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Corina Morariu

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Corina Morariu is an American former professional tennis player, born on 26 January 1978 in Detroit, Michigan, and of Romanian descent. She turned professional in 1994 and was mainly known as a doubles specialist. She won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1999 with Lindsay Davenport and the mixed doubles title at the 2001 Australian Open with Ellis Ferreira, reached the Australian Open women's doubles final with Davenport in 2005, and reached the world number one ranking in doubles in 2000. In 2001 she was diagnosed with leukemia and began chemotherapy, and Jennifer Capriati dedicated her 2001 French Open victory to her.

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Birth Year
1978 1
Gender
Female 1
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2-4 1
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    Corina Maria Morariu (born January 26, 1978)
  • Lead, gender
    She turned professional in 1994
  • Lead, honours
    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.
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    is an American former professional tennis player
  • Plays: Tennis, Lead
    is an American former professional tennis player
  • Competed In: Wimbledon, Lead, Wimbledon
    she won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1999 with Lindsay Davenport
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