Mariela Salinas (born 12 February 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.

Mariela Salinas
Country (sports) Venezuela
Born (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980 (age 44)
Singles
Career record22–26
Highest rankingNo. 653 (21 Oct 2002)
Doubles
Career record12–18
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 472 (30 Nov 1998)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 San Salvador Women's Doubles

Salinas made her debut for the Venezuela Fed Cup team as a 17-year old in 1997, appearing in three ties. Her highlight was a singles win over Peru's Silvana Vargas. She didn't feature again in the Fed Cup until 2002, when she played in four further ties for Venezuela.

At the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, Salinas partnered with Stephanie Schaer to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles competition.[1]

ITF finals edit

Singles: 2 (0–2) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 21 July 2002 Valencia, Venezuela Hard   Jacquelyn Rosen 2–6, 1–4 RET
Runner-up 2. 25 August 2002 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard   Anastasia Dvornikova 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 1 (1–0) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 17 May 1998 Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Sylvia Schenck   Lesley Kramer
  Kylene Wong Simunyola
6–4, 2–6, 6–3

References edit

  1. ^ "Centroamericanos: Boricuas ganan oro en tenis". Plainview Herald (in Spanish). 2 December 2002.

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