Italian tennis player
Maria Elena Camerin Nürnberger Versicherungscup, 2014 |
| Country (sports) |  Italy |
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| Residence | Brescia |
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| Born | (1982-03-21)21 March 1982 (age 43)
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| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1997 |
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| Retired | 2018 (last match played) |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | $1,721,517 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 445–408 |
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| Career titles | 10ITF |
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| Highest ranking | No. 41 (11 October 2004) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 3R (2006,2007) |
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| French Open | 2R (2004) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (2003,2004) |
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| US Open | 2R (2003,2004,2005,2007,2008,2010) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 210–195 |
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| Career titles | 3WTA, 9 ITF |
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| Highest ranking | No. 33 (31 July 2006) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 3R (2007) |
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| French Open | QF (2007) |
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| Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
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| US Open | 3R (2007) |
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Maria Elena Camerin (born 21 March 1982) is a former professionaltennis player from Italy. In her career, Camerin won three doubles titles on theWTA Tour, including aWta 1000 atCincinnati Open, as well as ten singles and nine doubles titles on theITF 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. In aGrand Slam her greatest success where Quarter finals in doubles at2007 French Open (than won by compatriotMara Santangelo).
Playing forItaly Fed Cup team, Camerin has a win–loss record of 1–5.
In July 2001, Camerin had her first WTA Tour singles runner-up inCasablanca where she lost the final againstZsófia Gubacsi.
In July 2006, she won her biggest doubles title at theCincinnati Open, partneringGisela Dulko. In September, inPortorož at theSlovenia Open, she lost the final againstTamira Paszek in straight sets.
Camerin withdrew from the2006 Tashkent Open doubles final due to injury.
In 2012, she defeatedGarbiñe Muguruza in thesecond qualifying round of theWimbledon Championships.
Premier Mandatory/Premier-5 tournaments
[edit]Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| Premier M & Premier 5 | | Premier | | International (0–2) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–1) | | Clay (0–1) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| Premier M & Premier 5 (1–0) | | Premier (1–1) | | International (1–2) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (3–3) | | Clay (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | Jan 2005 | Gold Coast Hardcourts, Australia | Hard | Silvia Farina Elia |  Elena Likhovtseva
 Magdalena Maleeva | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 1. | Sep 2005 | Guangzhou International Open, China | Hard |  Emmanuelle Gagliardi |  Neha Uberoi
 Shikha Uberoi | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | Oct 2005 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Émilie Loit | Anastasia Rodionova
Galina Voskoboeva | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 3. | Jul 2006 | Cincinnati Open, United States | Hard |  Gisela Dulko |  Marta Domachowska
Sania Mirza | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 2006 | Stanford Classic, United States | Hard | Gisela Dulko |  Anna-Lena Grönefeld
 Shahar Pe'er | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | Oct 2006 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | Hard | Emmanuelle Gagliardi |  Tatiana Poutchek
Victoria Azarenka | w/o |
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1. | 28 August 2000 | ITF Spoleto, Italy | Clay |  Maret Ani | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1. | 17 September 2000 | ITF Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | 9 April 2001 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | Martina Müller | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 3. | 16 April 2001 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard |  Gabriela Voleková | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 29 April 2001 | ITF Sarasota, United States | Clay |  Virginia Ruano Pascual | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 10 June 2001 | ITF Galatina, Italy | Clay |  Jana Hlaváčková | 6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | 15 October 2002 | ITF Sedona, United States | Hard | Brie Rippner | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 5 November 2002 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | Maria Sharapova | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | 7 April 2003 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Clay |  Vanessa Webb | 3–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 6. | 14 April 2003 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | Vanina García Sokol | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 11 May 2003 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Grass |  Saori Obata | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 5 October 2003 | Classic of Troy, United States | Hard |  Kristina Brandi | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 7. | 27 April 2009 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Zuzana Ondrášková | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 1 June 2009 | Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom | Grass | Stefanie Vögele | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | 28 May 2012 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | Clay |  Yvonne Meusburger | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 10. | 27 August 2012 | ITF Bagnatica, Italy | Clay | Karin Knapp | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | 23 September 2012 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | Clay | Renata Voráčová | 6–3, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 11 November 2013 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | Hard | Jana Čepelová | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | 21 March 1999 | ITF Val Gardena, Italy | Hard (i) | Catherine Tanvier | Dawn Buth
Rebecca Jensen | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Win | 2. | 27 February 2000 | ITF Vilamoura, Portugal | Clay | Barbara Hellwig |  Ana Catarina Nogueira
 Nicola Payne | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3. | 30 April 2000 | ITF Cerignola, Italy | Clay | Mara Santangelo | Maria Boboedova
 Liudmila Nikoyan | w/o |
| Win | 4. | 20 August 2000 | ITF Aosta, Italy | Clay | Mara Santangelo |  Oana-Elena Golimbioschi
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 27 August 2000 | ITF Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Mara Santangelo | Silvia Disderi
Anna Floris | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | 3 September 2000 | ITF Spoleto, Italy | Clay | Mara Santangelo | Oana-Elena Golimbioschi
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | w/o |
| Win | 7. | 1 October 2000 | ITF Verona, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | Eugenia Chialvo
Lourdes Dominguez Lino | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8. | 7 October 2001 | ITF Girona, Spain | Clay | Nuria Llagostera Vives | Eva Bes
Lourdes Dominguez Lino | 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 1 March 2009 | ITF Clearwater, United States | Hard |  Yanina Wickmayer | Lucie Hradecká
Michaela Paštiková | w/o |
| Win | 10. | 23 March 2009 | ITF Jersey, United Kingdom | Carpet | Stéphanie Foretz | Youlia Fedossova
Violette Huck | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11. | 24 July 2011 | Open Romania Ladies | Hard |  İpek Şenoğlu | Irina-Camelia Begu
Elena Bogdan | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12. | 5 March 2012 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | Hard |  Mariya Koryttseva |  Katalin Marosi
Janette Husárová | 2–6, 7–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 13. | 12 March 2012 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Mariya Koryttseva | Jana Čepelová
Lenka Wienerová | 5–7, 6–2, [3–10] |
| Win | 14. | 26 November 2012 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | Hard | Vera Dushevina | Karolína Plíšková
Eva Hrdinová | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 15. | 23 September 2013 | Telavi Open, Georgia | Clay |  Anja Prislan | Anna Zaja
Maša Zec Peškirič | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 16. | 9 November 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) |  Nigina Abduraimova | Tadeja Majerič
Andreea Mitu | 6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 17. | 13 October 2014 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | Alberta Brianti | Stéphanie Foretz
Amandine Hesse | def. |
Grand Slam performance timelines
[edit](W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Head-to-head record
[edit]Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
