But , it was in 2002 that Stevenson moved up to No. 18 in the world . Stevenson had played during the European indoor season in 2001 and was the only American player to appear in Moscow in 2001 following the September 11 terrorist attacks . In 2002 , prior to the European indoors , she lost to Monica Seles in the Tokyo quarterfinals 7 – 6 ( 11 – 9 ) , 7 – 6 ( 11 – 9 ) , and there were no breaks of serve until the tiebreakers . Alan Mills , the Tokyo referee and renowned Wimbledon referee proclaimed , " This is the finest women 's serving match I have ever seen . " Soon after , Seles and Stevenson were asked to serve aces for the American Heart Association , bringing awareness to heart disease . Stevenson served 100 aces in 2003 . During the 2002 European indoors , Stevenson won her first doubles title with Serena Williams in Leipzig , Germany . She reached the quarterfinals of Filderstadt , defeating number one Jennifer Capriati . She was a finalist at Linz , beating two top ten players en route , including Capriati . Stevenson finished the year at 18 , percentage points away from No. 17 Elena Dementieva
September 11 terrorist attacks
September 11 attacks
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