In the 1997 French Open, former tennis player from Croatia, Iva Majoli Marić, appeared for times straight in the quarterfinals, and she gained a surprise French Open title in that run. In an upset match against the then world no. 1, Martina Hingis, Majoli snatched up her singles title. She also defeated fifh seed Lindsay Davenport in the fourth round. These apart, she has no other record of beating any other top ranked player. After the French Open win, she was seen in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, and also reached the quarters of the French Open in the following year, but, didn’t display any memorable match. This being her last appearance in the advanced levels of the Grand Slam, Majoli retired in June, 2004.