Capriati pulls out of tournament

French Open champion Jennifer Capriati pulled out of the Den Bosch WTA tournament today citing exhaustion.

French Open champion Jennifer Capriati pulled out of the Den Bosch WTA tournament today citing exhaustion.

The American, who won the Australian Open title earlier this year, would have been top seed for the grasscourt event which starts on Monday.

"Jennifer is suffering from extreme exhaustion after her hectic schedule," a WTA official told Reutersfrom Connecticut. "But she will be playing in Wimbledon."

The withdrawal will leave Capriati short of grasscourt practice for Wimbledon, beginning on June 25th. She is attempting to become the first player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to complete a Grand Slam of the four major singles titles.

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Belgian Kim Clijsters, beaten by Capriati in the Roland Garros final on Saturday, will replace her as the top seed in Den Bosch.

Jelena Dokic and Justine Henin, who withdrew from the Edgbaston Open with an ankle injury, are also in the draw.