MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Top seeded Jennifer Capriati lost her quarterfinal match Friday at the season-ending Sanex Championships and also may have squandered her opportunity to finish 2001 with the world No. 1 ranking.
Capriati suffered a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 defeat at the hands of Sandrine Testud of France at the $3 million indoor event.
Capriati entered the tournament just 61 points ahead of compatriot Lindsay Davenport in the WTA rankings. Having won three straight tournaments and advanced to the semifinals here, Davenport appears to have an excellent opportunity to grab No. 1 ranking at year's end.
Testud will face another American in Saturday's semifinals. No. 7 Serena Williams outdueled No. 4 Justine Henin of Belgium, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), to reach the final four.
Davenport, the second seed, and Kim Clijsters of Belgium, the third seed, will square off in Saturday's other semifinal.
Testud beat Capriati for the second time in four weeks after collecting just two wins in their previous eight career encounters.
