was exclusively Loyalist, remaining allied to Parliament and the King throughout the entirety of the revolution. However, after the revolution they chose to simply "stay on" in South Carolina and make the best of living under the new republican form of government. In 1788,
1980-572: Is only a half barrier island. The north end of the island is a sea island dating to the Pleistocene epoch , and the south end is a barrier island that appeared as recently as the Holocene epoch . Broad Creek, which is a land-locked tidal marsh, separates the two halves of the island. The terrain of a barrier island is determined by a dynamic beach system with offshore bars, pounding surf , and shifting beaches ; as well as grassy dunes behind
2079-575: The 2004 Australian Open and the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Capriati advanced beyond the quarterfinals just once in her first four events of the year in Doha , losing to Anastasia Myskina in the semifinals. Her back continued to be an issue, forcing her out of Indian Wells and Miami. Her ranking dropped to No. 10 as a result of her injuries. Capriati produced her best results of the year during
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#17327754364042178-456: The Adventure from Barbados to explore lands granted by King Charles II of England to the eight Lords Proprietor . In his travels, he identified a headland near the entrance to Port Royal Sound . He named it "Hilton's Head" after himself. He stayed for several days, making note of the trees, crops, "sweet water", and "clear sweet air". In 1698, Hilton Head Island was granted as part of
2277-750: The Atlantic Ocean and is a popular vacation destination. In 2004, an estimated 2.25 million visitors infused more than $ 1.5 billion into the local economy. Hilton Head Island offers an unusual number of cultural opportunities for a community its size , including plays at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, the 120-member full chorus of the Hilton Head Choral Society, the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, an annual outdoor, tented wine tasting event on
2376-590: The Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal metropolitan area , which had an estimated population of 232,523 in 2023. The island is named after Captain William Hilton , who in 1663 identified a headland near the entrance to Port Royal Sound , which mapmakers named "Hilton's Headland." The island has a rich history that started with seasonal occupation by Native Americans thousands of years ago and continued with European exploration and
2475-607: The National Register of Historic Places and are protected by law. Since the beginning of recorded history in the New World, the waters around Hilton Head Island have been known, occupied and fought for in turn by the English, Spanish, French, and Scots. A Spanish expedition led by Francisco Cordillo explored the area in 1521, initiating European contact with local tribes. In 1663, Captain William Hilton sailed on
2574-590: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 69.13 square miles (179.0 km ), of which 41.35 square miles (107.1 km ) is land and 27.78 square miles (71.9 km ) (40.19%) is water. Hilton Head Island is sometimes referred to as the second largest barrier island on the Eastern Seaboard after Long Island (which is not a barrier island but two glacial moraines ). Technically, however, Hilton Head Island
2673-646: The WTA Comeback Player of the Year for 1996. In January 1997, Capriati reached the final in Sydney for the second time in her career, defeating world No. 9, Lindsay Davenport , en route to her only top-10 win of the year, losing to Martina Hingis in the final. She only reached the quarterfinals at one other tournament, Oklahoma City, where she lost to Davenport. Capriati finished the year at No. 66, losing her final six matches in 1997. Capriati did not play
2772-777: The 2-mile wide (3 km) entrance to Port Royal Sound , which is fed by two slow-moving and navigable rivers, the Broad River and the Beaufort River. It was vital to the Sea Island Cotton trade and the southern economy. On October 29, 1861, the largest fleet ever assembled in North America moved south to seize it. In the Battle of Port Royal , the fort came under attack by the U.S. Navy, and on November 7, 1861, it fell to over 12,000 Union troops. The fort
2871-485: The Atlantic shoreline. Typically, stingrays avoid contact with humans unless they are accidentally stepped upon, a situation often ending in a stingray injury , where the stingray punctures the human with its poisonous barb. While these injuries are extremely painful, they are not usually life-threatening as long as they are properly attended to by a medical professional. The saltmarsh estuaries of Hilton Head Island are
2970-588: The Broad" fought the development of off-shore oil platforms by Brown & Root (a division of Halliburton ) and ten-story tall liquefied natural gas shipping spheres by Chicago Bridge & Iron . These events helped to energize the community, and the Chamber of Commerce started drumming up support for the town to incorporate as a municipality. After the Four Seasons Resort (now Hilton Head Resort)
3069-575: The European clay-court season. She reached the semis of Berlin, defeating world No. 5 Myskina in the quarterfinals for her first top-5 win of the season, before losing to Mauresmo in the semifinals. At the Italian Open , Capriati defeated top seed Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, her first win over the American since Wimbledon 2001. Capriati moved on to the final, where she lost to Mauresmo in
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3168-805: The Freedmen's Bureau. Martin Delany , the only black officer to reach the rank of major in the United States military during the Civil War, was also stationed at Hilton Head during this time. The Leamington Lighthouse, also known as the Hilton Head Rear Range Lighthouse, was built in the 1870s on the southern edge of what is now Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort. In 1890, the wealthy shipping magnate William P. Clyde purchased 9,000 acres on Hilton Head Island for use as
3267-676: The Georgia schooner Norfolk by James Oglethorpe , founder of Georgia, and helped chase the Spanish back to St. Augustine after their failed 1742 invasion of St. Simons Island . After relocating to Savannah in 1746, he served two terms in the Georgia Commons House of Assembly while earning a living as a highly active privateer. He drew a well-known chart of the Florida Keys while on a privateering venture in 1756. The chart
3366-610: The Grand Slam tournaments. Despite playing very little in the fall, Capriati became ranked world No. 1 on October 15. She lost her opening match at the WTA Tour Championships to Maleeva. Capriati would have finished the year ranked No. 1 if she had reached the semifinals. Instead, she finished No. 2, behind Lindsay Davenport, with a 56–14 record. She was named the ITF World Champion , WTA Player of
3465-602: The Junior Orange Bowl Championship twice in its 70-year history, which list includes Andy Murray , Jimmy Connors , Monica Seles , and Yishai Oliel . Capriati made her professional debut as a 13-year-old, reaching the finals of two of her first three pro events, losing to Gabriela Sabatini and Martina Navratilova in the Boca Raton and Hilton Head tournaments, respectively, earning her first two wins over top-10 players (No. 10 Helena Suková and number-five Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ). She entered
3564-692: The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, patrols the beaches from May through October as part of the Sea Turtle Protection Project. The purpose of the project is to inventory and monitor nesting locations, and if necessary, move them to more suitable locations. During the summer months, the museum sponsors the Turtle Talk & Walk, which is a special tour designed to educate the public about this endangered species. To protect loggerhead sea turtles,
3663-743: The Town Manager. The Mayor has the same powers, duties, and responsibilities as a member of the Town Council. Also, the Mayor establishes the agenda for Town Council meetings, calls special meetings, executes contracts, deeds, resolutions, and proclamations not designated to the Town Manager, and represents the town at ceremonial functions. Town departments include Building & Fire Codes, Business License, Code Enforcement, Finance, Fire & Rescue, Human Resources, Legal, Municipal Court, Planning, and Public Projects & Facilities. The town had
3762-455: The US Open. In Miami, Capriati ended Monica Seles's streak of 21 consecutive finals by defeating her in the quarterfinals. Capriati finished the year ranked in the top 10 for the third straight year, at No. 7. She also became the youngest player to surpass $ 1 million in prize money (Martina Hingis later broke this record). Also in 1992, a Sega Genesis video game titled Jennifer Capriati Tennis
3861-474: The WTA Championships, narrowly losing to Graf in the first round in three sets. She finished her first season as a professional at world No. 8. Throughout the season Capriati set multiple "youngest ever" records. She was the youngest player to reach a tour final, the youngest player to reach the semifinals at the French Open, the youngest seed ever at Wimbledon, and the youngest player to qualify for
3960-584: The WTA No. 1 ranking in October. After successfully defending her Australian Open title in 2002, she became a top-10 mainstay until injuries derailed her career in 2004. She won 14 professional singles tournaments during her career, along with one women's doubles championship. Capriati won the Junior Orange Bowl in both the 12- and the 14-year categories, and is one of only nine tennis players to win
4059-411: The Year in 2001 and Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year in 2002. In April 2009, the media announced that Capriati would appear on the television reality series The Superstars . The show, described as a revival of the 1970s series of the same name , premiered on June 23, 2009, in a co-ed format, with Capriati paired with singer and actor David Charvet , best known for his role as
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4158-468: The Year , and Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 2001. As a result of Davenport's withdrawal from the Australian Open due to an injury, Capriati was the top seed. She defeated the sixth-seeded Amélie Mauresmo and the fourth-seeded Kim Clijsters en route to her second consecutive final there, where she once again faced Martina Hingis. The match was played in very hot conditions, with
4257-595: The Zion Cemetery and Baynard Mausoleum, Cherry Hill School , Daufuskie Island Historic District , Fish Haul Archaeological Site , Green's Shell Enclosure , Hilton Head Range Rear Light , Sea Pines , Skull Creek , SS William Lawrence Shipwreck Site , and Stoney-Baynard Plantation are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Hilton Head Island is a shoe-shaped island that lies 20 miles (32 km) by air northeast of Savannah, Georgia , and 90 miles (140 km) south of Charleston . According to
4356-562: The age of just 36, and is generally considered one of the best tennis players of her generation and one of the best Grand Slam performers of her time frequently getting to the latter stages. A video game titled Jennifer Capriati Tennis was released for the Sega Genesis in 1992. In 2001, ESPN named Capriati one of the world's sexiest athletes. She was awarded with the Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of
4455-449: The beach, maritime forests with wetlands in the interiors, and salt or tidal marshes on the lee side, facing the mainland. A typical barrier island has a headland, a beach and surf zone, and a sand spit. The Hilton Head Island area is home to a vast array of wildlife, including alligators , deer , loggerhead sea turtles , manatees , hundreds of species of birds, and dolphins . The Coastal Discovery Museum, in conjunction with
4554-472: The black race are free citizens of the United States," whose rights must be respected accordingly. He issued an additional order while based in Hilton Head saying that any plantation owners who were found to have not informed African-Americans of their new status as free people would be "made liable to the pains and penalties of disloyalty, and their lands subject to confiscation" under the act establishing
4653-711: The east coast, and several other annual community festivals. It also hosts the RBC Heritage , a PGA Tour tournament played on the Harbour Town Golf Links in Sea Pines Resort . Hilton Head Island was incorporated as a municipality in 1983 and is well known for its eco-friendly development. The town's Natural Resources Division enforces the Land Management Ordinance which minimizes the impact of development and governs
4752-633: The east entrance to the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. The ring, one of at least 50 known to exist, is 150 feet (46 m) in diameter and is believed to be over 4,000 years old. Archeologists believe that the ring was a refuse heap, created by Indians who lived in the interior of the ring, which was kept clear and used as a common area. Two other shell rings on Hilton Head were destroyed when the shells were removed and used to make tabby for roads and buildings. The Green's Shell Enclosure , Sea Pines, and Skull Creek shell rings are listed in
4851-419: The entire island except Mariner's Cove, Blue Heron Point, and Windmill Harbor. The Town of Hilton Head Island has a Council-Manager form of government. The Town Manager is the chief executive officer and head of the administrative branch and is responsible to the municipal council for the proper administration of all the affairs of the town. The Town Council exercises all powers not specifically delegated to
4950-419: The feeding grounds, breeding grounds, and nurseries for many saltwater species of game fish, sport fish, and marine mammals. The dense plankton population gives the coastal water its murky brown-green coloration. Plankton support marine life including oysters, shrimp and other invertebrates, and bait-fish species including menhaden and mullet , which in turn support larger fish and mammal species that populate
5049-454: The final and US Open championships easily in straight sets thereafter. Following the US Open, Capriati lost in the quarterfinals of Philadelphia to world No. 11, Vera Zvonareva , her worst loss since 1999 (where she won only one game against Graf in Miami). Capriati failed to qualify for the season-ending championships for the first time since 1999 and finished the year world No. 10. Capriati
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#17327754364045148-474: The final of Toronto. She also reached two Grand Slam semifinals, at Wimbledon and the US Open . At Wimbledon, the 15-year-old Capriati stunned nine-time champion Martina Navratilova , defeating her in the quarterfinals in straight sets. Capriati became the youngest person to ever reach the semifinal round of the tournament, losing to Sabatini. At the US Open, Capriati defeated Sabatini in the quarters but lost in
5247-442: The final while trailing. This ended a 28-tournament title drought for Capriati, and was her first tour victory since she won the 2002 Australian Open . Seeded sixth at the US Open, Capriati reached the semifinal where she lost to second-seeded Justine Henin in a tight third-set tiebreak many experts believed she should have won. Capriati served for the match twice and was two points away from victory eleven times, but Henin prevailed in
5346-490: The final. She also reached the round of 16 at both Roland Garros and US Open. She finished the year at No. 23. At the 2000 Australian Open , Capriati reached her first Grand Slam semifinal in nine years before losing to eventual champion Lindsay Davenport in straight sets. At the Miami Open , Capriati defeated world No. 6, Serena Williams , for her first win over a player ranked in the top six in four years en route to
5445-552: The finals of the Canadian Open , and in the quarterfinals of the US Open after having served for the match. Capriati won only one match in the three European indoor events she played. She rebounded at the year-ending championships, reaching the semifinals for the first time, losing to Serena Williams. Capriati finished the year ranked third. A week after the 2002 WTA Championships, Capriati had eye surgery in order to remove pterygiums (sun spots) from both eyes. Recovery from
5544-409: The first half of 1998. By the spring, she was ranked below the top 200. She accepted a wildcard entry into the clay-court tournament in Hamburg, Germany, where she reached the quarterfinals, but then lost to Martina Hingis. Capriati was also a quarterfinalist in Palermo, Italy. In the first round at Wimbledon, Capriati won her first Grand Slam singles match in five years, before losing to Lori McNeil in
5643-622: The first round of any pro tournament. Following this loss, Capriati decided to take a break from tennis. She finished the year ranked ninth. Capriati only played one match in 1994, losing in the first round of Philadelphia to Anke Huber. She fell off the rankings in June. She did not play at all in 1995. Capriati, unranked, played her first match in 15 months in Essen, where she reached the quarterfinals, losing to Jana Novotná in three sets. She reached her first final in more than three years at Chicago, defeating Monica Seles en route, before losing again to Novotná in three sets. Capriati also reached
5742-528: The island, it is not coterminous with it; there is a small part near the main access road from the mainland, William Hilton Parkway, which is not incorporated into the town. Hilton Head (the island) therefore has a slightly higher population (48,407 in Census 2000, defined as the Hilton Head Island Urban Cluster) and a larger land area (42.65 sq mi or 110.5 km ) than the town. The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area , which includes Beaufort and Jasper counties, had
5841-405: The island. The island population was only 300 residents. Before 1956, access to Hilton Head was limited to private boats and a state-operated ferry. The island's economy centered on shipbuilding, cotton, lumbering, and fishing. The James F. Byrnes Bridge was built in 1956. It was a two-lane toll swing bridge constructed at a cost of $ 1.5 million that opened the island to automobile traffic from
5940-465: The last four in yet another, her third, tight US Open semifinal tiebreak, replicating the result in the tournament from the year before. Capriati had reached the semifinals of the US Open four times in her career (1991, 2001, 2003 and 2004), losing to a different opponent each time. Three of those times (1991, 2003 and 2004), she had lost in tough third-set tiebreaks, and two of those three opponents (Seles in 1991, and Henin in 2003) had then gone on to win
6039-447: The local waterways. Popular sport fish in the Hilton Head Island area include the red drum (or spot tail bass), spotted sea trout, sheepshead , cobia , tarpon , and various shark species. Hilton Head Island has a humid subtropical climate - Köppen climate classification Cfa, represented with humid, warm summers and mild winters. As of the 2020 census , there were 37,661 people, 17,513 households, and 11,692 families residing in
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#17327754364046138-399: The longest-ever third set in a women's final in the French Open; four times in the match, Capriati was two points away from being defeated. She was only the fifth woman in history to win the Australian Open and the French Open consecutively. At Wimbledon, Capriati rallied from 7–6, 5–3, 30–0 down in the quarterfinals to defeat Serena Williams. Capriati's 19-match Grand Slam win streak ended in
6237-653: The mainland. The swing bridge was hit by a barge in 1974, which shut down all vehicle traffic to the island until the Army Corps of Engineers built and manned a pontoon bridge while the bridge was being repaired. The swing bridge was replaced by the current four-lane bridge in 1982. The beginning of Hilton Head as a resort started in 1956 with Charles E. Fraser developing Sea Pines Resort . Soon, other developments followed, such as Hilton Head Plantation, Palmetto Dunes Plantation, Shipyard Plantation, and Port Royal Plantation, imitating Sea Pines' architecture and landscaping. Sea Pines, however, continued to stand out by creating
6336-400: The mid-1740s, the South Carolina provincial half-galley Beaufort was stationed in a cove at the southern tip of Hilton Head to guard against intrusions by the Spanish of St. Augustine . The point and cove are named after Captain David Cutler Braddock, commander of the Beaufort . Captain Braddock was a mariner and privateer of note in Colonial times. Earlier, he had been placed in command of
6435-402: The next two years, she slowly returned to championship form, winning her first title in six years in Strasbourg in 1999 and regaining a top-20 ranking. At the 2001 Australian Open , the reinvigorated Capriati became the lowest seed ever to win the championship when she defeated Martina Hingis in straight sets for her first Grand Slam championship. She also won the French Open that year, claiming
6534-416: The population were below the poverty line , including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over. As of 2020, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Hilton Head Island were: According to Hilton Head Island's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town are: The Town of Hilton Head Island incorporated as a municipality in 1983 and has jurisdiction over
6633-485: The quarterfinals of both Montreal and New Haven. Seeded eighth at the US Open, Capriati defeated Williams in a controversial line call quarterfinal match by the chair umpire, Mariana Alves , to reach her fourth US Open semifinal. The call was shown repeatedly on TV via video replay to be clearly wrong, which had renewed calls and subsequently successful implementation of line-call technology such as MacCam and then Hawk-Eye. Capriati then lost to fifth seed Elena Dementieva in
6732-404: The quarters in the fall at the Zurich Open , defeating Sabatini in the opening round in what was the last singles match of Sabatini's career. Capriati competed in her first Grand Slam tournaments since 1993 at the French Open and the US Open, losing in the first round of both. Capriati re-appeared on the rankings in April at No. 103, and finished the year inside the top 25, at No. 24. She was named
6831-418: The rankings in April, at No. 23. Capriati made her Grand Slam debut at the French Open. She went all the way to the semifinals, losing to eventual champion Monica Seles. She then reached the fourth round at Wimbledon , losing to Steffi Graf . Later in the year Capriati won her first career title in Puerto Rico, defeating Zina Garrison . After this victory Capriati entered the world's top 10. She qualified for
6930-458: The sea island cotton trade. It became an important base of operations for the Union blockade of the Southern ports during the Civil War . Once the island fell to Union troops, hundreds of ex-slaves flocked to Hilton Head, which is still home to many of their descendants, who are known as the Gullah (or Geechee). They have managed to hold on to much of their ethnic and cultural identity. The island features 12 miles (19 km) of beachfront on
7029-410: The season-ending championships for the first time in seven years. Her year-end ranking was 14, her highest in seven years. Capriati was also a member of the United States Fed Cup team , winning a singles and doubles rubber in the U.S.' victory over Spain in the final. Capriati was seeded 12th at the Australian Open . She rallied from a set and a break down to defeat Monica Seles to reach the semis for
7128-510: The season-ending championships. She was also the fourth-youngest player to win a WTA Tour title. She was named the WTA Newcomer of the Year for 1990. In her second season as a touring pro, Capriati established herself as a consistent top-10 player. She won two singles titles during the summer hard court circuit, defeating world No. 1, Monica Seles, in a third set tie-breaker in final of San Diego, and Katerina Maleeva in straight sets in
7227-422: The second consecutive year, beating world No. 2 Davenport. In her first Grand Slam final, she defeated top seed and world No. 1, Martina Hingis, in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam singles title. She was the lowest seed to ever win the title, and also the first player since Tracy Austin in 1979 to defeat the top two ranked players in straight sets at a major. As a result of this triumph, Capriati re-entered
7326-417: The second round. Capriati finished 1998 ranked 101. 1999 was Capriati's best season in several years. She won her first title in six years at Strasbourg, defeating ninth ranked Nathalie Tauziat in a quarterfinal for her first win over a top-10 player in two years. She defeated Russian Elena Likhovtseva in the final. She won her second title of the year at Quebec City , defeating American Chanda Rubin in
7425-472: The semifinals and came from a set down to defeat top-seeded Steffi Graf in the gold-medal match. Capriati next defended her title in San Diego, defeating Conchita Martínez in the final, the only time that Capriati won back-to-back singles titles during her career. She reached the quarter-finals at the Australian Open (in her debut), at the French Open, and at Wimbledon, and then she lost in the third round at
7524-432: The semifinals of all three. As the top seed at the French Open, Capriati reached the semifinals—before losing to the eventual champion Serena Williams in three sets. Capriati surrendered her No. 1 ranking to Venus Williams as a result of this loss. Capriati's streak of six consecutive Grand Slam semifinals was broken at Wimbledon, where she lost to Amélie Mauresmo in three sets in the quarterfinals. She also lost to Mauresmo in
7623-502: The semifinals of the French Open in her debut and later became the youngest-ever player to reach the top 10, at age 14 years, 235 days, in October of that year. Following a first-round loss at the 1993 US Open, she took a 14-month break from competitive pro tennis. Her personal struggles during this time (including arrests for shoplifting and possession of marijuana) were well documented by the press. In 1998, Capriati won her first major-level singles match in five years at Wimbledon. During
7722-915: The semifinals of the Indian Wells tournament. She then reached the final of the Miami Open for the third consecutive year before losing to world No. 1, Serena Williams. Capriati lost in the round of 16 of the French Open to unseeded Nadia Petrova . She reached the quarters of Wimbledon for the sixth time, losing to Serena Williams in three sets, her eighth consecutive loss to her compatriot. Capriati then reached her second final of 2003 in Stanford, losing to Kim Clijsters in three sets. A pectoral strain forced Capriati to retire from her opening match in San Diego and pull out of Montreal. Capriati won her first title of 2003 in New Haven after Davenport retired in
7821-541: The semis at the hands of eighth seeded Justine Henin . Capriati rebounded at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, making it to the final before losing to Serena Williams after saving match point in the second set. Capriati then lost in the semifinals of the US Open to Venus Williams. Despite the loss, Capriati accumulated the best Grand Slam record of 2001, and she was the only player to reach at least the semifinals of all four of
7920-527: The semis to eventual champion Seles in a third-set tiebreak after serving for the match twice. Capriati qualified for the year-end championships for the second time, reaching the quarterfinals. She ended the year at No. 6. Capriati also won the only doubles title of her career at the Italian Open , partnering with Seles. Capriati's 1992 season was highlighted by her victory at the Summer Olympics . She defeated second-seeded Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in
8019-1977: The state attorney's office in Palm Beach County, Florida , announced that Capriati had completed 30 hours of community service and four hours of anger management counseling in connection with the incident. [REDACTED] Chris Evert (1975/1985 – 260 w) [REDACTED] Evonne Goolagong (1976 – 2 w) [REDACTED] Martina Navratilova (1978/1987 – 331 w) [REDACTED] Tracy Austin (1980 – 22 w) [REDACTED] Steffi Graf (1987/1997 – 377 w) [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] Monica Seles (1991/1996 – 178 w) [REDACTED] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1995 – 12 w) [REDACTED] Martina Hingis (1997/2001 – 209 w) [REDACTED] Lindsay Davenport (1998/2006 – 98 w) [REDACTED] Jennifer Capriati (2001/2002 – 17 w) [REDACTED] Venus Williams (2002 – 11 w) [REDACTED] Serena Williams (2002/2017 – 319 w) [REDACTED] Kim Clijsters (2003/2011 – 20 w) [REDACTED] Justine Henin (2003/2008 – 117 w) [REDACTED] Amélie Mauresmo (2004/2006 – 39 w) [REDACTED] Maria Sharapova (2005/2012 – 21 w) [REDACTED] Ana Ivanovic (2008 – 12 w) [REDACTED] Jelena Janković (2008/2009 – 18 w) [REDACTED] Dinara Safina (2009 – 26 w) [REDACTED] Caroline Wozniacki (2010/2018 – 71 w) [REDACTED] Victoria Azarenka (2012/2013 – 51 w) [REDACTED] Angelique Kerber (2016/2017 – 34 w) [REDACTED] Karolína Plíšková (2017 – 8 w) [REDACTED] Garbiñe Muguruza (2017 – 4 w) [REDACTED] Simona Halep (2017/2019 – 64 w) [REDACTED] Naomi Osaka (2019 – 25 w) [REDACTED] Ashleigh Barty (2019/2022 – 121 w) [REDACTED] Iga Świątek (2022/2024 – 125 w) [REDACTED] Aryna Sabalenka (2023/2024 – 9 w) Hilton Head Hilton Head Island , often referred to as simply Hilton Head ,
8118-567: The style of buildings and how they are situated amongst existing trees. As a result, Hilton Head Island enjoys an unusual amount of tree cover relative to the amount of development. Approximately 70% of the island, including most of the tourist areas, is located inside gated communities . However, the town maintains several public beach access points, including one for the exclusive use of town residents, who have approved several multimillion-dollar land-buying bond referendums to control commercial growth. The Sea Pines shell ring can be seen near
8217-523: The surgery hampered Capriati's off-season preparation. In the opening round of the 2003 Australian Open Capriati lost to unseeded and unheralded Marlene Weingärtner . Capriati was the first Australian Open title-holder to lose in the first round. She withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open to further recover from her surgery. Capriati rebounded by reaching at least semifinals of the next five tournaments she played. She lost to Lindsay Davenport in
8316-497: The temperature exceeding 35 degrees Celsius. Capriati fought back from 6–4, 4–0 down and four championship points to eventually prevail 4–6, 7–6 , 6–2. This was Capriati's third and final Grand Slam title. In the spring, Capriati reached finals in Scottsdale and Miami losing to Serena Williams on both occasions. Capriati prepared for her French Open title defense by participating in events in Charleston, Berlin, and Rome, losing in
8415-404: The time. In 1931, Wall Street tycoon, physicist, and patron of scientific research Alfred Lee Loomis , along with his brother-in-law and partner Landon K. Thorne, purchased 17,000 acres (69 km ) on the island (over 63% of the total landmass) for about $ 120,000 to be used as a private game reserve. On the Atlantic coast of the island, large concrete gun platforms were built to defend against
8514-502: The title Capriati . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capriati&oldid=1240383270 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Maria Capriati (born March 29, 1976)
8613-706: The top 10 in the rankings at No. 7, the longest absence (nearly eight years) from the top 10 in WTA history. Capriati then reached the finals of the Cellular Cup in Oklahoma City, losing to Seles. After electing not to participate in the Indian Wells Open , Capriati reached the final in Miami, losing to Venus Williams after having failed to convert on eight championship points. Capriati then embarked on
8712-401: The town. At the 2010 census , there were 37,099 people, 16,535 households, and 10,700 families residing in the town, occupying a land area of 42.06 square miles (109 km ). The population density was 882.0 inhabitants per square mile (340.5/km ). There were 33,602 housing units at an average density of 798.9 per square mile (308.5/km ). Although the town occupies most of the land area of
8811-443: The water. Particularly prominent in the ocean waters surrounding Hilton Head Island, the stingray serves as a fascination and painful natural encounter for many beachgoers. Small stingrays inhabit the quieter, shallow region of ocean floor just beyond the break of the surf, typically buried beneath a thin layer of sand. Stingrays are a type of demersal, cartilaginous fish common to the South Carolina coast as well as other areas on
8910-415: Was 50.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males. According to a 2014 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $ 68,437, and the median income for a family was $ 85,296. Males had a median income of $ 51,463 versus $ 36,743 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 45,116. About 5.4% of families and 9.3% of
9009-657: Was built along William Hilton Parkway, a referendum of incorporation was passed in May 1983, where Hilton Head Island became a town. The Land Management Ordinance was passed by the Town Council in 1987. Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort opened in 1996, and the Cross Island Parkway opened in January 1997. An indoor smoking ban in bars, restaurants, and public places took effect on May 1, 2007. Shelter Cove Towne Centre opened in 2014. Fort Howell , Fort Mitchel,
9108-598: Was buried next to the tree when he died in 2002. The Heritage Golf Classic was first played in Sea Pines Resort in 1969 and has been a regular stop on the PGA Tour ever since. Also in 1969, the Hilton Head Island Community Association successfully fought off the development of a BASF chemical complex on the shores of Victoria Bluff (now Colleton River Plantation). Soon after, the association and other concerned citizens "south of
9207-633: Was called the First Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers (although in the beginning, many were "recruited" at the point of a bayonet). A community called Mitchelville (in honor of General Ormsby M. Mitchel ) was constructed on the north end of the island to house them. In an order from May 15, 1865, Major General Quincy Adams Gillmore , who was commanding the Department of the South with headquarters at Hilton Head declared that "the people of
9306-476: Was charged with shoplifting a $ 15 ring from a mall kiosk, which she has described as accidental. She was arrested on May 16, 1994, and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession. She agreed to enter a drug counselling program. In 2010, she required treatment for a drug overdose. In 2013, Capriati was charged with battery and stalking after reportedly following and striking former boyfriend Ivan Brennan on Valentine's Day. The charges were later dropped. In 2014,
9405-442: Was considered her biggest weapon, especially when she was stretched out wide. She also possessed a solid backhand. She was quick around the court, able to play defense as well as offense. Her biggest weakness was considered to be her serve. Her first serve was powerful but offset by a wandering ball-toss which often was thrown too far right, and her second serve was considered to be the most vulnerable part of her game. However, Capriati
9504-423: Was known to counter her inconsistent serve with her exceptional return of serve. In the 1990s, she signed a reported $ 3 million contract with Diadora, and a $ 1 million contract with Prince tennis rackets. In the early 2000s, her tennis court apparel line was manufactured by Fila . She used a Prince Precision Retro 27 Midplus racket. Capriati was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012 at
9603-429: Was one of the first power players to emerge on the women's circuit in the early-to-mid-1990s, along with Monica Seles , Lindsay Davenport , and Mary Pierce . Her style of play was characterized by taking the ball early and on the rise, powerful ground-strokes, and an aggressive mindset on the return of service. Capriati's game was built around her groundstrokes and movement. Her flat forehand, devastating when hit hard,
9702-596: Was released by Renovation Products. At her first tournament (Sydney 1993), Capriati defeated third-ranked Sabatini in the semifinals before defeating Anke Huber in the final. For the second straight year, she reached the quarterfinals at the first three majors of the year. She reached the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, losing to Steffi Graf. At the US Open, the seventh-seeded Capriati lost her opening match to former top 15-player Leila Meskhi , her first loss in
9801-792: Was renamed Fort Welles, in honor of Gideon Welles , the Secretary of the Navy. Hilton Head Island had tremendous significance in the Civil War and became an important base of operations for the Union blockade of the Southern ports, particularly Savannah and Charleston. The Union also built a military hospital on Hilton Head Island with a 1,200-foot (370 m) frontage and a floor area of 60,000 square feet (6,000 m ). Hundreds of ex-slaves flocked to Hilton Head Island, where they could buy land, go to school, live in government housing, and serve in what
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