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Karen Castiblanco

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Karen Castiblanco
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Born (1988-01-09) 9 January 1988 (age 36)
La Mesa, Colombia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$67,581
Singles
Career record153–171
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 411 (24 October 2011)
Doubles
Career record239–127
Career titles27 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 218 (13 February 2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup12–10
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Doubles

Karen Emilia Castiblanco Duarte (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾeŋ kastiˈβlaŋko];[a] born 9 January 1988) is a former Colombian tennis player and member of the Colombia Fed Cup team. On 24 October 2011, she reached her highest WTA ranking of 411 in singles whilst her best doubles ranking was 218 on 13 February 2012.[1]

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 19 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Peru Bianca Botto 1–6, 3–6
Win 2. 25 July 2010 ITF La Paz, Bolivia Clay Chile Daniela Seguel 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3. 30 October 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Venezuela Adriana Pérez 1–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 4. 6 November 2011 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Yuliana Lizarazo 6–4, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 49 (27 titles, 22 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 18 September 2004 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Ecuador Estefania Balda Álvarez Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño
Colombia Viky Núñez Fuentes
7–6(2), 7–5
Win 2. 23 October 2005 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Argentina María Irigoyen Argentina Albertina Gandara
Argentina Sheila Guerberg
6–4, 6–4
Win 3. 27 August 2006 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay (i) Brazil Roxane Vaisemberg Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño
Colombia Viky Núñez Fuentes
6–4, 7–6(4)
Loss 4. 8 September 2006 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Venezuela Mariana Muci United States Story Tweedie-Yates
United States Jodi Kenoyer
1–6, 1–6
Win 5. 28 October 2006 ITF Luque, Paraguay Clay Argentina Flavia Mignola Chile Melisa Miranda
Venezuela Mariana Muci
6–3, 6–3
Loss 6. 18 November 2006 ITF Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Argentina Jesica Orselli Argentina Agustina Lepore
Argentina Veronica Spiegel
4–6, 5–7
Loss 7. 18 May 2007 ITF Córdoba, Argentina Clay Chile Melisa Miranda Argentina Andrea Benítez
Argentina María Irigoyen
2–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 3 August 2007 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Argentina Manuela Esposito South Africa Tegan Edwards
United States Lena Litvak
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2)
Loss 9. 22 October 2007 ITF Valencia, Venezuela Hard Ecuador Hilda Zuleta Cabrera Bolivia María Fernanda Álvarez
Venezuela Mariana Muci
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 10. 28 April 2008 ITF Bell Ville, Argentina Clay Argentina Tatiana Búa Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Natalia Guitler
6–4, 1–6, [10–7]
Loss 11. 2 June 2008 ITF Amarante, Portugal Hard Argentina Tatiana Búa Canada Mélanie Gloria
Spain Lucía Sainz
6–7, 4–6
Loss 12. 14 July 2008 ITF Badajoz, Spain Hard Colombia Paula Zabala France Adeline Goncalves
Australia Kristina Pejkovic
5–7, 5–7
Loss 13. 27 July 2008 ITF La Coruña, Spain Hard Colombia Paula Zabala Portugal Neuza Silva
Netherlands Nicole Thyssen
2–6, 2–6
Win 14. 4 October 2008 ITF Curitiba, Brazil Clay Argentina Aranza Salut Brazil Gisele Miró
Brazil Isabela Miró
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 15. 12 October 2008 ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Clay Argentina Aranza Salut Brazil Monique Albuquerque
Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves
6–3, 6–1
Win 16. 18 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto Venezuela Marina Giral Lores
Argentina Paula Ormaechea
6–2, 6–1
Win 17. 25 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto Venezuela Marina Giral Lores
Argentina Paula Ormaechea
6–7(7), 6–0, [10–3]
Win 18. 1 November 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Peru Bianca Botto Argentina Vanesa Furlanetto
Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto
6–1, 6–3
Win 19. 8 November 2008 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Argentina Emilia Yorio Brazil Natalia Guitler
Brazil Nathalia Rossi
7–5, 6–4
Win 20. 15 November 2008 ITF Santiago, Chile Clay Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto Czech Republic Kateřina Kramperová
United States Nataly Yoo
w/o
Loss 21. 28 March 2009 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Argentina Vanesa Furlanetto Slovakia Patricia Veresova
Slovakia Zuzana Zlochová
0–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss 22. 2 May 2009 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Brazil Carla Tiene
3–6, 3–6
Loss 23. 6 June 2009 ITF Córdoba, Argentina Clay Argentina Tatiana Búa Brazil Raquel Piltcher
Brazil Roxane Vaisemberg
4–6, 3–6
Win 24. 13 June 2009 ITF Santa Fe, Argentina Clay Argentina Tatiana Búa Argentina Luciana Sarmenti
Argentina Emilia Yorio
4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win 25. 18 July 2009 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Paula Zabala Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Italy Nicole Clerico
1–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Loss 26. 10 October 2009 ITF Mexico City Hard Russia Alina Jidkova Bolivia María Fernanda Álvarez
Portugal Frederica Piedade
3–6, 4–6
Loss 27. 31 October 2009 ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico Hard Bolivia María Fernanda Álvarez United States Kimberly Couts
Canada Heidi El Tabakh
3–6, 1–6
Win 28. 6 November 2009 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto Colombia Yuliana Lizarazo
Colombia Paula Zabala
6–3, 6–1
Loss 29. 14 November 2009 ITF Itajaí, Brazil Clay Argentina Tatiana Búa Brazil Fernanda Hermenegildo
Brazil Ana Clara Duarte
6–3, 2–6, [7–10]
Win 30. 11 June 2010 ITF Córdoba, Argentina Clay Argentina Mailen Auroux Argentina Luciana Sarmenti
Argentina Emilia Yorio
6–1, 6–2
Loss 31. 18 June 2010 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Mailen Auroux Argentina Lucía Jara Lozano
Argentina Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
6–7(2), 0–1 ret.
Loss 32. 25 June 2009 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Tatiana Búa Argentina Luciana Sarmenti
Argentina Emilia Yorio
3–6, 7–6(2), [8–10]
Loss 33. 18 July 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Argentina Mailen Auroux Venezuela Andrea Gámiz
Argentina Paula Ormaechea
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 34. 24 July 2010 ITF La Paz, Bolivia Clay Argentina Estefanía Donnet Chile Camila Silva
Chile Giannina Minieri
6–4, 6–3
Loss 35. 31 July 2010 ITF Cochabamba, Bolivia Clay Argentina Estefanía Donnet Chile Camila Silva
Chile Giannina Minieri
4–6, 1–6
Win 36. 7 August 2010 ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia Clay Argentina Estefanía Donnet Argentina Tatiana Búa
Argentina Luciana Sarmenti
2–6, 6–0, [12–10]
Win 37. 28 August 2010 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Mailen Auroux Argentina Estefania Donnet
Argentina Carla Lucero
7–5, 6–0
Win 38. 4 September 2010 ITF Santa Fe, Argentina Clay Chile Camila Silva Argentina Tatiana Búa
Argentina Aranza Salut
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 39. 2 October 2010 ITF Arujá, Brazil Clay Argentina Vanesa Furlanetto Argentina Carla Lucero
Argentina Emilia Yorio
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 40. 10 October 2010 ITF Londrina, Brazil Clay Chile Camila Silva Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg
Brazil Vivian Segnini
6–4, 6–3
Loss 41. 16 October 2010 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Brazil Isabela Miró
4–6, 4–6
Win 42. 30 October 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto Chile Fernanda Brito
Chile Daniela Seguel
1–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 43. 6 November 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto Colombia Yuliana Lizarazo
Venezuela Adriana Pérez
2–6, 6–7(5)
Win 44. 13 November 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto Colombia Karen Ramírez Rivera
Chile Daniela Seguel
6–4, 7–5
Loss 45. 27 November 2010 ITF Concepción, Chile Clay Chile Camila Silva Chile Fernanda Brito
Chile Daniela Seguel
2–6, 3–6
Win 46. 9 April 2011 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Venezuela Adriana Pérez Croatia Indire Akiki
Czech Republic Zuzana Linhová
7–5, 6–2
Win 47. 16 April 2011 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Venezuela Adriana Pérez United States Lena Litvak
United States Amanda McDowell
7–6(10), 6–4
Win 48. 20 May 2011 ITF Brescia, Italy Clay Brazil Fernanda Hermenegildo Italy Evelyn Mayr
Italy Julia Mayr
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 49. 4 June 2011 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay Venezuela Adriana Pérez Croatia Ani Mijacika
Croatia Ana Vrljić
6–3, 7–6(9)

Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Karen is pronounced [ˈkaɾen].

References

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  1. ^ "Karen Castiblanco's Biography". International Tennis Federation.
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