Rebecca Marino
Rebecca Marino at the 2011 US Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Canada
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| Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Born |
December 16, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 (Indefinite break since February 2013) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $462,287 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 150–109 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 38 (July 11, 2011) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2011) |
| French Open | 3R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2011) |
| US Open | 2R (2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 41–62 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 210 (June 21, 2010) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
| French Open | 1R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2011) |
| US Open | 1R (2011) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2011) |
| Last updated on: December 16, 2014. | |
Rebecca Marino (born December 16, 1990) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. On July 11, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 38. Marino was named Female Player of the Year by Tennis Canada two times, in 2010 and 2011. She decided in late February 2013 to take an indefinite break from tennis. Marino is currently studying English literature at UBC and is part of its rowing team. She is also teaching kids at the university's tennis centre.
Rebecca was born in Toronto to a family of Italian descent (her paternal grandparents were born in Caltanissetta) but she moved to Vancouver at age 2 and grew up there. She started playing tennis at age 10. In 2009, she moved to Montreal to train at the National Training Centre.
Marino played the first event of her career in Vancouver in 2005. In 2006, she played first round qualifying at the Rogers Cup in Montreal as a wildcard. Marino won in 2008 her first singles title in Trecastagni on the ITF Circuit and two doubles titles on the same circuit. She reached the second round for the second straight year at the 2009 Challenge Bell after a win in the first round over Lauren Albanese. Marino lost in the next round against Julia Görges.
Marino played the first Grand Slam of her career at the US Open. 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 thrilling and close first set which ended in a tiebreak. After the match, Venus said that now she knows what it is like playing herself. Her next tournament was in Quebec City at the Challenge Bell where she beat fellow Canadian Heidi El Tabakh in the first round. Marino upset first seeded and world No. 14 Marion Bartoli in straight sets in the second round, which was her first career win against a Top 20 player. She lost her quarter-final match against Bethanie Mattek-Sands. She then stayed in the province of Quebec and played a 50K Challenger in Saguenay the following week. Marino didn't disappoint her Quebecer fans as she made it to the final and defeated American Alison Riske in three tough sets to win the tournament. She won her second straight 50K Challenger in Kansas City by defeating Edina Gallovits in the final. One week later, Marino won her third straight 50K Challenger in Troy where she defeated Ashley Weinhold. She lost in the semifinals of the 50K Challenger in Toronto against Alizé Lim of France, stopping her winning streak at 18.
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