Valentina Castro

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Valentina Castro
Country (sports)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Born (1981-07-17) 17 July 1981 (age 43)
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]

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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 (1–2)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss18 August 2003 La Paz,
Bolivia		Clay 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.
Loss25 October 2004 Los Mochis,
Mexico		Clay 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
Win7 March 2005 Toluca,
Mexico		Hard 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

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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.
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