American former professional tennis player
Corina Morariu Morariu at the 2009 US Open
Full name Corina Maria Morariu Country (sports) United StatesResidence Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. Born (1978-01-26 ) January 26, 1978 (age 46) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Turned pro 1994 Retired 2007 Plays Right (one-handed backhand) Prize money $1,733,916 Singles Career record 160–134 Career titles 1 WTA, 5 ITF Highest ranking No. 29 (August 24, 1998) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 2R (1998 ) French Open 2R (1998 , 2000 , 2003 ) Wimbledon 3R (1998 , 1999 ) US Open 2R (1997 ) Doubles Career record 248–158 Career titles 13 WTA, 9 ITF Highest ranking No. 1 (April 3, 2000) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open F (2001 , 2005 ) French Open SF (2005 ) Wimbledon W (1999 )US Open QF (1999 , 2002 , 2005 , 2007 ) Mixed doubles Career record 21–22 Career titles 1 Grand Slam mixed doubles results Australian Open W (2001 )French Open QF (2003 , 2005 ) Wimbledon 3R (2006 ) US Open SF (2002 , 2005 )
Corina Maria Morariu (born January 26, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player.
Morariu (pronounced: mo-RA-R'ju) was born in Detroit , Michigan and is of Romanian descent.[1] She turned professional in 1994. Mainly known as a doubles specialist, she won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1999 with Lindsay Davenport . She also won the mixed-doubles title at the 2001 Australian Open with Ellis Ferreira . She reached the Australian Open women's doubles final with Davenport in 2005. She also reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles in 2000.[2]
In 2001, Morariu was diagnosed with leukemia and began a program of chemotherapy .[3] During this time, Jennifer Capriati dedicated her 2001 French Open victory to Morariu.[4] After recovering from cancer, along with shoulder surgery, Morariu was largely restricted to doubles play.[2] The WTA then created the Corina Comeback Award, which was presented to Morariu by Capriati.[5]
Morariu retired from the tour in 2007. She is an International Sports Ambassador for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society , and has released a memoir titled Living Through the Racket: How I Survived Leukemia...and Rediscovered My Self .[5] Following her retirement, she began working as a commentator for Tennis Channel .[6]
Grand Slam finals Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Mixed doubles: 1 (title) WTA Tour finals Corina Morariu hitting a forehand Singles: 4 (1–3) Legend Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (0–1) Tier IV (1–2)
Doubles: 20 (13–7) Legend Grand Slam (1–2) Tier I (1–2) Tier II (3–2) Tier III (7–1) Tier IV (1–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 1. Apr 1997 Japan Open, Tokyo Hard Kerry-Anne Guse Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Rika Hiraki 4–6, 2–6 Win 1. Nov 1997 Pattaya Open , Thailand Hard Kristine Kunce Florencia Labat Dominique Monami 6–3, 6–4 Win 2. Jan 1999 Brisbane International , Australia Hard Larisa Neiland Kristine Kunce Irina Spîrlea 6–3, 6–4 Win 3. Apr 1999 Japan Open, Tokyo Hard Kimberly Po Kerry-Anne Guse Catherine Barclay 6–3, 6–2 Win 4. Jun 1999 Birmingham Classic , UK Grass Larisa Neiland Inés Gorrochategui Alexandra Fusai 6–4, 6–4 Win 5. Jul 1999 Wimbledon Championships , UK Grass Lindsay Davenport Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova 6–4, 6–4 Win 6. Jul 1999 Stanford Classic , U.S. Hard Lindsay Davenport Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva 6–4, 6–4 Win 7. Aug 1999 San Diego Open , U.S. Hard Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams Serena Williams 6–4, 6–1 Win 8. Feb 2000 Cellular South Cup , U.S. Hard (i) Kimberly Po Tamarine Tanasugarn Elena Tatarkova 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 Win 9. Mar 2000 Indian Wells Open , U.S. Hard Lindsay Davenport Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–3 Win 10. May 2000 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Julie Halard-Decugis Katarina Srebotnik Tina Križan 6–2, 6–2 Loss 2. May 2000 German Open , Berlin Clay Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Conchita Martínez 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(7–9) Win 11. Oct 2000 Japan Open, Tokyo Hard Julie Halard-Decugis Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–2 Loss 3. Jan 2001 Australian Open , Melbourne Hard Lindsay Davenport Serena Williams Venus Williams 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 Loss 4. Nov 2004 Philadelphia Championships , U.S. Hard (i) Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond Alicia Molik 5–7, 4–6 Loss 5. Jan 2005 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Lindsay Davenport Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik 3–6, 4–6 Loss 6. Feb 2005 Pan Pacific Open , Tokyo Carpet (i) Lindsay Davenport Janette Husárová Elena Likhovtseva 4–6, 3–6 Win 12. Jan 2006 Sydney International , Australia Hard Rennae Stubbs Paola Suárez Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 Win 13. Sep 2006 Bali Classic , Indonesia Hard Lindsay Davenport Natalie Grandin Trudi Musgrave 6–3, 6–4 Loss 7. Oct 2006 Ladies Linz , Austria Hard (i) Katarina Srebotnik Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur 3–6, 0–6
ITF Circuit finals $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Singles (5–0) Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score Winner 1. 22 August 1994 Nicolosi , Italy Hard Giulia Casoni 7–5, 7–6(5) Winner 2. 22 May 1995 Salzburg , Austria Clay Patricia Wartusch 6–2, 6–2 Winner 3. 29 May 1995 Katowice , Poland Clay Ewa Radzikowska 6–4, 6–2 Winner 4. 21 August 1995 Sochi , Russia Clay Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 Winner 5. 23 February 1997 Bogotá , Colombia Clay Lenka Němečková 6–2, 6–3
Doubles (9–4) Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score Runner-up 1. July 17, 1994 Olsztyn, Poland Clay Henrieta Nagyová Marielle Bruens Amanda Hopmans 4–6, 7–5, 5–7 Winner 2. August 22, 1994 Nicolosi, Italy Hard Loretta Sheales Natalie Frawley Jenny Anne Fetch 6–1, 7–5 Winner 3. January 30, 1995 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Christina Zachariadou Dora Djilianova Desislava Topalova 6–3, 7–5 Runner-up 4. April 3, 1995 Athens, Greece Clay Christina Zachariadou Denisa Chládková Patrícia Marková 2–6, 5–7 Winner 5. May 22, 1995 Salzburg, Austria Clay Aarthi Venkatesan Tjaša Jezernik Marina Lazarovska w/o Winner 6. August 14, 1995 Carthage, Tunisia Clay Christina Zachariadou Denisa Chládková Daphne van de Zande 6–4, 7–6(7) Winner 7. August 27, 1995 Sochi, Russia Hard Elena Tatarkova Natalia Egorova Petra Thorén 6–3, 7–5 Runner-up 8. August 28, 1995 Athens, Greece Clay Christina Zachariadou Magdalena Grzybowska Henrieta Nagyová w/o Winner 9. December 4, 1995 Cergy, France Hard (i) Angela Lettiere Dally Randriantefy Natacha Randriantefy 6–3, 7–5 Winner 10. January 27, 1996 Mission, United States Hard Angela Lettiere Shannan McCarthy Julie Steven 7–6(7) , 6–2 Winner 11. February 17, 1996 Midland, United States Hard (i) Angela Lettiere Katrina Adams Debbie Graham 7–6(4) , 7–6(6) Runner-up 12. May 19, 1996 Athens, Greece Clay Angela Lettiere Liezel Horn Christína Papadáki 5–7, 2–6 Winner 13. October 12, 1997 Sedona, United States Hard Cătălina Cristea Liezel Horn Paola Suárez 7–5, 6–2
Doubles performance timeline Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Awards The Corina Comeback Award (established by the WTA and named after her; she was the first recipient)[5] The 2002 WTA Tour Comeback Player of the Year Award[5] References ^ Roberts, John (19 December 2003). "Morariu returns after leukaemia battle". The Independent . Retrieved 17 February 2021 . ^ a b DeSimone, Bonnie (26 March 2007). "Corina Morariu happy to be on tour". ESPN . Retrieved 19 March 2012 . ^ Banerjee, Sudeshna (28 July 2009). "Corina Morariu: The Braveheart Who Defied Death". Bleacherreport.com . Retrieved 21 April 2012 . ^ DeSimone, Bonnie (26 May 2002). "She won't stay down for long". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 19 March 2012 . ^ a b c d "WTA Profile". wtatennis.com . Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012 . ^ Thurmond, Sarah (12 February 2010). "Q&A With Corina Morariu, Cancer Survivor and Former Pro". tennis.com . Retrieved 19 March 2012 . Publications Morariu, Corina (2010). Living through the Racket: How I Survived Leukemia…and Rediscovered My Self . Hay House Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4019-2649-6 . External links
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world No. 1 doubles players
WTA rankings incepted on September 4, 1984 (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)) current No. 1 in bold, as of week of July 15, 2024[update]