| Corina Morariu | |
| Fullname: | Corina Maria Morariu |
| Residence: | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 1978 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Turnedpro: | 1994 |
| Retired: | 2007 |
| Plays: | Right (one-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $1,733,916 |
| Singlestitles: | 1 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 29 (August 24, 1998) |
| Australianopenresult: | 2R (1998) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1998, 2000, 2003) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1998, 1999) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (1997) |
| Doublestitles: | 13 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 1 (April 3, 2000) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | F (2001, 2005) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | SF (2005) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | W (1999) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | QF (1999, 2002, 2005, 2007) |
| Mixed: | yes |
| Mixedrecord: | 21–22 |
| Mixedtitles: | 1 |
| Australianopenmixedresult: | W (2001) |
| Frenchopenmixedresult: | QF (2003, 2005) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 3R (2006) |
| Usopenmixedresult: | 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]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Lindsay Davenport | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2001 | Australian Open | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 2005 | Australian Open | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Tier I (0–0) | |
| Tier II (0–0) | |
| Tier III (0–1) | |
| Tier IV (1–2) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | May 1997 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Mirjana Lučić | 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7) | |
| Loss | 2. | Apr 1998 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard |  Ai Sugiyama | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3. | May 1998 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Mirjana Lučić | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 1. | May 1999 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay |  Julie Halard-Decugis | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 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 |
| $100,000 tournaments | |
| $75,000 tournaments | |
| $50,000 tournaments | |
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | A | 3R | bgcolor=thistle | F | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 19–9 | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | A | 1R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | |||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1 / 7 | 9–6 | |||||||||||||
| US Open | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 0 / 10 | 16–10 | ||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 11–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 13–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1 / 33 | 51–32 | ||||||||||||||
| Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking | 187 | 81 | 66 | 49 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 78 | 156 | 24 | 15 | 34 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||