María Emilia Salerni
Country (sports) |
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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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 April 2002 | Bausch & Lomb Championships, Amelia Island, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 September 2002 | Quebec, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | 5 April 2003 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 17 November 2004 | Quebec City, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | 24 July 2005 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 3 October 1999 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 10 October 1999 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 23 April 2000 | San Severo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 14 May 2000 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 30 July 2000 | Horb, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 6 August 2000 | Ettenheim, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1 February 2004 | Waikoloa, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 19 September 2004 | Ashland, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 3 October 2004 | Troy, United States | Hard | ![]() |
2-6 2-6 |
Winner | 9. | 12 February 2006 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 1 April 2007 | La Palma, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 30 June 2007 | Getxo, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
3-6 3-6 |
Winner | 11. | 8 July 2007 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Winner | 12. | 21 March 2009 | Lima, Peru | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 15 June 2009 | Montpellier, France | Clay | ![]() |
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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