Karin Palme

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Karin Palme
Country (sports)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Born (1977-12-27) 27 December 1977 (age 46)
Guadalajara, Mexico
DiedFebruary 10 2024
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$41,521
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 315 (5 December 1994)
Doubles
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 270 (13 October 1997)

Karin Palme (born 27 December 1977-February 2024) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.

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Biography

Born in Guadalajara, Palme made her debut for the Mexico Fed Cup team in 1994. She played Fed Cup ever year up until 1999, by which time she was in her second season of college tennis at Arizona State University. In 2000 she earned All-American honors for singles. [1]

After graduating she continued to compete on the professional tour and represent Mexico in international events. She won two medals at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games and was a doubles bronze medalist at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo. [2]

In 2003 she made a comeback to Fed Cup tennis for a further two ties, finishing her career with appearances in 26 ties, second only to Jessica Fernández. [3]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.24 July 1994 Mexico City Hard Flag of Mexico.svg Jessica Fernández 6–0, 6–3
Loss1.25 September 1994 Guadalajara, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Graciela Vélez 2–6, 3–6
Loss2.20 February 1995 Cali, ColombiaClay Flag of Colombia.svg Fabiola Zuluaga 0–6, 4–6
Loss3.20 October 1996 Coatzacoalcos, MexicoHard Flag of Chile.svg Paula Cabezas 7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss4.14 June 2002 Pachuca, MexicoClay Flag of Uruguay.svg Ana Lucía Migliarini de León 1–6, 6–4, 5–7

Doubles (3–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.7 October 1996Mexico CityHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Alena Paulenková Flag of the United States.svg Tracey Hiete
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss2.23 March 1997 Victoria, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Graciela Vélez Flag of Mexico.svg Paola Arrangoiz
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Jidkova
7–5, 0–6, 2–6
Win1.8 September 1997 La Paz, BoliviaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Monika Maštalířová Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Lopez Palacios
Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss3.21 June 1998 Mount Pleasant,
United States
Hard Flag of the United States.svg Adria Engel Flag of the United States.svg Keri Phebus
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Webb
2–6, 1–6
Win2.6 August 2001 Poza Rica, MexicoHard Flag of Japan.svg Remi Uda Flag of Mexico.svg Erika Clarke
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandra Rivero
6–2, 6–3
Win3.25 August 2002 San Luis Potosí,
Mexico
Hard Flag of the United States.svg Arpi Kojian Flag of Mexico.svg Erika Clarke
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandra Rivero
6–7, 6–3, 7–6

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References

  1. "Women's Tennis Season Review". Arizona State University Athletics. 1 June 2000.
  2. "González y Hernández, por el título en dobles ante Chile". La Jornada (in Spanish). 10 August 2003.
  3. "El adiós de la última princesa del tenis mexicano". www.marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. 3 March 2009.