She was only the fifth woman in history to win the Australian Open and the French Open consecutively.
She then reached the final of the Sony Ericsson Open for the third consecutive year before losing to World No.
Seeded 7th at the French Open, Capriati went on to the semifinals, before losing to sixth seeded and eventual champion Myskina in straight sets.
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 failed to qualify for the season-ending championships for the first time since 1999 and finished the year World No.
Capriati next defended her title in San Diego, defeating in the final, the only time that Capriati won back-to-back singles titles during her career.