Karin Palme (27 December 1977 - 10 February 2024) was a former professional tennis player from Mexico.

Karin Palme
Country (sports) Mexico
Born(1977-12-27)27 December 1977
Guadalajara, Mexico
Died10 February 2024(2024-02-10) (aged 46)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$41,521
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 315 (5 December 1994)
Doubles
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 270 (13 October 1997)

Biography

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Born in Guadalajara, Palme made her debut for the Mexico Fed Cup team in 1994. She played Fed Cup ever year up until 1999, by which time she was in her second season of college tennis at Arizona State University. In 2000 she earned All-American honors for singles.[1]

After graduating she continued to compete on the professional tour and represent Mexico in international events. She won two medals at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games and was a doubles bronze medalist at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo.[2]

In 2003 she made a comeback to Fed Cup tennis for a further two ties, finishing her career with appearances in 26 ties, second only to Jessica Fernández.[3]

In 2024, Palme died.[4][5]

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 24 July 1994 Mexico City Hard   Jessica Fernández 6–0, 6–3
Loss 1. 25 September 1994 Guadalajara, Mexico Hard   Graciela Vélez 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 20 February 1995 Cali, Colombia Clay   Fabiola Zuluaga 0–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 20 October 1996 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard   Paula Cabezas 7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 4. 14 June 2002 Pachuca, Mexico Clay   Ana Lucía Migliarini de León 1–6, 6–4, 5–7

Doubles (3–3)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 7 October 1996 Mexico City Hard   Alena Paulenková   Tracey Hiete
  Renata Kolbovic
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 2. 23 March 1997 Victoria, Mexico Hard   Graciela Vélez   Paola Arrangoiz
  Alina Jidkova
7–5, 0–6, 2–6
Win 1. 8 September 1997 La Paz, Bolivia Clay   Monika Maštalířová   Mariana Lopez Palacios
  Laura Montalvo
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3. 21 June 1998 Mount Pleasant,
United States
Hard   Adria Engel   Keri Phebus
  Vanessa Webb
2–6, 1–6
Win 2. 6 August 2001 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard   Remi Uda   Erika Clarke
  Alejandra Rivero
6–2, 6–3
Win 3. 25 August 2002 San Luis Potosí,
Mexico
Hard   Arpi Kojian   Erika Clarke
  Alejandra Rivero
6–7, 6–3, 7–6

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Tennis Season Review". Arizona State University Athletics. 1 June 2000.
  2. ^ "González y Hernández, por el título en dobles ante Chile". La Jornada (in Spanish). 10 August 2003.
  3. ^ "El adiós de la última princesa del tenis mexicano". www.marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. 3 March 2009.
  4. ^ "LUTO EN LA FAMILIA TENÍSTICA POR LA PERDIDA DE KARIN PALME" (in Spanish). 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ "El tenis mexicano lamenta el fallecimiento de su campeona Karin Palme Berkling" (in Spanish). 11 February 2024.
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