Stories
Biography
- Baseliner who prefers backhand and serve; likes hard and grass courts ... Began playing at age 4 with sister and parents; mother, María Del Carmen Martín, is an accounting teacher; father, Abelardo Salerni, is in public administration; has two brothers, Fernando and Luciano, and two sisters, Mariana and Natalia ... Nickname is Pitu ... Most memorable experience was being at 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney ... Most admires mother because she knows how to love ... Tennis player most admired is Steffi Graf ... Says tennis is a passion inside her ... Favorite city is hometown of Rafaela ... Favorite movie is Sixth Sense and favorite actor is Sean Connery.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
65Height
5' 8 1/2" (1.74 m)Birthday
May 14, 1983 May 14, 1983Birthplace
Rafaela, ArgentinaCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Lima-PER; 2007 - ITF/La Palma-ESP, ITF/Cuneo-ITA; 2006 - ITF/Midland, MI-USA; 2004 - ITF/Ashland, KY-USA; 2000 - ITF/San Severo-ITA, ITF/Caserta-ITA, ITF/Horb-GER, ITF/Ettenheim-GER; 1999 - ITF/Asunción-PAR, ITF/Montevideo-URU, ITF/Santiago-CHI.
Finalist (1): 2008 - Bogota.
Semifinalist (2): 2004 - Hobart, Québec City.
Quarterfinalist (3): 2007 - Beijing; 2002 - Bogotá; 2001 - Casablanca.
DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2009 - ITF/Lima-PER (w/Jara Lozano); 2007 - ITF/Monzon-ESP (w/Cabeza Candela); 2006 - ITF/Rockford, IL-USA (w/Alves); 2004 - Québec City (w/Gullickson), ITF/Ashland, KY-USA (w/Kloesel); 2003 - Casablanca, ITF/Bromma-SWE (both w/Dulko), ITF/Galatina-ITA (w/Parra Santonja); 2001 - ITF/Orbetello-ITA (w/Tarabini); 2000 - ITF/Horb-GER (w/Bandurowska).
Finalist (4): 2005 - Cincinnati (w/Peschke); 2002 - Amelia Island (w/Svensson), Québec City (w/Zuluaga); 2001 - Casablanca (w/Martínez Sánchez).
ADDITIONAL
Argentine Fed Cup Team, 2000-03, 2005, 2008; Argentine Olympic Team, 2000.