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
width=10 | No. | width=50 | Year | width=200 | Tournament | width=50 | Surface | width=200 | Partner | width=200 | Opponents in the final | width=200 | Score in the final |
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1. | 1993 | Cotia, Brazil | Hard | Otavio Della | Danilo Marcelino Francisco Roig | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 | |||||||
2. | 1993 | Sao Luis, Brazil | Hard | Otavio Della | Luiz Mattar Jaime Oncins | 6–7, 6–3, 7–6 | |||||||
3. | 1994 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Otavio Della | Nelson Aerts Danilo Marcelino | 6–4, 6–2 | |||||||
4. | 1994 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Hard | Otavio Della | Bill Barber Ivan Baron | W/O | |||||||
5. | 1994 | Natal, Brazil | Clay | Otavio Della | Gastón Etlis Ricardo Mena | 6–4, 6–3 |