Mariela Salinas (born 12 February 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. Salinas made her debut for the

Venezuela Fed Cup team The Venezuela Billie Jean King Cup team represents Venezuela in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Venezolana de Tenis. Venezuela will compete in Americas Zone Group I in 2012. History Venezuela compe ...

as a 17-year old in 1997, appearing in three ties. Her highlight was a singles win over Peru's Silvana Vargas. She didn't feature again in the Fed Cup until 2002, when she played in four further ties for Venezuela. At the

2002 Central American and Caribbean Games The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 22 to December 8, 2002 and included 4,301 competitors from 31 nations, competing in 32 sports. The main stadium for these championships was the Est ...

in San Salvador, Salinas partnered with Stephanie Schaer to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles competition.

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salinas, Mariela 1980 births Living people Venezuelan female tennis players Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis 20th-century Venezuelan women 21st-century Venezuelan women