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Iva Majoli (born August 12, 1977) is a professional tennis player
from Zagreb, Croatia. She turned pro in 1991 at the age of fourteen.
At age 19, she stunned Roland Garros with her aggressive
baseline play, winning handily 6-4 6-2 in the French Open Finals in 1997.
Everyone had expected 16-year-old teen tennis sensation, Martina Hingis to
win the French Open title. Iva Majoli defied all expectations with her aggressive
baseline play and defying all odds, played one of the best matches of her
career.
She played her best tennis as a teenager, reaching her career
high ranking of 4 in 1996. After a quarterfinal appearance at Roland Garros
in 1998, she has failed to get the third round of a Grand Slam. Since then,
her game has steadily declined, with her ranking plummeting to 132 in 2003.
In the latter years of her tennis career, Majoli suffered from series of
injuries - most notably a shoulder injury - and struggled to find a consistent
playing form. Her jet-setting lifestyle, well documented by the press, may
have contributed. Not living up to high expectations after her spectacular
French Open win, she has been called yet another "One Slam Wonder."
Majoli announced her retirement from the game on June 12,
2004.
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