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==Biography== |
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'''Rebecca Marino''' (born December 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 38 on July 11, 2011 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. |
'''Rebecca Marino''' (born December 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 38 on July 11, 2011 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 167 on February 28, 2022. |
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Marino played the first Grand Slam of her career at the 2010 US Open in August. After winning three qualifying matches to enter the main draw, she beat Ksenia Pervak to set up a second round clash with world No. 4 Venus Williams. She lost after a close first set which ended in a tiebreak. After the match, Venus said: "It seemed like every time I had an opening she came up with a big serve, so I guess I know what it is like now playing myself." The next month, she won three straight ITF 50K titles, respectively in [[Challenger de Saguenay|Saguenay]], Kansas City and Troy. Her winning streak was stopped at 18 with a loss in the semifinals at the ITF 50K in [[Tevlin Challenger|Toronto]]. In 2011, she reached her first WTA final at the event in Memphis. Also in 2011, she reached the third round of the French Open, her best Grand Slam result so far. She decided in late February 2013 to take an indefinite break from tennis. During her break, she studied English literature at the University of British Columbia and was part of the rowing team. She was also a certified Club Pro 1 coach at the UBC Tennis Centre. Marino started training again during the first week of September 2017 and decided to return to competition in October 2017, after being away from the game for nearly five years. She was scheduled to play the ITF 60K in [[Challenger de Saguenay|Saguenay]] but her comeback was delayed of three months due to ITF administrative regulations. She was eligible to return at the end of January 2018 and won the title in her first tournament back, an ITF 15K in Antalya, not losing a set along the way. The next week, she won her second straight title at the ITF 15K in Antalya, without losing a set once again. Again in Antalya the week after, she captured her third ITF 15K in a row. Playing her fourth straight tournament in Antalya, her first on clay, Marino lost in the quarterfinals, ending her winning streak at 19 matches. Marino was named Female Player of the Year by Tennis Canada two times, in 2010 and 2011. |
Marino played the first Grand Slam of her career at the 2010 US Open in August. After winning three qualifying matches to enter the main draw, she beat Ksenia Pervak to set up a second round clash with world No. 4 Venus Williams. She lost after a close first set which ended in a tiebreak. After the match, Venus said: "It seemed like every time I had an opening she came up with a big serve, so I guess I know what it is like now playing myself." The next month, she won three straight ITF 50K titles, respectively in [[Challenger de Saguenay|Saguenay]], Kansas City and Troy. Her winning streak was stopped at 18 with a loss in the semifinals at the ITF 50K in [[Tevlin Challenger|Toronto]]. In 2011, she reached her first WTA final at the event in Memphis. Also in 2011, she reached the third round of the French Open, her best Grand Slam result so far. She decided in late February 2013 to take an indefinite break from tennis. During her break, she studied English literature at the University of British Columbia and was part of the rowing team. She was also a certified Club Pro 1 coach at the UBC Tennis Centre. Marino started training again during the first week of September 2017 and decided to return to competition in October 2017, after being away from the game for nearly five years. She was scheduled to play the ITF 60K in [[Challenger de Saguenay|Saguenay]] but her comeback was delayed of three months due to ITF administrative regulations. She was eligible to return at the end of January 2018 and won the title in her first tournament back, an ITF 15K in Antalya, not losing a set along the way. The next week, she won her second straight title at the ITF 15K in Antalya, without losing a set once again. Again in Antalya the week after, she captured her third ITF 15K in a row. Playing her fourth straight tournament in Antalya, her first on clay, Marino lost in the quarterfinals, ending her winning streak at 19 matches. Marino was named Female Player of the Year by Tennis Canada two times, in 2010 and 2011. |
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