Maria Elena Camerin
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Maria Elena Camerin is a professional female tennis player from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

.

On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41.

Career

Camerin made her debut for the Italian Fed Cup team
Italy Fed Cup team
The Italy Fed Cup team represents Italy in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federazione Italiana Tennis. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current Team:* Francesca Schiavone * Flavia Pennetta...

 in 2001 against France
France Fed Cup team
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.

At the 2007 US Open she gave Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...

 a tough match, but eventually lost 7–5, 6–2. 

In the first round at Wimbledon 2009, Camerin lost to Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....

 of Israel, 6–2, 7–6 (3).

Singles wins (8)

No. Date Location Surface Opponent in final Score
1. 28 August 2000   Spoleto
Spoleto
Spoleto is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome.-History:...

, Italy $10,000
Clay   Maret Ani
Maret Ani
Maret Ani is an Estonian tennis player. At the start of 2006, she was the top-ranked player in Estonia, before losing that spot to Kaia Kanepi....

6–2 7–6(7)
2. 9 April 2001   San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....

, Mexico $25,000
Clay   Martina Müller
Martina Müller
Martina Müller is a former professional tennis player from Germany. On April 2, 2007 she reached a career high WTA-ranking of No. 33....

6–4 7–5
3. 16 April 2001   Coatzacoalcos
Coatzacoalcos
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, Mexico $25,000
Hard   Gabriela Volekova 4–6 6–2 6–4
4. 15 October 2002   Sedona, USA $25,000 Hard   Brie Rippner 6–3 4–6 6–3
5. 5 November 2002   Pittsburgh, USA $50,000 Hard   Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...

7–6(4) 6–2
6. 14 April 2003   San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....

, Mexico $25,000
Clay   Maria Vanina Garcia Sokol 6–0 6–4
7. 27 April 2009   Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer
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, France $100,000
Clay   Zuzana Ondrášková
Zuzana Ondrášková
Zuzana Ondrášková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 9 February 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No...

6–1–6–2
8. 1 June 2009   Nottingham
Nottingham
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, England $50,000
Grass   Stefanie Vögele 6–2 4–6 6–1

Singles

Tournament1997
1997 WTA Tour
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1998
1998 WTA Tour
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1999
1999 WTA Tour
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2000
2000 WTA Tour
The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour was the 28th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 2000, and concluded on November 13, 2000, after 58 events. For this season, a new event was added: the State Farm Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S...

2001
2001 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events...

2002
2002 WTA Tour
The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2001, and concluded on November 11, 2002, after 64 events....

2003
2003 WTA Tour
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2004
2004 WTA Tour
The 2004 WTA Tour was the 32nd season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2004, and concluded on November 13, 2004, after 60 events....

200520062007
2007 WTA Tour
The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also...

2008
2008 WTA Tour
The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No...

2009
2009 WTA Tour
The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events....

2010
2010 WTA Tour
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2011
2011 WTA Tour
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W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open
Australian Open
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A A A A LQ 2R LQ 2R 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R LQ 1R
2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but could not defend her title due to a foot injury sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and fourth Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final match...

11–11
French Open A A A A LQ 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R LQ 1R
2010 French Open – Women's Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko.Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur 6–4, 7–6 in the final and became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Seeds:...

LQ 4–11
Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
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A A A A A LQ 2R
2003 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:...

1R
2004 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but she was defeated by 17-year-old Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–1, 6–4. This victory was hailed by the media as "the most stunning upset in memory". With this win, Sharapova, who would later became a future World No. 1, entered the Top Ten...

1R
2005 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but she was defeated by Venus Williams in the semifinals.Williams won the title, defeating compatriot and World No...

1R
2006 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Results of the Ladies' Singles at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.-Schedule:-Seeds:# Amélie Mauresmo # Kim Clijsters # Justine Henin-Hardenne # Maria Sharapova ...

1R
2007 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion but was knocked out in the fourth round by Nicole Vaidišová.23rd seed Venus Williams defeated Marion Bartoli in the final, 6–4, 6–1...

1R
2008 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Venus Williams was the defending champion, and won in the final 7–5, 6–4, against her sister Serena Williams.-Seeds:# Ana Ivanović # Jelena Janković # Maria Sharapova ...

1R 1R LQ 6–10
US Open A A A A 1R
2001 US Open - Women's Singles
Venus Williams was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title defeating her sister Serena Williams in the final. The all-Williams final drew a larger audience drew a larger television audience than the Notre Dame-Nebraska college football game being broadcast at the same...

LQ 2R
2003 US Open - Women's Singles
The women's singles competition at the 2003 US Open started on Monday, August 25, 2003 in New York City. Serena Williams was the champion in 2002; however, she did not participate in 2003 because of injury. Justine Henin-Hardenne was the Champion defeating Kim Clijsters in the final, 7-5, 6-1...

2R
2004 US Open - Women's Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but she was eliminated in the fourth round by Nadia Petrova.Svetlana Kuznetsova was the title, defeating compatriot Elena Dementieva in the final. She became the third Russian woman, after Anastasia Myskina and Maria Sharapova , to win a Grand Slam...

2R 1R 2R 2R 1R
2009 US Open - Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Kim Clijsters.Clijsters won in the final, defeating Caroline Wozniacki to win her 2nd US Open title...

2R LQ 12–10

WTA Tour singles finals: 2 (0-2)

Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 23 July 2001   Casablanca
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
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Clay   Zsófia Gubacsi
Zsófia Gubacsi
Zsófia Gubacsi is a Hungarian professional tennis player. She won one WTA Tour singles title at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Casablanca in 2001.-Singles :-External links:...

1-6 6-3 7-6(5)
Runner-up 2. Sept 24, 2006   Portorož
Banka Koper Slovenia Open
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Hard   Tamira Paszek
Tamira Paszek
Tamira Shelah Paszek is a professional tennis player from Austria. As of July 4, 2011, she is the no.1 ranked tennis player from Austria in the WTA ranking, at No. 41....

7–5, 6–1

WTA Tour Doubles Finals 6 (3-3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 8 January 2005   Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
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Hard   Silvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia is a former female tennis player from Italy. She reached a career high of World No. 11 on 20 May 2002. She won her first ITF title at Caltagirone in 1991 and her first WTA tournament at Strasbourg in 2001...

  Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1...

 
  Magdalena Maleeva
Magdalena Maleeva
Magdalena Maleeva is a Bulgarian former tennis player. She played on the WTA tour competing in singles and doubles, from April 1989 to June 2007. Her best position in the WTA Tour was no. 4 between January 29 to February 4, 1996....

6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Winner 1. Sept 21, 2005   Guangzhou
Guangzhou International Women's Open
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Hard   Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Emmanuelle Gagliardi is a professional Swiss tennis player.Her coach is Marco Tarelli and she prefers to play on hardcourts.As of 2 March 2008, Gagliardi is still searching for her first WTA Tour singles title....

  Neha Uberoi
Neha Uberoi
Neha Uberoi is a former professional tennis player. She is the sister of fellow tennis professional Shikha Uberoi....

 
  Shikha Uberoi
Shikha Uberoi
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7-6(5), 6-3
Winner 2. October 9, 2005   Tashkent
Tashkent Open
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Hard   Émilie Loit
Emilie Loit
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  Anastasia Rodionova
  Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Voskoboeva
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6–3, 6–0
Winner 3. 23 July 2006   Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati Masters
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Hard   Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...

  Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson. She speaks four languages: Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such...

 
  Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...

6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 30 July 2006   Stanford
Bank of the West Classic
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Hard   Gisela Dulko   Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
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  Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....

6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 8 October 2006   Tashkent
Tashkent Open
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Hard   Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Emmanuelle Gagliardi is a professional Swiss tennis player.Her coach is Marco Tarelli and she prefers to play on hardcourts.As of 2 March 2008, Gagliardi is still searching for her first WTA Tour singles title....

  Tatiana Poutchek
Tatiana Poutchek
Tatiana Poutchek is a tennis player from Belarus. Her career high ranking is No. 55 in the world, achieved on July 22, 2002.Many of Poutchek's greatest career results have come in Tashkent reaching 1 singles final and 7 doubles finals winning 5. ....

 
  Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka
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