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   Bianca Botto 1–6, 3–6
Win 2. 25 July 2010 ITF La Paz, Bolivia Clay   Daniela Seguel 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3. 30 October 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Adriana Pérez 1–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 4. 6 November 2011 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay   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   Estefania Balda Álvarez   Mariana Duque Mariño
  Viky Núñez Fuentes
7–6(2), 7–5
Win 2. 23 October 2005 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay   María Irigoyen   Albertina Gandara
  Sheila Guerberg
6–4, 6–4
Win 3. 27 August 2006 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay (i)   Roxane Vaisemberg   Mariana Duque Mariño
  Viky Núñez Fuentes
6–4, 7–6(4)
Loss 4. 8 September 2006 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Mariana Muci   Story Tweedie-Yates
  Jodi Kenoyer
1–6, 1–6
Win 5. 28 October 2006 ITF Luque, Paraguay Clay   Flavia Mignola   Melisa Miranda
  Mariana Muci
6–3, 6–3
Loss 6. 18 November 2006 ITF Florianópolis, Brazil Clay   Jesica Orselli   Agustina Lepore
  Veronica Spiegel
4–6, 5–7
Loss 7. 18 May 2007 ITF Córdoba, Argentina Clay   Melisa Miranda   Andrea Benítez
  María Irigoyen
2–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 3 August 2007 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Manuela Esposito   Tegan Edwards
  Lena Litvak
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2)
Loss 9. 22 October 2007 ITF Valencia, Venezuela Hard   Hilda Zuleta Cabrera   María Fernanda Álvarez
  Mariana Muci
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 10. 28 April 2008 ITF Bell Ville, Argentina Clay   Tatiana Búa   Joana Cortez
  Natalia Guitler
6–4, 1–6, [10–7]
Loss 11. 2 June 2008 ITF Amarante, Portugal Hard   Tatiana Búa   Mélanie Gloria
  Lucía Sainz
6–7, 4–6
Loss 12. 14 July 2008 ITF Badajoz, Spain Hard   Paula Zabala   Adeline Goncalves
  Kristina Pejkovic
5–7, 5–7
Loss 13. 27 July 2008 ITF La Coruña, Spain Hard   Paula Zabala   Neuza Silva
  Nicole Thyssen
2–6, 2–6
Win 14. 4 October 2008 ITF Curitiba, Brazil Clay   Aranza Salut   Gisele Miró
  Isabela Miró
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 15. 12 October 2008 ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Clay   Aranza Salut   Monique Albuquerque
  Paula Cristina Gonçalves
6–3, 6–1
Win 16. 18 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Marina Giral Lores
  Paula Ormaechea
6–2, 6–1
Win 17. 25 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Marina Giral Lores
  Paula Ormaechea
6–7(7), 6–0, [10–3]
Win 18. 1 November 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay   Bianca Botto   Vanesa Furlanetto
  Andrea Koch Benvenuto
6–1, 6–3
Win 19. 8 November 2008 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay   Emilia Yorio   Natalia Guitler
  Nathalia Rossi
7–5, 6–4
Win 20. 15 November 2008 ITF Santiago, Chile Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Kateřina Kramperová
  Nataly Yoo
w/o
Loss 21. 28 March 2009 ITF Lima, Peru Clay   Vanesa Furlanetto   Patricia Veresova
  Zuzana Zlochová
0–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss 22. 2 May 2009 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Maria Fernanda Alves
  Carla Tiene
3–6, 3–6
Loss 23. 6 June 2009 ITF Córdoba, Argentina Clay   Tatiana Búa   Raquel Piltcher
  Roxane Vaisemberg
4–6, 3–6
Win 24. 13 June 2009 ITF Santa Fe, Argentina Clay   Tatiana Búa   Luciana Sarmenti
  Emilia Yorio
4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win 25. 18 July 2009 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Paula Zabala   Maria Fernanda Alves
  Nicole Clerico
1–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Loss 26. 10 October 2009 ITF Mexico City Hard   Alina Jidkova   María Fernanda Álvarez
  Frederica Piedade
3–6, 4–6
Loss 27. 31 October 2009 ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico Hard   María Fernanda Álvarez   Kimberly Couts
  Heidi El Tabakh
3–6, 1–6
Win 28. 6 November 2009 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Yuliana Lizarazo
  Paula Zabala
6–3, 6–1
Loss 29. 14 November 2009 ITF Itajaí, Brazil Clay   Tatiana Búa   Fernanda Hermenegildo
  Ana Clara Duarte
6–3, 2–6, [7–10]
Win 30. 11 June 2010 ITF Córdoba, Argentina Clay   Mailen Auroux   Luciana Sarmenti
  Emilia Yorio
6–1, 6–2
Loss 31. 18 June 2010 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Mailen Auroux   Lucía Jara Lozano
  Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
6–7(2), 0–1 ret.
Loss 32. 25 June 2009 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Tatiana Búa   Luciana Sarmenti
  Emilia Yorio
3–6, 7–6(2), [8–10]
Loss 33. 18 July 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Mailen Auroux   Andrea Gámiz
  Paula Ormaechea
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 34. 24 July 2010 ITF La Paz, Bolivia Clay   Estefanía Donnet   Camila Silva
  Giannina Minieri
6–4, 6–3
Loss 35. 31 July 2010 ITF Cochabamba, Bolivia Clay   Estefanía Donnet   Camila Silva
  Giannina Minieri
4–6, 1–6
Win 36. 7 August 2010 ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia Clay   Estefanía Donnet   Tatiana Búa
  Luciana Sarmenti
2–6, 6–0, [12–10]
Win 37. 28 August 2010 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Mailen Auroux   Estefania Donnet
  Carla Lucero
7–5, 6–0
Win 38. 4 September 2010 ITF Santa Fe, Argentina Clay   Camila Silva   Tatiana Búa
  Aranza Salut
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 39. 2 October 2010 ITF Arujá, Brazil Clay   Vanesa Furlanetto   Carla Lucero
  Emilia Yorio
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 40. 10 October 2010 ITF Londrina, Brazil Clay   Camila Silva   Verónica Cepede Royg
  Vivian Segnini
6–4, 6–3
Loss 41. 16 October 2010 ITF Lima, Peru Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Maria Fernanda Alves
  Isabela Miró
4–6, 4–6
Win 42. 30 October 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Fernanda Brito
  Daniela Seguel
1–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 43. 6 November 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Yuliana Lizarazo
  Adriana Pérez
2–6, 6–7(5)
Win 44. 13 November 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Karen Ramírez Rivera
  Daniela Seguel
6–4, 7–5
Loss 45. 27 November 2010 ITF Concepción, Chile Clay   Camila Silva   Fernanda Brito
  Daniela Seguel
2–6, 3–6
Win 46. 9 April 2011 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Adriana Pérez   Indire Akiki
  Zuzana Linhová
7–5, 6–2
Win 47. 16 April 2011 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Adriana Pérez   Lena Litvak
  Amanda McDowell
7–6(10), 6–4
Win 48. 20 May 2011 ITF Brescia, Italy Clay   Fernanda Hermenegildo   Evelyn Mayr
  Julia Mayr
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 49. 4 June 2011 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay   Adriana Pérez   Ani Mijacika
  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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