Maria Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin (born 21 March 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
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Residence | Brescia |
Born | Motta di Livenza, Italy | 21 March 1982
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 1997 |
Retired | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,721,517 |
Singles | |
Career record | 445–408 |
Career titles | 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | 41 (11 October 2004) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2006, 2007) |
French Open | 2R (2004) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2003, 2004) |
US Open | 2R (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 210–195 |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | 33 (31 July 2006) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2007) |
French Open | QF (2007) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
US Open | 3R (2007) |
In her career, Camerin won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as ten singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 11 October 2004, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 41. On 31 July 2006, she peaked at No. 33 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Italy in Fed Cup, Camerin has a win–loss record of 1–5.
Career
In July 2001, Camerin had her first WTA Tour singles runner-up in Casablanca. She lost the final against Zsófia Gubacsi.
In July 2006, she won her biggest doubles title at the Cincinnati Open, partnering Gisela Dulko. In September, in Portorož at the Slovenia Open, she lost the final against Tamira Paszek in straight sets.
Camerin withdrew from the 2006 Tashkent Open doubles final due to injury.
In 2012, Camerin defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in the Second Qualifying Round of the Wimbledon Championships.
Significant finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2006 | Cincinnati | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (runner-ups)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jul 2001 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2. | Sep 2006 | Portorož, Slovenia | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jan 2005 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
Win | 1. | Sep 2005 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 2. | Oct 2005 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 3. | Jul 2006 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | Jul 2006 | Stanford, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | Oct 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
ITF finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 18 (10–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 28 August 2000 | ITF Spoleto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 1. | 17 September 2000 | ITF Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 9 April 2001 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 16 April 2001 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 29 April 2001 | ITF Sarasota, United States | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 10 June 2001 | ITF Galatina, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 15 October 2002 | ITF Sedona, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 5 November 2002 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 7 April 2003 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 6. | 14 April 2003 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 11 May 2003 | ITF Fukuoka, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 5 October 2003 | ITF Troy, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 27 April 2009 | ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | 1 June 2009 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 9. | 28 May 2012 | ITF Grado, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 27 August 2012 | ITF Bagnatica, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 23 September 2012 | ITF Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 11 November 2013 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 17 (9–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 21 March 1999 | ITF Val Gardena, Italy | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Winner | 2. | 27 February 2000 | Vilamoura, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | 30 April 2000 | Cerignola, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Winner | 4. | 20 August 2000 | Aosta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 27 August 2000 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 3 September 2000 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Winner | 7. | 1 October 2000 | Verona, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | 7 October 2001 | Girona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1 March 2009 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Winner | 10. | 23 March 2009 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 11. | 24 July 2011 | Bucharest, Romania | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 5 March 2012 | Irapuato, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6, [7-10] |
Runner-up | 13. | 12 March 2012 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, [3-10] |
Winner | 14. | 26 November 2012 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 15. | 23 September 2013 | Telavi, Georgia | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 16. | 9 November 2013 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 17. | 13 October 2014 | ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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Grand Slam performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | 2R | LQ | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 7–8 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 1–8 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1–10 |
US Open | A | A | LQ | A | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 6–9 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 15–35 |
Head-to-head records
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
- Dinara Safina 1–4
- Sorana Cîrstea 0–2
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 0–1
- Jelena Kostanić 0–4
- Flavia Pennetta 0–4
- Daniela Hantuchová 0–2
- Elena Dementieva 0–4
- Patty Schnyder 0–1
- Victoria Azarenka 0–1
- Francesca Schiavone 0–3
- Samantha Stosur 2–1
- Maria Sharapova 1–1
- Ai Sugiyama 0–1
- Jelena Janković 0–4
- Amélie Mauresmo 0–2
- Jelena Dokić 1–0
- Conchita Martínez 0–2
- Li Na 1–2
- Kim Clijsters 0–2
- Caroline Wozniacki 0–2
- Lindsay Davenport 0–2
- Anastasia Myskina 1–1
- Justine Henin 0–2
- Serena Williams 0–1
- Nadia Petrova 0–2
- Petra Kvitová 0–2
- Paola Suárez 0–2
- Alicia Molik 0–1
- Marion Bartoli 1–4
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