María Emilia Salerni (born 14 May 1983), known as "Pitu Salerni", is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

On 25 February 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 65. On 23 September 2002, she peaked at No. 45 in the doubles rankings.

María Emilia Salerni

The two-time former junior Grand Slam champion, winning Wimbledon and US Open in 2000, as well as finishing runner-up at Roland Garros, was named the 2000 ITF Junior World Champion. Salerni dated Argentine tennis player Guillermo Cañas until 2007.

María Emilia Salerni

Salerni retired from professional tour in 2009 after a string of injuries.

María Emilia Salerni

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ITF finals

Singles: 16 (12–4)

Doubles: 18 (9–9)

Sources

María Emilia Salerni at CBS SportsLine. Official website. RedArgentina, Deportes.

References

External links

1983 births

Living people

Argentine female tennis players

Argentine people of Italian descent

Sportspeople from Rafaela

US Open (tennis) junior champions

Wimbledon junior champions

Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles

Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles

Olympic tennis players for Argentina

Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province