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Corina Morariu
Corina Marie Morariu (b. January 26, 1978 in Detroit, Michigan)
is an American female professional tennis player, of Romanian heritage.
Morariu (pronounced: mo-RAR-yoo) turned professional in 1994.
Mainly known as a doubles specialist, she won the women's doubles titles
at Wimbledon in 1999 with Lindsay Davenport. She went on to win the mixed
doubles at the Australian Open with Ellis Ferreira in 2001, and has been
ranked the world's number one female doubles player.
In 2001 she was diagnosed with leukaemia and began a programme
of chemotherapy. She has since made a full recovery and has returned to competitive
action. She resides in Boca Raton, Florida with her boyfriend, fellow American
player Justin Gimelstob, whom is exactly 1 year older than she.
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