Marcelo Saliola

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Marcelo Saliola
Country (sports) Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Born (1973-12-31) 31 December 1973 (age 48)
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height5'10" (178 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$47,779
Singles
Career record3-3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 237 (16 Sep 1991)
Doubles
Career record1-5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 121 (26 Sep 1994)

Marcelo Saliola (born 31 December 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

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Saliola was the runner-up in the 1988 Junior Orange Bowl and won the South American Junior Championships in 1991, for the under 18 age bracket. [1]

He had his best result on the ATP Tour at 1991 Brasilia Open when he made it into the round of 16, with a win over second seed and world number 12 Emilio Sánchez. He was a doubles quarter-finalist in the 1994 Colombia Open, partnering Otavio Della, with whom he won five Challenger titles. [2]

The Brazilian won a bronze medal in the singles event at the 1991 Pan American Games

Challenger titles

Doubles: (5)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore in the final
1.1993 Flag of Brazil.svg Cotia, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Otavio Della Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Marcelino
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
2.1993 Flag of Brazil.svg Sao Luis, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Otavio Della Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Mattar
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Oncins
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
3.1994 Flag of Brazil.svg Sao Paulo, Brazil Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Otavio Della Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Aerts
Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Marcelino
6–4, 6–2
4.1994 Flag of Brazil.svg Fortaleza, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Otavio Della Flag of the United States.svg Bill Barber
Flag of the United States.svg Ivan Baron
W/O
5.1994 Flag of Brazil.svg Natal, Brazil Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Otavio Della Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Etlis
Flag of Paraguay.svg Ricardo Mena
6–4, 6–3

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References

  1. ATP World Tour Profile
  2. ITF Tennis Profile