Bárbara Castro
Bárbara Castro (born 8 September 1975) is a Chilean former professional tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Chile |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1975 |
| Prize money | $16,854 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 340 (15 July 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 217 (20 May 1996) |
Biography
Castro trained at the Santa Rosa de Las Condes in Santiago and was later based in Spain during her career.
From 1992 to 2000, Castro featured in a total of 36 Fed Cup ties for Chile. Her doubles partnership with Paula Cabezas resulted in 15 wins, which is a national record. She has a younger sister, Valentina, who also represented Chile in Fed Cup tennis.[1]
Castro partnered with Paula Cabezas in the women's doubles event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where they lost their first round match to Hungary's Virág Csurgó and Andrea Temesvári in three sets. With the same partner, Castro won a silver medal for Chile at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.[2]
ITF finals
Singles (0–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 4 May 1995 | Nitra, Slovakia | Clay |  Patty Schnyder |
6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (3–8)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 May 1993 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | María-Alejandra Quezada |
 Maria Inés Araiz Pamela Zingman |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 13 September 1993 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Magalí Benítez |
 Christina Zachariadou  María Dolores Campana |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 October 1993 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | María Dolores Campana |
Paola Suárez Pamela Zingman |
1–6, 6–3, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 10 October 1994 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | María-Alejandra Quezada |
Mariana Eberle María Fernanda Landa |
3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 31 October 1994 | Freeport, Bahamas | Clay | María-Alejandra Quezada |
 Ingrid Kurta  Martine Vosseberg |
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(2) |
| Runner-up | 6. | 7 November 1994 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Clay | María-Alejandra Quezada |
 Joelle Schad  Noelia Serra |
1–5 ret. |
| Winner | 1. | 20 November 1994 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Hard |  Emilie Viqueira |
Kellie Dorman-Tyrone  Philippa Palmer |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 25 September 1995 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | María-Alejandra Quezada |
Mariana Díaz Oliva  Eugenia Maia |
7–6(5), 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 8 October 1995 | Lima, Peru | Hard | María-Alejandra Quezada |
 Maria-Farnes Capistrano  Linda Jansson |
2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 30 October 1995 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | María-Alejandra Quezada |
Miriam D'Agostini Katalin Marosi |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 6 May 1996 | Amazonas, Brazil | Hard | Paula Cabezas |
Sandra De Amelio Paula Racedo |
6–1, 6–3 |
References
- "Tenis: Bárbara Castro campeona en el Stade Francais". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 28 May 2000.
- "Duplas recém-formadas dão dois ouros ao Brasil no tênis". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 6 August 1999.
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