Marcelo Saliola

{{short description|Brazilian tennis player}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Marcelo Saliola

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| country = {{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|12|31}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

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| height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|cm|abbr=on}}

| turnedpro =

| plays = Left-handed

| careerprizemoney = $47,779

| singlesrecord = 3-3

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 237 (16 Sep 1991)

| doublesrecord = 1-5

| doublestitles = 0

| highestdoublesranking = No. 121 (26 Sep 1994)

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Marcelo Saliola (born 31 December 1973) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.

Saliola was the runner-up in the 1988 Junior Orange Bowl and won the South American Junior Championships in 1991, for the under 18 age bracket.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Sa/M/Marcelo-Saliola.aspx ATP World Tour Profile]

He had his best result on the ATP Tour at 1991 Brasilia Open when he made it into the round of 16, with a win over second seed and world number 12 Emilio Sánchez. He was a doubles quarter-finalist in the 1994 Colombia Open, partnering Otavio Della, with whom he won five Challenger titles.[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10001213 ITF Tennis Profile]

The Brazilian won a bronze medal in the singles event at the 1991 Pan American Games