María Emilia Salerni
Country (sports) | Argentina |
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Residence | Rafaela, Argentina |
Born |
Rafaela, Argentina | 14 May 1983
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $656,296 |
Singles | |
Career record | 263–173 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 12 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 65 (25 February 2008) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2002, 2003, 2008) |
French Open | 1R (2001, 2008, 2009) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2001) |
US Open | 2R (2005) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 151–124 |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 45 (23 September 2002) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2002, 2003) |
French Open | 2R (2003, 2005, 2006, 2009) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2001, 2003, 2006) |
US Open | 3R (2001, 2002) |
María Emilia Salerni (born 14 May 1983), known as Pitu Salerni, is a former Argentine professional tennis player.
Salerni On 25 February 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 65. On 23 September 2002, she peaked at world number 45 in the doubles rankings.
Salerni is a two-time former junior Grand Slam champion, winning Wimbledon and U.S. Open in 2000, as well as finishing runner-up at Roland Garros. She was named the 2000 ITF Junior World Champion. Salerni dated Argentine tennis player Guillermo Cañas until 2007.[1]
Salerni retired from professional tennis in 2009 after a string of injuries.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (0-1)
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
WTA Championships (0) | |
Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
Tier II (0-0) | Premier 5 (0) |
Tier III (0-0) | Premier (0) |
Tier IV & V (0-1) | International (0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 24 February 2008 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 0–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 6 (4–2)
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
WTA Championships (0) | |
Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
Tier II (0-1) | Premier 5 (0) |
Tier III (1-2) | Premier (0) |
Tier IV & V (1-2) | International (0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 29 July 2001 | Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Lubomira Bacheva Åsa Svensson |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 April 2002 | Bausch & Lomb Championships, Amelia Island, United States | Clay | Åsa Svensson | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Daniela Hantuchová |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 September 2002 | Quebec, Canada | Clay | Fabiola Zuluaga | Samantha Reeves Jessica Steck |
6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | 5 April 2003 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Gisela Dulko | Henrieta Nagyová Elena Tatarkova |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 17 November 2004 | Quebec City, Canada | Hard (i) | Carly Gullickson | Els Callens Samantha Stosur |
7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | 24 July 2005 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Květa Peschke | Laura Granville Abigail Spears |
6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
ITF Finals
Singles: 16 (12-4)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 26 September 1999 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Mariana Mesa | 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 3 October 1999 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Eugenia Chialvo | 6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 10 October 1999 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Eugenia Chialvo | 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 23 April 2000 | San Severo, Italy | Clay | Vanesa Krauth | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 14 May 2000 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Lamia Esaadi | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 30 July 2000 | Horb, Germany | Clay | Adriana Jerabek | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 6 August 2000 | Ettenheim, Germany | Clay | Martina Suchá | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1 February 2004 | Waikoloa, United States | Hard | Melinda Czink | 6–7 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 19 September 2004 | Ashland, United States | Hard | Kelly McCain | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 3 October 2004 | Troy, United States | Hard | Shenay Perry | 2-6 2-6 |
Winner | 9. | 12 February 2006 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Vasilisa Bardina | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 1 April 2007 | La Palma, Spain | Hard | Georgie Gent | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 30 June 2007 | Getxo, Spain | Hard | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 3-6 3-6 |
Winner | 11. | 8 July 2007 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Sara Errani | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Winner | 12. | 21 March 2009 | Lima, Peru | Clay | Lucía Jara Lozano | 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 15 June 2009 | Montpellier, France | Clay | Anaïs Laurendon | 3–6, 2–6 |
Sources
- María Emilia Salerni at CBS SportsLine.
- (Spanish) Official website.
- (Spanish) RedArgentina, Deportes.
References
External links
- María Emilia Salerni at the Women's Tennis Association
- María Emilia Salerni at the International Tennis Federation
- María Emilia Salerni at the Fed Cup
Preceded by Lina Krasnoroutskaya |
ITF Junior World Champion 2000 |
Succeeded by Svetlana Kuznetsova |
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