Marcelo Saliola Explained

Marcelo Saliola
Birth Date:1973 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height:5'10" (178 cm)
Plays:Left-handed
Careerprizemoney:$47,779
Singlesrecord:3-3
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 237 (16 Sep 1991)
Doublesrecord:1-5
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 121 (26 Sep 1994)

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

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)

width=10No.width=50Yearwidth=200Tournamentwidth=50Surfacewidth=200Partnerwidth=200Opponents in the finalwidth=200Score in the final
1. 1993 Cotia, BrazilHard Otavio Della Danilo Marcelino
Francisco Roig
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
2. 1993 Sao Luis, BrazilHard Otavio Della Luiz Mattar
Jaime Oncins
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
3. 1994 Sao Paulo, BrazilClay Otavio Della Nelson Aerts
Danilo Marcelino
6–4, 6–2
4. 1994 Fortaleza, BrazilHard Otavio Della Bill Barber
Ivan Baron
W/O
5. 1994 Natal, BrazilClay Otavio Della Gastón Etlis
Ricardo Mena
6–4, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Sa/M/Marcelo-Saliola.aspx ATP World Tour Profile
  2. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10001213 ITF Tennis Profile