IVA MAJOLI
Croatian tennis player, Iva Majoli reached final at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina. The tennis match will be televised on April 21st at 1 PM on WCBS. Majoli will play against Swiss player Patty Schnyder.
Age: 20
Height: 5-foot-8
Weight: 130
Plays: Right-handed
Career Titles: 7
Became the first Croatian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the French Open, handing Martina Hingis her first loss of the season; reached the quarterfinals in 1996 in only her second Australian Open appearance, but lost in the first round last year; will be playing in her first tournament of the year; captured three singles titles in 1997 and finished the season ranked No. 6 in the world; reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and lost to eventual quarterfinalist Sandrine Testud in the second round at the U.S. Open; since winning in Paris, has nine early round losses.
