# Corina Morariu

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. 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.
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. 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.

## Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lindsay Davenport | Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2001 | Australian Open | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2005 | Australian Open | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik | 3–6, 4–6 |

### Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2001 | Australian Open | Hard | Ellis Ferreira | Barbara Schett Joshua Eagle | 6–1, 6–3 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 4 (1–3)

* 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 |

### 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 |
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | F | A | A | 3R | F | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 19–9 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | A | 1R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 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 | 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 | | |

## Awards

* The Corina Comeback Award (established by the WTA and named after her; she was the first recipient)
* The 2002 WTA Tour Comeback Player of the Year Award