Corina Morariu
Corina Maria Morariu is an American former professional tennis player.
Morariu 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.
Corina 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.
Major finals
Grand Slam
Doubles: 1 title, 2 runner-ups
Mixed doubles: 1 title
WTA career finals
Singles: 4 (1–3)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | May 1997 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open | Clay |  Mirjana Lučić | 5–7, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | April 1998 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard |  Ai Sugiyama | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | May 1998 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open | Clay | Mirjana Lučić | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | May 1999 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open | Clay |  Julie Halard-Decugis | 6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles: 20 (13–7)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | April 20, 1997 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard |  Kerry-Anne Guse | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Rika Hiraki | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | November 22, 1997 | Pattaya Open, Pattaya City | Hard | Kristine Kunce |  Florencia Labat  Dominique Monami | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | January 8, 1999 | Brisbane International, Gold Coast | Hard |  Larisa Neiland | Kristine Kunce  Irina Spîrlea | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | April 17, 1999 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard |  Kimberly Po | Kerry-Anne Guse Catherine Barclay | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | June 12, 1999 | Aegon Classic, Birmingham | Grass | Larisa Neiland | Inés Gorrochategui Alexandra Fusai | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | July 3, 1999 | Wimbledon Championships, London | Grass | Lindsay Davenport |  Mariaan de Swardt  Elena Tatarkova | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | July 31, 1999 | Bank of the West Classic, Stanford | Hard | Lindsay Davenport |  Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | August 7, 1999 | Southern California Open, San Diego | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | Venus Williams Serena Williams | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | February 26, 2000 | Cellular South Cup, Oklahoma City | Hard | Kimberly Po |  Tamarine Tanasugarn Elena Tatarkova | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 9. | March 17, 2000 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | Anna Kournikova  Natasha Zvereva | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | May 6, 2000 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open | Clay | Julie Halard-Decugis |  Katarina Srebotnik Tina Križan | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | May 14, 2000 | German Open, Berlin | Clay | Amanda Coetzer |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Conchita Martínez | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 11. | October 14, 2000 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | January 27, 2001 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | November 7, 2004 | Advanta Championships, Philadelphia | Hard |  Liezel Huber | Lisa Raymond Alicia Molik | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | January 29, 2005 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | February 6, 2005 | Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo | Carpet | Lindsay Davenport |  Janette Husárová Elena Likhovtseva | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | January 12, 2006 | Medibank International, Sydney | Hard | Rennae Stubbs | Paola Suárez Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Winner | 13. | September 16, 2006 | Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Bali | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | Natalie Grandin Trudi Musgrave | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | October 29, 2006 | Generali Ladies Linz | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 3–6, 0–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (5–0)
Doubles (9–4)
Women's doubles performance timeline
Awards
- The Corina Comeback Award
- The 2002 WTA Tour Comeback Player of the Year Award