Valentina Castro

Last updated
Valentina Castro
Country (sports)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Born (1981-07-17) 17 July 1981 (age 41)
Prize money$9,768
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 436 (6 June 2005)
Doubles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 548 (16 May 2005)

Valentina Castro (born 17 July 1981) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. [1]

Contents

Castro was a regular member of the Chile Fed Cup team from 1998 to 2006, appearing in a total of 33 ties. She won 18 singles and nine doubles rubbers for Chile. On the professional tour she reached a best singles ranking of 436 in the world and won her only ITF title in doubles, at Toluca in 2005. [2]

Her elder sister, Bárbara, was also a professional tennis player. [3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.18 August 2003 La Paz, BoliviaClay Flag of Chile.svg Andrea Koch Benvenuto Flag of Brazil.svg Marcela Evangelista
Flag of Brazil.svg Letícia Sobral 		6–3, 3–6, 0–1, ret.
Runner-up2.25 October 2004 Los Mochis, MexicoClay Flag of Uruguay.svg Ana Lucía Migliarini de León Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero
Flag of Argentina.svg Flavia Mignola 		2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner1.7 March 2005 Toluca, MexicoHard Flag of Uruguay.svg Ana Lucía Migliarini de León Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Fisher
Flag of the United States.svg Christina Fusano 		6–2, 4–6, 7–5

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcelo Ríos</span> Chilean tennis player

Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a Chilean former world No. 1 tennis player. Nicknamed "El Chino" and "El zurdo de Vitacura", he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings in March 1998, holding the spot for six weeks. He also held the top ranking in juniors. At 1.75 m, Ríos is the shortest man to hold the number 1 ranking in men's tennis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arantxa Sánchez Vicario</span> Spanish tennis player

Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former world No. 1 tennis player. She won 14 Grand Slam titles: four in singles, six in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She also won four Olympic medals and five Fed Cup titles representing Spain. In 1994, she was crowned the ITF World Champion for the year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Capdeville</span> Chilean tennis player

Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro is a Chilean former tennis player. He was born in Santiago.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paula Ormaechea</span> Argentine tennis player

Paula Ormaechea is an Argentine tennis player based in Italy. She has won 15 singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 21 October 2013, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 59.

Cecilia Raquel Costa Melgar is a Chilean former tennis player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniela Seguel</span> Chilean tennis player

Daniela Valeska Seguel Carvajal, born 15 November 1992, is a Chilean tennis player. She has won 16 singles titles and 28 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 162, weeks after reaching quarterfinals on the Copa Colsanitas, her best result on a WTA tournament yet. Seguel's first-round win over Nicole Gibbs was the first professional match won by a Chilean female tennis player since 1980. On 7 July 2014, she peaked at No. 110 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Bárbara Gatica is a Chilean tennis player.

Lucila "Lucy" Becerra González is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.

Paula Andrea Cabezas is a Chilean former professional tennis player.

Bárbara Castro is a Chilean former professional tennis player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 WTA Tour</span> Womens tennis circuit

The 2020 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2020 tennis season. The 2020 WTA Tour calendar originally comprised the Grand Slam tournaments supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, and the year-end championships.

Larissa Carvalho is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oksana Selekhmeteva</span> Russian tennis player

Oksana Olegovna Selekhmeteva is a Russian tennis player. Selekhmeteva has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association |WTA) of 150 and a best doubles ranking of 150, both achieved on 11 July 2022.

Macarena Miranda is a Chilean former professional tennis player.

Melisa Miranda-Otarola is a Chilean former professional tennis player.

María-Alejandra Quezada Carrasco is a Chilean former professional tennis player.

Leyla Musalem is a Chilean former tennis player.

Madeleine Sánchez-Petel is a Dominican Republic former professional tennis player.

Germaine Ohaco is a Chilean former professional tennis player.

Daniel Langre is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

References

  1. ↑ "Valentina Castro logra primer triunfo nacional en WTA de Chile". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 9 September 2003.
  2. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $10,000 Toluca - 07 March - 13 March 2005". itftennis.com.
  3. ↑ "Tenis: Bárbara Castro campeona en el Stade Francais". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 28 May 2000.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.