Corina Morariu
Tennis Player
1978 –
Who is Corina Morariu?
Corina Morariu is a retired American professional tennis player of Romanian heritage.
Morariu 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.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1978
Detroit - Also known as
- Морариу, Корина
- 科麗娜·莫拉留
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Andrew Turcinovich
(1999/11/27 - 2003)
- Andrew Turcinovich
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Boca Raton
- Detroit
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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