Maria Elena Camerin

Maria Elena Camerin (born 21 March 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

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 Fed Cup team, Camerin has a win–loss record of 1–5.

Career

In July 2001, Camerin had her first WTA Tour singles runner-up in Casablanca where 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, she defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in the second qualifying round of the Wimbledon Championships.

Significant finals

Premier Mandatory/Premier-5 tournaments

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2006	Cincinnati Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko	Template:Flagicon Marta Domachowska Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza	6–4, 3–6, 6–2

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend Premier M & Premier 5 Premier International (0–2)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Jul 2001	Morocco Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Zsófia Gubacsi	6–1, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	2.	Sep 2006	Slovenia Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tamira Paszek	5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend Premier M & Premier 5 (1–0) Premier (1–1) International (1–2)

Finals by surface Hard (3–3) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Jan 2005	Gold Coast Hardcourts, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina Elia	Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva	6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Win	1.	Sep 2005	Guangzhou International Open, China	Hard	Template:Flagicon Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Template:Flagicon Neha Uberoi Template:Flagicon Shikha Uberoi	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win	2.	Oct 2005	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	Hard	Template:Flagicon Émilie Loit	Template:Flagicon Anastasia Rodionova Template:Flagicon Galina Voskoboeva	6–3, 6–0
Win	3.	Jul 2006	Cincinnati Open, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko	Template:Flagicon Marta Domachowska Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	2.	Jul 2006	Stanford Classic, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gisela Dulko	Template:Flagicon Anna-Lena Grönefeld Template:Flagicon Shahar Pe'er	6–1, 6–4
Loss	3.	Oct 2006	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	Hard	Template:Flagicon Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Template:Flagicon Tatiana Poutchek Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka	w/o

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 18 (10–8)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	28 August 2000	ITF Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Maret Ani	6–2, 7–6
Loss	1.	17 September 2000	ITF Reggio Emilia, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Antonella Serra Zanetti	4–6, 4–6
Win	2.	9 April 2001	ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martina Müller	6–4, 7–5
Win	3.	16 April 2001	ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Voleková	6–1, 6–3
Loss	2.	29 April 2001	ITF Sarasota, United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual	0–6, 3–6
Loss	3.	10 June 2001	ITF Galatina, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jana Hlaváčková	6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win	4.	15 October 2002	ITF Sedona, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Brie Rippner	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win	5.	5 November 2002	ITF Pittsburgh, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Maria Sharapova	7–6, 6–2
Loss	4.	7 April 2003	ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Clay	Template:Flagicon Vanessa Webb	3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win	6.	14 April 2003	ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Template:Flagicon Vanina García Sokol	6–0, 6–4
Loss	5.	11 May 2003	Fukuoka International, Japan	Grass	Template:Flagicon Saori Obata	6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	6.	5 October 2003	Classic of Troy, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kristina Brandi	6–7, 3–6
Win	7.	27 April 2009	Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Zuzana Ondrášková	6–1, 6–2
Win	8.	1 June 2009	Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom	Grass	Template:Flagicon Stefanie Vögele	6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Win	9.	28 May 2012	Grado Tennis Cup, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yvonne Meusburger	6–2, 6–3
Win	10.	27 August 2012	ITF Bagnatica, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karin Knapp	7–6, 6–4
Loss	7.	23 September 2012	Royal Cup, Montenegro	Clay	Template:Flagicon Renata Voráčová	6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Loss	8.	11 November 2013	Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jana Čepelová	1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 17 (9–8)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	21 March 1999	ITF Val Gardena, Italy	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Catherine Tanvier	Template:Flagicon Dawn Buth Template:Flagicon Rebecca Jensen	2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win	2.	27 February 2000	ITF Vilamoura, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Barbara Hellwig	Template:Flagicon Ana Catarina Nogueira Template:Flagicon Nicola Payne	6–2, 6–0
Loss	3.	30 April 2000	ITF Cerignola, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mara Santangelo	Template:Flagicon Maria Boboedova Template:Flagicon Liudmila Nikoyan	w/o
Win	4.	20 August 2000	ITF Aosta, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mara Santangelo	Template:Flagicon Oana-Elena Golimbioschi Template:Flagicon Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Win	5.	27 August 2000	ITF Cuneo, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mara Santangelo	Template:Flagicon Silvia Disderi Template:Flagicon Anna Floris	7–5, 6–2
Win	6.	3 September 2000	ITF Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mara Santangelo	Template:Flagicon Oana-Elena Golimbioschi Template:Flagicon Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	w/o
Win	7.	1 October 2000	ITF Verona, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	Template:Flagicon Eugenia Chialvo Template:Flagicon Lourdes Dominguez Lino	7–6, 6–2
Loss	8.	7 October 2001	ITF Girona, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nuria Llagostera Vives	Template:Flagicon Eva Bes Template:Flagicon Lourdes Dominguez Lino	2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss	9.	1 March 2009	ITF Clearwater, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Yanina Wickmayer	Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká Template:Flagicon Michaela Paštiková	w/o
Win	10.	23 March 2009	ITF Jersey, United Kingdom	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Foretz	Template:Flagicon Youlia Fedossova Template:Flagicon Violette Huck	6–4, 6–2
Loss	11.	24 July 2011	Open Romania Ladies	Hard	Template:Flagicon İpek Şenoğlu	Template:Flagicon Irina-Camelia Begu Template:Flagicon Elena Bogdan	7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss	12.	5 March 2012	ITF Irapuato, Mexico	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mariya Koryttseva	Template:Flagicon Katalin Marosi Template:Flagicon Janette Husárová	2–6, 7–6, [7–10]
Loss	13.	12 March 2012	ITF Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mariya Koryttseva	Template:Flagicon Jana Čepelová Template:Flagicon Lenka Wienerová	5–7, 6–2, [3–10]
Win	14.	26 November 2012	Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vera Dushevina	Template:Flagicon Karolína Plíšková Template:Flagicon Eva Hrdinová	7–5, 6–3
Win	15.	23 September 2013	Telavi Open, Georgia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Anja Prislan	Template:Flagicon Anna Zaja Template:Flagicon Maša Zec Peškirič	7–5, 6–2
Win	16.	9 November 2013	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Nigina Abduraimova	Template:Flagicon Tadeja Majerič Template:Flagicon Andreea Mitu	6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss	17.	13 October 2014	Open de Touraine, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Alberta Brianti	Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Foretz Template:Flagicon Amandine Hesse	def.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	LQ	2R	LQ	2R	1R	3R	3R	2R	1R	LQ	1R	Q2	Q2	Q1	7–8
French Open	A	A	A	A	LQ	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	1R	Q2	Q2	Q1	A	1–8
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	Q2	1R	1R	A	2–10
US Open	A	A	A	A	1R	LQ	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	2R	Q1	Q1	Q1	A	6–9
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	2–3	4–4	1–4	2–4	3–4	2–4	0–3	1–3	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–0	16–35

Doubles

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	W–L
Australian Open	A	1R	2R	3R	1R	A	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

Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface. Template:Div col

• 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

External links

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