Country (sports) United States Career record 160–134 Weight 59 kg Turned pro 1994 Name Corina Morariu Parents Rodica, Albin | Retired 2007 Role Tennis player Siblings Mircea Prize money $1,733,916 Height 1.74 m | |
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Residence Boca Raton, Florida, United States Born January 26, 1978 (age 46)
Detroit, Michigan, United States ( 1978-01-26 ) Spouse Andrew Turcinovich (m. 1999–2003) Similar People Lindsay Davenport, Ellis Ferreira, Lisa Raymond, Justin Gimelstob, Martina Navratilova | ||
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Corina Morariu (born January 26, 1978) is a retired Romanian American professional tennis player.
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Morariu (pronounced: mo-RA-R'ju) was born in Detroit, Michigan, and 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.
In 2001, Morariu was diagnosed with leukemia and began a program of chemotherapy. During this time, Jennifer Capriati dedicated her 2001 French Open victory to Morariu. She also received an inspirational letter from Lance Armstrong, a cancer survivor. After recovering from cancer, along with shoulder surgery, Morariu was largely restricted to doubles play. The WTA then created the Corina Comeback Award, which was presented to Morariu by Capriati.
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. Following her retirement, she began working as a commentator for Tennis Channel.
