Catalina Castaño

Catalina Castaño
Catalina Castaño at the 2013 French Open
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidencePereira
Born (1979-07-07) 7 July 1979
Pereira
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned proJanuary 1998
Retired2014
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,162,113
Singles
Career record421–369
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 35 (10 July 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2006, 2008)
French Open2R (2001, 2005-07)
Wimbledon1R (2001, 2004–08)
US Open2R (2005)
Doubles
Career record118–161
Career titles1 WTA, 1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 71 (8 July 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2006, 2007)
French Open2R (2005, 2013)
Wimbledon3R (2008)
US Open2R (2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup51–23

Catalina Castaño Álvarez (Latin American Spanish: [kataˈlina kasˈtaɲo ˈalβares]; 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.