# Cameron Morra
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{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Cameron Morra
|image = 2017 Citi Open Tennis Cameron Morra (35876226420) (cropped).jpg
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|country = {{USA}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|20}}
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|height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|abbr=on}}
|college = [University of North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels)
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|plays = Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
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|careerprizemoney = [US$](/source/US%24)4,605
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=17|lost=37}}
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 1008 (July 30, 2018)
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|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=6|lost=7}}
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 868 (August 7, 2017)
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|updated =July 29, 2019
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'''Cameron Morra''' (born September 20, 1999) is an American [tennis](/source/tennis) player. Morra has reached a career-high [WTA](/source/Women's_Tennis_Association) ranking of 1008 in singles and 868 in doubles.[{{cite web |title=Cameron Morra ITF Profile |url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100266423 |website=itftennis.com}}] She made her main draw debut at the [2019 Citi Open](/source/2019_Citi_Open) partnering with [Alana Smith](/source/Alana_Smith_(tennis)) in doubles.
==Personal life and early life==
Cameron's parents are David and Elizabeth Morra.[{{cite web |title=UNC Bio |url=https://goheels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=14520 |website=goheels.com |access-date=July 30, 2019}}] She has a younger sister named Sloane. Growing up, Morra did not play in many junior events or receive much outside coaching due to the extensive travel, costs, and stress of being on the junior circuit.[{{cite news |last1=Gutierrez |first1=Matthew |title=Instead of tennis academies and junior tournaments, a Maryland standout chose her backyard |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/07/17/instead-tennis-academies-junior-tournaments-maryland-standout-chose-her-backyard/ |newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post) |access-date=July 30, 2019 |date=July 17, 2019}}] Instead, she would almost entirely practice on a tennis court built in her backyard with her father coaching her.[{{cite web |title=CAMERON MORRA JOINS UNC WOMEN'S TENNIS PROGRAM |url=https://goheels.com/news/2017/11/13/cameron-morra-joins-unc-womens-tennis-program.aspx |website=goheels.com |access-date=July 30, 2019 |date=November 13, 2017}}]
==Amateur career==
During her freshman year at UNC, Morra primarily played at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles, with records of 31–8 and 24–5 respectively.[{{cite web |title=CAROLINA CROWNED ACC CHAMPION AGAIN |url=https://goheels.com/news/2019/4/21/womens-tennis-carolina-crowned-champion-for-a-fourth-straight-year.aspx?path=wten |website=goheels.com |access-date=July 30, 2019 |date=April 21, 2019}}] Morra reached the semifinals of the 2019 NCAA Singles Tournament, becoming the first UNC freshman to do so, and the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament, teaming up with [Makenna Jones](/source/Makenna_Jones).