Catalina Castaño
{{short description|Colombian tennis player}}
{{no footnotes|date=December 2015}}
{{family name hatnote|Castaño|Álvarez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name= Catalina Castaño
|country= {{COL}}
|residence= Pereira
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1979|7|7|df=yes}}
|birth_place= Pereira
|image= Castano RG13 (3) (9361812304).jpg
|caption= Catalina Castaño at the 2013 French Open
|height= 1.71 m
|turnedpro= January 1998
|retired= 2014
|plays= Right (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney= $1,162,113
|singlesrecord= {{tennis record|won=421|lost=369}}
|singlestitles= 6 ITF
|highestsinglesranking= No. 35 (10 July 2006)
|AustralianOpenresult= 2R (2006, 2008)
|FrenchOpenresult= 2R (2001, 2005-07)
|Wimbledonresult= 1R (2001, 2004–08)
|USOpenresult= 2R (2005)
|doublesrecord= {{tennis record|won=118|lost=161}}
|doublestitles= 1 WTA, 1 WTA 125
|highestdoublesranking= No. 71 (8 July 2013)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult= 2R (2006, 2007)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult= 2R (2005, 2013)
|WimbledonDoublesresult= 3R (2008)
|USOpenDoublesresult= 2R (2006)
|Team= yes
|FedCupresult= {{tennis record|won=51|lost=23}}
}}
Catalina Castaño Álvarez ({{IPA|es-419|kataˈlina kasˈtaɲo ˈalβares|lang}}; born 7 July 1979) is a Colombian former tennis player. Her highest singles ranking is world No. 35 which she achieved July 2006.
In her career, she won ten titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, six in singles and four in doubles, as well as one doubles title on both the WTA Tour and Challenger Tour.
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 was 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 defeating 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 her 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 Tour finals
=Singles: 1 (runner-up)=
| class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!style="width:65px"|Outcome !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:200px"|Tournament !Tier !style="width:60px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Opponent !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
|Jul 2005 |Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary |Tier IV |Clay |{{flagicon|ISR}} Anna Smashnova |2–6, 2–6 |
=Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)=
| class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!style="width:65px"|Outcome !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:130px"|Tournament !Tier !style="width:60px"|Surface !style="width:220px"|Partner !style="width:175px"|Opponents !style="width:115px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
|Jul 2012 |Swedish Open, |International |Clay |{{flagicon|COL}} Mariana Duque Mariño |{{flagicon|CZE}} Eva Hrdinová |4–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
|Mar 2013 |Mexican Open, |International |Clay |{{flagicon|COL}} Mariana Duque Mariño |{{flagicon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino |4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
WTA Challenger finals
=Singles: 1 (runner-up)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !W–L !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 0–1 | Feb 2013 | bgcolor=silver|Copa Bionaire, Colombia | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Lara Arruabarrena | 3–6, 2–6 |
=Doubles: 1 (title)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !W–L !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Win
| 1–0 | Feb 2013 | bgcolor=silver|Copa Bionaire, Colombia | Clay | {{flagicon|COL}} Mariana Duque Mariño | {{flagicon|ARG}} Florencia Molinero | 3–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
ITF Circuit finals
| class=wikitable style="font-size:85%; width:15%;"
!Legend |
| style="background:#f88379;"
|$100,000 tournaments |
| style="background:#f7e98e;"
|$75,000 tournaments |
| style="background:#addfad;"
|$50,000 tournaments |
| style="background:lightblue;"
|$25,000 tournaments |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|$10,000 tournaments |
=Singles (6–7)=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%"
!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
| bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | 1. | 29 March 1999 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} María Fernanda Landa | 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss | 1. | 18 October 1999 | ITF Nashville, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|ARG}} Florencia Labat | 1–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | 2. | 8 May 2000 | ITF Midlothian, Canada | Clay | {{flagicon|AUT}} Evelyn Fauth | 6–3, 7–5 |
| bgcolor="lightblue"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss | 2. | 23 April 2000 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | {{flagicon|VEN}} Milagros Sequera | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| style="background:#addfad;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss | 3. | 13 November 2000 | ITF Naples, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Yvette Basting | 0–4, 0–4, 2–4 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | 3. | 10 December 2000 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | {{flagicon|COL}} Fabiola Zuluaga | 4–1 ret. |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss | 4. | 14 October 2001 | ITF Hallandale Beach, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|COL}} Fabiola Zuluaga | 6–3, 3–6, 4–3 ret. |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | 4. | 1 June 2003 | ITF Campobasso, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nina Bratchikova | 6–2, 6–2 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss | 5. | 9 June 2003 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|SVK}} Martina Suchá | 1–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | 5. | 16 June 2003 | ITF Gorizia, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Michaela Paštiková | 7–6(2), 6–4 |
| style="background:#addfad;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 6. | 1 September 2003 | ITF Fano, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Cristina Torrens Valero | 3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| style="background:#f7e98e;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | 6. | 29 June 2004 | ITF Orbetello, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Bondarenko | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss | 7. | 24 June 2012 | Open de Montpellier, France | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Séverine Beltrame | 2–6, 6–7(4) |
=Doubles (4–3)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss | 1. | 14 September 1998 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | {{flagicon|COL}} Carolina Mayorga | {{flagicon|PAR}} Laura Bernal | 5–7, 7–6(5), 1–6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win | 1. | 24 January 2011 | ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia | Clay | {{flagicon|COL}} Viky Núñez Fuentes | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nathália Rossi | 7–6(3), 6–1 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss | 2. | 25 July 2011 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|COL}} Mariana Duque Mariño | {{flagicon|CRO}} Maria Abramović | 3–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | 2. | {{dts|17 January 2012}} | ITF Plantation, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Laura Thorpe | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Pegula | 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#f88379;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Win | 3. | 22 October 2012 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | Hard | {{flagicon|BIH}} Mervana Jugić-Salkić | {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 6–4, 5–7, [10–4] |
| style="background:#addfad;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Win | 4. | 29 October 2012 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | Hard | {{flagicon|BIH}} Mervana Jugić-Salkić | {{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Cetkovská | 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#f88379;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss | 3. | 12 May 2013 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | {{flagicon|BRA}} Teliana Pereira | {{flagicon|USA}} Vania King | 6–4, 5–7, [8–10] |
Performance timelines
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:97%"
!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!SR!!W-L |
| colspan="18" align="left" |Grand Slam tournaments |
| align="left" | Australian Open
|A |A |A |A | bgcolor="" |Q1 | bgcolor="" |Q2 | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="" |Q2 |A |A |A |A |0 / 4 |2–4 |
| align="left" | French Open
|A | bgcolor="" |Q2 | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="" |Q1 |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="" |Q2 | bgcolor="" |Q1 |A |A | bgcolor="" |Q1 |0 / 6 |4–6 |
| align="left" | Wimbledon
|A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="" |Q1 |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A | bgcolor="" |Q1 |A |A | bgcolor="" |Q1 |0 / 6 |0–6 |
| align="left" | US Open
|A | bgcolor="" |Q1 | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="" |Q1 | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="" |Q1 | bgcolor="" |Q1 | bgcolor="" |Q3 |A | bgcolor="" |Q3 | bgcolor="" |Q3 |0 / 6 |1–6 |
| colspan="18" align="left" |Olympic Games |
| align="left" |Summer Olympics
| colspan="1" style="color:#767676" |NH |A | colspan="3" style="color:#767676" |NH | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | colspan="3" style="color:#767676" |NH |A | colspan="3" style="color:#767676" |NH |A | colspan="1" style="color:#767676" |NH |0 / 1 | bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |0–1 |
| colspan="18" align="left" |Premier Mandatory |
| align="left" | Indian Wells
|A |A |A |A |A |Q1 |Q1 | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 3 |1–3 |
| align="left" | Miami
|A |A |Q1 |Q1 |A |Q1 | bgcolor="afeeee" |4R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |Q1 |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 3 |4–3 |
| align="left" | Beijing
|A |A |A |A |A |Q2 |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |Q3 |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 1 |0–1 |
| colspan="18" align="left" |Premier 5 |
| align="left" |Doha
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A | colspan="2" style="color:#767676" |Not Held |A |A |A |0 / 1 |0–1 |
| align="left" | Rome
|A |A |A |Q1 |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |3R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |Q2 |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 3 |4–3 |
| align="left" | Cincinnati
| colspan="5" style="color:#767676" |NH |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 1 |0–1 |
| colspan="18" align="left" |Premier |
| align="left" | Charleston
|A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF |A |A | bgcolor="" |Q2 | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A | bgcolor="" |Q1 | bgcolor="" |Q1 |0 / 4 |5–4 |
| align="left" | San Diego
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | colspan="2" style="color:#767676" |NH |Q1 |A |A |A |0 / 1 |0–1 |
| colspan="18" align="left" |WTA International |
| align="left" | Brisbane
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF |A |Q2 |A |A |A |A |0 / 1 |2–1 |
| align="left" | Auckland
|A |A |A |A |A |Q1 |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |Q1 |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 1 |0–1 |
| align="left" | Bogotá
| bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF | bgcolor="yellow" |SF | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF |A | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |0 / 14 |19–14 |
| align="left" | Acapulco
| colspan="2" style="color:#767676" |NH |Q2 |A |A |A | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A |Q1 |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A | bgcolor="" |Q3 | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |0 / 4 |4–4 |
| align="left" | Budapest
|A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="thistle" |F | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A |A |A |0 / 3 |7–3 |
| align="left" |Istanbul
|A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 3 |4–3 |
| align="left" | Quebec
|A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="" |Q2 |0 / 2 |1–2 |
| align="left" | Barcelona
| colspan="4" style="color:#767676" |NH |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A |A |A | style="color:#767676" |NH |0 / 2 |0–2 |
| align="left" | Seoul
|A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="yellow" |SF | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF |A |A |A |A |Q3 |A |0 / 4 |7–4 |
| align="left" | Luxembourg
|A |A |A |A |A |Q2 |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A |Q1 |A |0 / 2 |1–2 |
| colspan="18" align="left" |WTA 125s |
| align="left" | Cali
| colspan="8" style="color:#767676" |NH |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="thistle" |F |0 / 3 |4–3 |
| bgcolor="efefef"
| align="left" | Year-end ranking |A |143 |122 |201 |133 |110 |59 |55 |115 |147 |219 |183 |251 |236 |196 |0 / 78 |64-78 |
=Doubles=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:97%"
!Tournament!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!SR!!W-L |
| colspan="16" align="left" |Grand Slam tournaments |
| align="left" | Australian Open
|A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 2 |2–2 |
| align="left" | French Open
|A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |0 / 4 |2–4 |
| align="left" | Wimbledon
|A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |3R |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |0 / 3 |2–3 |
| align="left" | US Open
|A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 3 |1–3 |
| colspan="16" align="left" |Olympic Games |
| align="left" |Summer Olympics
| colspan="3" style="color:#767676" |NH | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | colspan="3" style="color:#767676" |NH |A | colspan="3" style="color:#767676" |NH |A | colspan="1" style="color:#767676" |NH |0 / 1 | bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |1–1 |
| colspan="16" align="left" |Premier 5 |
| align="left" | Doha
|A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="FFEBCD" |QF |A | colspan="2" style="color:#767676" |NH |A |A |A |0 / 1 |1–1 |
| align="left" | Rome
|A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |0 / 2 |2–2 |
| align="left" | Cincinnati
| colspan="3" style="color:#767676" |NH |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 1 |0–1 |
| colspan="16" align="left" |WTA International |
| align="left" | Bogotá
| bgcolor="FFEBCD" |QF | bgcolor="FFEBCD" |QF | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A | bgcolor="FFEBCD" |QF | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="FFEBCD" |QF | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A | bgcolor="FFEBCD" |QF | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |0 / 10 |5–10 |
| align="left" | Acapulco
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="thistle" |F |0 / 2 |3–2 |
| align="left" | Estoril
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |0 / 1 |0–1 |
| align="left" | Båstad
| colspan="8" style="color:#767676" |NH |A |A |A | bgcolor="Lime" |W |A |1 / 0 |4–0 |
| align="left" |Washington
| colspan="10" style="color:#767676" |NH |A |A | bgcolor="FFEBCD" |QF |0 / 1 |1–1 |
| align="left" | Quebec
|A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |0 / 2 |0–2 |
| colspan="16" align="left" |WTA 125s |
| align="left" | Cali
| colspan="6" style="color:#767676" |NH |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="FFEBCD" |QF | bgcolor="Lime" |W |1 / 2 |5–2 |
| bgcolor="efefef"
| align="left" | Year-end ranking |316 |361 |A |305 |236 |144 |91 |163 |280 |455 |238 |96 |104 |2 / 33 |29–33 |
Head-to-head record
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
- Martina Navratilova - 0–1
- Nadia Petrova - 0–1
- Serena Williams - 0–1
External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{BJK Cup player}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Pereira, Colombia
Category:Colombian female tennis players
Category:Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic tennis players for Colombia
Category:Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games medalists in tennis
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games