Marcelo Saliola

Marcelo Saliola
Country (sports) Brazil Brazil
Born (1973-12-31) 31 December 1973
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height 5'10" (178 cm)
Plays Left-handed
Prize money $47,779
Singles
Career record 3-3
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 237 (16 Sep 1991)
Doubles
Career record 1-5
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 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)

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

References

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