Iva Majoli Marić (born August 12, 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Zagreb, Croatia. She turned pro in 1991 at the age of fourteen.
At age 19, Majoli won the 1997 French Open singles title, defeating Martina Hingis in the final 6-4, 6-2. Most had expected Hingis, the 16-year-old tennis sensation, to win the title. Majoli, however, played aggressively from the baseline and ended Hingis's 37-match winning streak.
Majoli played her best tennis as a teenager, reaching her career high ranking of World No. 4 in 1996. After a quarterfinal appearance at the French Open in 1998, she failed to reach the third round of any subsequent Grand Slam singles tournament. Her game steadily declined, with her ranking plummeting to 131 in 2003. In the final years of her tennis career, Majoli suffered from a series of injuries - most notably a shoulder injury - and struggled to play consistently. Her jet-setting lifestyle, well documented by the press, may have contributed. Not living up to high expectations after her French Open title, she has been called yet another "One Slam Wonder."
In 2002, Majoli, ranked No. 58 in the world, defeated Patty Schnyder, ranked No. 30 in the world, in the final of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina. The victory increased Majoli's ranking to No. 33. She reached another final shortly thereafter, prompting some to believe that she was climbing back to the top of the game. This, however, was wishful thinking, as Majoli's ranking then plummeted even further. On June 12, 2004, Majoli announced her retirement from the game.
In 2006, she announced that she was engaged and pregnant with her first child. She married a local businessman, Stipe Marić, on September 9, 2006, with Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce attending the wedding. She gave birth to her daughter Mia on October 31, 2006.
In 2007 she participated in TV show called "Dancing With the Stars" where she danced with Marko Herceg. She was eliminated in 4th episode.
