Maria Elena Camerin

Maria Elena Camerin
Country  Italy
Born 21 March 1982
Motta di Livenza, Italy
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro 1997
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,716,280
Singles
Career record 427 - 400
Career titles 0 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking 41 (11 October 2004)
Current ranking 261 (25 August 2014)
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 205 - 192
Career titles 3 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking 33 (31 July 2006)
Current ranking 284 (23 August 2014)
Last updated on: 23 April 2012.

Maria Elena Camerin (born 21 March 1982 in Motta di Livenza) is a professional tennis player from Italy.

Career

Camerin made her debut for the Italian Fed Cup team in 2001 against France.

At the 2004 Australian Open, Camerin faced second-seed and eventual runner-up Kim Clijsters in the second round, and was beaten 6–0, 6–0.

At the 2007 US Open she gave Serena Williams a tough match, but eventually lost 7–5, 6–2.

In the first round at Wimbledon 2009, Camerin lost to Shahar Pe'er of Israel, 6–2, 7–6 (3).

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Olympic Gold (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0) Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Tier II (0–0) Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (0–1) Premier (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–1) International (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 23 July 2001 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Casablanca, Morocco Clay Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi 1–6 6–3 7–6(5)
Runner-up 2. 24 Sep 2006 Banka Koper Slovenia Open, Portorož, Slovenia Hard Austria Tamira Paszek 7–5, 6–1

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Olympic Gold (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (1–0) Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Tier II (0–1) Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (1–1) Premier (0–0)
Tier IV & V (1–1) International (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 8 January 2005 Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Australia Hard Italy Silvia Farina Elia Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva		 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Winner 1. 21 Sep 2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Guangzhou, China Hard Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi United States Neha Uberoi
India Shikha Uberoi		 7–6(5), 6–3
Winner 2. 9 October 2005 Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard France Émilie Loit Russia Anastasia Rodionova
Russia Galina Voskoboeva		 6–3, 6–0
Winner 3. 23 July 2006 Cincinnati Masters, Cincinnati, United States Hard Argentina Gisela Dulko Poland Marta Domachowska
India Sania Mirza		 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 30 July 2006 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, United States Hard Argentina Gisela Dulko Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Israel Shahar Pe'er		 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 8 October 2006 Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
Belarus Victoria Azarenka		 walk-over

Singles

Tournament19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A LQ 2R LQ 2R 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R LQ 1R Q2 Q2 11–11
French Open A A A A LQ 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R LQ 1R Q2 Q2 Q1 4–11
Wimbledon A A A A A LQ 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q2 1R 1R 6–10
US Open A A LQ A 1R LQ 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R Q1 Q1 12–10
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 0–0 15–33

Doubles

Tournament200420052006200720082009W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open 1R 2R 3R 1R 3–4
French Open 2R 2R 1R QF 1R 1R 5–6
Wimbledon 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 2R 4–6
US Open 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 5–6
Win–Loss 2–3 2–4 3–4 7–4 2–4 1–3 17–22

Head-to-head record against other players

Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.

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