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Karen Emilia Castiblanco Duarte (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾeŋ kastiˈβlaŋko];[a] born 9 January 1988) is a former Colombian tennis player and member of the Colombia Fed Cup team. On 24 October 2011, she reached her highest WTA ranking of 411 in singles whilst her best doubles ranking was 218 on 13 February 2012.[1]

Karen Castiblanco
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Born (1988-01-09) 9 January 1988 (age 36)
La Mesa, Colombia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$67,581
Singles
Career record153–171
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 411 (24 October 2011)
Doubles
Career record239–127
Career titles27 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 218 (13 February 2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup12–10
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Doubles

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 19 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Peru  Bianca Botto 1–6, 3–6
Win 2. 25 July 2010 ITF La Paz, Bolivia Clay Chile  Daniela Seguel 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3. 30 October 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Venezuela  Adriana Pérez 1–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 4. 6 November 2011 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia  Yuliana Lizarazo 6–4, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 49 (27 titles, 22 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 18 September 2004 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Ecuador  Estefania Balda Álvarez Colombia  Mariana Duque Mariño
Colombia  Viky Núñez Fuentes
7–6(2), 7–5
Win 2. 23 October 2005 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Argentina  María Irigoyen Argentina  Albertina Gandara
Argentina  Sheila Guerberg
6–4, 6–4
Win 3. 27 August 2006 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay (i) Brazil  Roxane Vaisemberg Colombia  Mariana Duque Mariño
Colombia  Viky Núñez Fuentes
6–4, 7–6(4)
Loss 4. 8 September 2006 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Venezuela  Mariana Muci United States  Story Tweedie-Yates
United States  Jodi Kenoyer
1–6, 1–6
Win 5. 28 October 2006 ITF Luque, Paraguay Clay Argentina  Flavia Mignola Chile  Melisa Miranda
Venezuela  Mariana Muci
6–3, 6–3
Loss 6. 18 November 2006 ITF Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Argentina  Jesica Orselli Argentina  Agustina Lepore
Argentina  Veronica Spiegel
4–6, 5–7
Loss 7. 18 May 2007 ITF Córdoba, Argentina Clay Chile  Melisa Miranda Argentina  Andrea Benítez
Argentina  María Irigoyen
2–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 3 August 2007 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Argentina  Manuela Esposito South Africa  Tegan Edwards
United States  Lena Litvak
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2)
Loss 9. 22 October 2007 ITF Valencia, Venezuela Hard Ecuador  Hilda Zuleta Cabrera Bolivia  María Fernanda Álvarez
Venezuela  Mariana Muci
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 10. 28 April 2008 ITF Bell Ville, Argentina Clay Argentina  Tatiana Búa Brazil  Joana Cortez
Brazil  Natalia Guitler
6–4, 1–6, [10–7]
Loss 11. 2 June 2008 ITF Amarante, Portugal Hard Argentina  Tatiana Búa Canada  Mélanie Gloria
Spain  Lucía Sainz
6–7, 4–6
Loss 12. 14 July 2008 ITF Badajoz, Spain Hard Colombia  Paula Zabala France  Adeline Goncalves
Australia  Kristina Pejkovic
5–7, 5–7
Loss 13. 27 July 2008 ITF La Coruña, Spain Hard Colombia  Paula Zabala Portugal  Neuza Silva
Netherlands  Nicole Thyssen
2–6, 2–6
Win 14. 4 October 2008 ITF Curitiba, Brazil Clay Argentina  Aranza Salut Brazil  Gisele Miró
Brazil  Isabela Miró
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 15. 12 October 2008 ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Clay Argentina  Aranza Salut Brazil  Monique Albuquerque
Brazil  Paula Cristina Gonçalves
6–3, 6–1
Win 16. 18 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Chile  Andrea Koch Benvenuto Venezuela  Marina Giral Lores
Argentina  Paula Ormaechea
6–2, 6–1
Win 17. 25 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Chile  Andrea Koch Benvenuto Venezuela  Marina Giral Lores
Argentina  Paula Ormaechea
6–7(7), 6–0, [10–3]
Win 18. 1 November 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Peru  Bianca Botto Argentina  Vanesa Furlanetto
Chile  Andrea Koch Benvenuto
6–1, 6–3
Win 19. 8 November 2008 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Argentina  Emilia Yorio Brazil  Natalia Guitler
Brazil  Nathalia Rossi
7–5, 6–4
Win 20. 15 November 2008 ITF Santiago, Chile Clay Chile  Andrea Koch Benvenuto Czech Republic  Kateřina Kramperová
United States  Nataly Yoo
w/o
Loss 21. 28 March 2009 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Argentina  Vanesa Furlanetto Slovakia  Patricia Veresova
Slovakia  Zuzana Zlochová
0–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss 22. 2 May 2009 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Chile  Andrea Koch Benvenuto Brazil  Maria Fernanda Alves
Brazil  Carla Tiene
3–6, 3–6
Loss 23. 6 June 2009 ITF Córdoba, Argentina Clay Argentina  Tatiana Búa Brazil  Raquel Piltcher
Brazil  Roxane Vaisemberg
4–6, 3–6
Win 24. 13 June 2009 ITF Santa Fe, Argentina Clay Argentina  Tatiana Búa Argentina  Luciana Sarmenti
Argentina  Emilia Yorio
4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win 25. 18 July 2009 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia  Paula Zabala Brazil  Maria Fernanda Alves
Italy  Nicole Clerico
1–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Loss 26. 10 October 2009 ITF Mexico City Hard Russia  Alina Jidkova Bolivia  María Fernanda Álvarez
Portugal  Frederica Piedade
3–6, 4–6
Loss 27. 31 October 2009 ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico Hard Bolivia  María Fernanda Álvarez United States  Kimberly Couts
Canada  Heidi El Tabakh
3–6, 1–6
Win 28. 6 November 2009 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile  Andrea Koch Benvenuto Colombia  Yuliana Lizarazo
Colombia  Paula Zabala
6–3, 6–1
Loss 29. 14 November 2009 ITF Itajaí, Brazil Clay Argentina  Tatiana Búa Brazil  Fernanda Hermenegildo
Brazil  Ana Clara Duarte
6–3, 2–6, [7–10]
Win 30. 11 June 2010 ITF Córdoba, Argentina Clay Argentina  Mailen Auroux Argentina  Luciana Sarmenti
Argentina  Emilia Yorio
6–1, 6–2
Loss 31. 18 June 2010 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina  Mailen Auroux Argentina  Lucía Jara Lozano
Argentina  Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
6–7(2), 0–1 ret.
Loss 32. 25 June 2009 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina  Tatiana Búa Argentina  Luciana Sarmenti
Argentina  Emilia Yorio
3–6, 7–6(2), [8–10]
Loss 33. 18 July 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Argentina  Mailen Auroux Venezuela  Andrea Gámiz
Argentina  Paula Ormaechea
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 34. 24 July 2010 ITF La Paz, Bolivia Clay Argentina  Estefanía Donnet Chile  Camila Silva
Chile  Giannina Minieri
6–4, 6–3
Loss 35. 31 July 2010 ITF Cochabamba, Bolivia Clay Argentina  Estefanía Donnet Chile  Camila Silva
Chile  Giannina Minieri
4–6, 1–6
Win 36. 7 August 2010 ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia Clay Argentina  Estefanía Donnet Argentina  Tatiana Búa
Argentina  Luciana Sarmenti
2–6, 6–0, [12–10]
Win 37. 28 August 2010 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina  Mailen Auroux Argentina  Estefania Donnet
Argentina  Carla Lucero
7–5, 6–0
Win 38. 4 September 2010 ITF Santa Fe, Argentina Clay Chile  Camila Silva Argentina  Tatiana Búa
Argentina  Aranza Salut
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 39. 2 October 2010 ITF Arujá, Brazil Clay Argentina  Vanesa Furlanetto Argentina  Carla Lucero
Argentina  Emilia Yorio
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 40. 10 October 2010 ITF Londrina, Brazil Clay Chile  Camila Silva Paraguay  Verónica Cepede Royg
Brazil  Vivian Segnini
6–4, 6–3
Loss 41. 16 October 2010 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Chile  Andrea Koch Benvenuto Brazil  Maria Fernanda Alves
Brazil  Isabela Miró
4–6, 4–6
Win 42. 30 October 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile  Andrea Koch Benvenuto Chile  Fernanda Brito
Chile  Daniela Seguel
1–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 43. 6 November 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile  Andrea Koch Benvenuto Colombia  Yuliana Lizarazo
Venezuela  Adriana Pérez
2–6, 6–7(5)
Win 44. 13 November 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile  Andrea Koch Benvenuto Colombia  Karen Ramírez Rivera
Chile  Daniela Seguel
6–4, 7–5
Loss 45. 27 November 2010 ITF Concepción, Chile Clay Chile  Camila Silva Chile  Fernanda Brito
Chile  Daniela Seguel
2–6, 3–6
Win 46. 9 April 2011 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Venezuela  Adriana Pérez Croatia  Indire Akiki
Czech Republic  Zuzana Linhová
7–5, 6–2
Win 47. 16 April 2011 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Venezuela  Adriana Pérez United States  Lena Litvak
United States  Amanda McDowell
7–6(10), 6–4
Win 48. 20 May 2011 ITF Brescia, Italy Clay Brazil  Fernanda Hermenegildo Italy  Evelyn Mayr
Italy  Julia Mayr
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 49. 4 June 2011 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay Venezuela  Adriana Pérez Croatia  Ani Mijacika
Croatia  Ana Vrljić
6–3, 7–6(9)

Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Karen is pronounced [ˈkaɾen].

References

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  1. ^ "Karen Castiblanco's Biography". International Tennis Federation.
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