Catalina Castaño

Catalina Castaño Álvarez (American Spanish: [kataˈlina kasˈtaɲo ˈalβares]; born 7 July 1979) is a retired tennis player from Colombia. Her highest singles ranking of 35 she achieved in 2006.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Castaño and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Catalina Castaño
Catalina Castaño at the 2013 French Open
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidencePereira
Born (1979-07-07) 7 July 1979
Pereira
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned proJanuary 1998
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,162,113
Singles
Career record421–369
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 35 (10 July 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2006, 2008)
French Open2R (2001, 2005-07)
Wimbledon1R (2001, 2004–08)
US Open2R (2005)
Doubles
Career record118–161
Career titles1 WTA, 1 WTA 125K, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 71 (8 July 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2006, 2007)
French Open2R (2005, 2013)
Wimbledon3R (2008)
US Open2R (2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup51–23

In her career, she won ten titles on the ITF Circuit, six in singles, as well as one doubles title on tournaments of the WTA 125K series.

Castaño defeated top 20 players such as Nicole Vaidišová, Anna-Lena Grönefeld, Patty Schnyder, Paola Suárez, Li Na and Lucie Šafářová. She was coached by Peruvian-born British citizen Pablo Giacopelli since 2004.

Career summary

1999–2004

In 1999 she won her first ITF title in Santiago. The following year she won two ITF titles in Midlothian and Cali. In 2001, she reached the quarterfinals in her home tournament of Bogotá, Colombia (Tier III). In 2002, Castaño advanced the semifinals in Bogotá. She reached four ITF finals, winning two of them - in Gorizia and Campobasso. She won 39 matches in the year and lost 18. In 2004, she reached the quarterfinals in Bogotá for the third time. She also has the distinction of being the last player to be defeated by Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in the ladies singles, losing the match 0–6, 1–6. She won her sixth ITF title in Orbetello.

2005

In April, she won five matches in Miami (Tier I) including back-to-back wins over world No. 19, Paola Suárez, and world No. 13, Patty Schnyder, before falling to world No. 9, Venus Williams, in three sets in the round of 16. In May, she won four matches in Rome (Tier I) before losing to world No. 10 Vera Zvonareva in the round of 16. In August, she reached her first ever WTA Tour final in Budapest. She lost to the top seed Anna Smashnova in the final, in straight sets. In October, she reached the semifinals in Seoul (Tier IV) but lost to the eventual champion Nicole Vaidišová.

2006

She commenced January with a semifinal showing in Canberra (Tier IV) and passed the first round of the Australian Open for the first time. In Charleston in mid April, Catalina reached her first Tier I quarterfinal after she defeated Ashley Harkleroad, Nicole Vaidišová and Marion Bartoli. Her two-sets win over Vaidišová, who was ranked 14 at the time, was her best win of the year. The following week in Berlin, Catalina beat Anna-Lena Grönefeld, who was ranked 14 at the time. It was Catalina's second win over a top-15 player in as many weeks. In May, she reached the quarterfinals in Istanbul (Tier III) for the first time. She reached her highest ranking of No. 35 on July 16.

2007

Catalina commenced the new season with a solid start, recording two quarterfinal appearances at the Gold Coast and Hobart in January. At the Gold Coast, she defeated Li Na who was ranked 21 at the time.

2014

Castaño retired from professional tennis after a diagnosis of breast cancer.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 31 July 2005 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Anna Smashnova 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0-0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0-0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1-1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 22 July 2012 Swedish Open, Båstad Clay Mariana Duque Mariño Eva Hrdinová
Mervana Jugić-Salkić		 4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Runner-up 1. 2 March 2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco Clay Mariana Duque Mariño Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Arantxa Parra Santonja		 4–6, 6–7(1–7)

WTA 125K series finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 17 February 2013 Cali, Colombia Clay Lara Arruabarrena 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 11 February 2013 Cali, Colombia Clay Mariana Duque Florencia Molinero
Teliana Pereira		 3–6, 6–1, [10–5]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (6–7)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 29 March 1999 ITF Santiago, Chile Clay María Fernanda Landa 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 18 October 1999 ITF Nashville, United States Hard Florencia Labat 1–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 8 May 2000 ITF Midlothian, Canada Clay Evelyn Fauth 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 23 April 2000 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Milagros Sequera 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 13 November 2000 ITF Naples, United States Clay Yvette Basting 0–4, 0–4, 2–4
Winner 3. 10 December 2000 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Fabiola Zuluaga 4–1 ret.
Runner-up 4. 14 October 2001 ITF Hallandale Beach, United States Clay Fabiola Zuluaga 6–3, 3–6, 4–3 ret.
Winner 4. 1 June 2003 ITF Campobasso, Italy Clay Nina Bratchikova 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 9 June 2003 ITF Grado, Italy Clay Martina Suchá 1–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 16 June 2003 ITF Gorizia, Italy Clay Michaela Paštiková 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Runner-up 6. 1 September 2003 ITF Fano, Italy Clay Cristina Torrens Valero 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Winner 6. 29 June 2004 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay Alona Bondarenko 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 24 June 2012 ITF Montpellier, France Clay Séverine Beltrame 2–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 7 (4–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 14 September 1998 ITF La Paz, Bolivia Clay Carolina Mayorga Laura Bernal
Daniela Olivera		 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 1–6
Winner 1. 24 January 2011 ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia Clay Viky Núñez Fuentes Nathália Rossi
Zuzana Zlochová		 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Runner–up 2. 25 July 2011 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Mariana Duque Maria Abramović
Nicole Clerico		 3–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Winner 2. 17 January 2012 ITF Plantation, United States Clay Laura Thorpe Jessica Pegula
Ahsha Rolle		 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 22 October 2012 ITF Poitiers, France Hard Mervana Jugić-Salkić Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
Tatjana Maria		 6–4, 5–7, [10–4]
Winner 4. 29 October 2012 ITF Nantes, France Hard Mervana Jugić-Salkić Petra Cetkovská
Renata Voráčová		 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 12 May 2013 ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Teliana Pereira Vania King
Arantxa Rus		 6–4, 5–7, [8–10]

Singles performance timeline
Tournament199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013SRW-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 1R 2R 1R 2R A A A A A 0 / 4 2–4
French Open A A 2R A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R Q2 Q1 A A Q1 0 / 6 4–6
Wimbledon A A 1R A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A Q1 A A Q1 0 / 6 0–6
US Open A A 1R A 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R A Q1 Q3 A Q3 Q3 0 / 6 1–6
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 1R Not Held A Not Held A NH 0 / 1 0–1
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells A A A A A Q1 Q1 2R 1R 1R A A A A A 0 / 3 1–3
Miami A A Q1 Q1 A Q1 4R 1R 2R Q1 A A A A A 0 / 3 4–3
Beijing A A A A A Q2 A 1R Q3 A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Premier 5
Doha A A A A A A A A 1R A Not Held A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Rome A A A Q1 A A 3R 2R 2R Q2 A A A A A 0 / 3 4–3
Cincinnati Not Held A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Premier
Charleston A A 1R A A 2R A QF A A Q2 2R A Q1 Q1 0 / 4 5–4
San Diego A A A A A A A A 1R Not Held Q1 A A A 0 / 1 0–1
International series
Brisbane A A A A A A A A QF A Q2 A A A A 0 / 1 2–1
Auckland A A A A A Q1 A 1R A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Bogotá 1R 2R QF SF QF QF QF QF A QF 1R 2R QF 2R 1R 0 / 14 19–14
Acapulco Not Held Q2 A A A QF 2R A Q1 A 2R A Q3 1R 0 / 4 4–4
Budapest A A A A A A F QF A A A 2R A A A 0 / 3 7–3
Istanbul A A A A A A 1R QF QF A A A A A A 0 / 3 4–3
Quebec A A 2R A A A A A 1R A A A A A Q2 0 / 2 1–2
Barcelona Not Held A A A A 1R 1R A A A A NH 0 / 2 0–2
Seoul A A A A A 2R SF 2R QF A A A A Q3 A 0 / 4 7–4
Luxembourg A A A A A Q2 A A A 2R 1R A A Q1 A 0 / 2 1–2
WTA 125s
Cali Not Held A A A A 1R 1R F 0 / 3 4–3
Year-end ranking A 143 122 201 133 110 59 55 115 147 219 183 251 236 196 0 / 78 64-78

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013SRW-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 2R 2R A A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2
French Open A A A A 2R 1R A 1R A A A A 2R 0 / 4 2–4
Wimbledon A A A A 1R A A 3R A A A A 1R 0 / 3 2–3
US Open A A A A 1R 2R A 1R A A A A A 0 / 3 1–3
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held 2R Not Held A Not Held A NH 0 / 1 1–1
Premier 5
Doha A A A A A A QF A Not Held A A A 0 / 1 1–1
Rome A A A A A A 2R A A A A A 2R 0 / 2 2–2
Cincinnati Not Held A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
International series
Bogotá QF QF 1R A QF 1R A 1R QF 1R A QF 1R 0 / 10 5–10
Acapulco A A A A A A A 1R A A A A F 0 / 2 3–2
Estoril A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Båstad Not Held A A A W A 1 / 0 4–0
Washington Not Held A A QF 0 / 1 1–1
Quebec A A A A A A 1R A A A A A 1R 0 / 2 0–2
WTA 125s
Cali Not Held A A A A 1R QF W 1 / 2 5–2
Year-end ranking 316 361 A 305 236 144 91 163 280 455 238 96 104 2 / 33 29–33

Head-to-head records against other players

Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.

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