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{{short description|Mexican tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|27|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| birth_place = [[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| death_date =
| death_date = February 10 2024
| death_place =
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| plays = Right-handed
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $41,521
| careerprizemoney = $41,521
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| singlestitles = 1 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 315 (5 December 1994)
| highestsinglesranking = No. 315 (5 December 1994)
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| doublestitles =
| doublestitles = 3 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 270 (13 October 1997)
| highestdoublesranking = No. 270 (13 October 1997)
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'''Karin Palme''' (born 27 December 1977) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from Mexico.
'''Karin Palme''' (born 27 December 1977-February 2024) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from Mexico.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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.
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-America]]n honors for singles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Tennis Season Review |url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/2000/6/1/207816984.aspx |publisher=Arizona State University Athletics |language=English |date=1 June 2000}}</ref>


After graduating she continued to compete on the professional tour and represented 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.
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=González y Hernández, por el título en dobles ante Chile |url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/2003/08/10/31an1dep.php?origen=deportes.php&fly= |work=[[La Jornada]] |date=10 August 2003 |language=Spanish}}</ref>


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.
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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=El adiós de la última princesa del tenis mexicano |url=https://www.marca.com/2009/03/03/tenis/1236039501.html |work=www.marca.com |publisher=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |date=3 March 2009 |language=Spanish}}</ref>

==ITF finals==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" width=15%
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
| $25,000 tournaments
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| $10,000 tournaments
|}
===Singles (1–4)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
|-
! Outcome
! No.
! Date
! Tournament
! Surface
! Opponent
! class="unsortable"|Score
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1.
| 24 July 1994
| [[Mexico City]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jessica Fernández]]
| 6–0, 6–3
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| Loss
| 1.
| 25 September 1994
| [[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Graciela Vélez]]
| 2–6, 3–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| Loss
| 2.
| 20 February 1995
| [[Cali]], Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Fabiola Zuluaga]]
| 0–6, 4–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| Loss
| 3.
| 20 October 1996
| [[Coatzacoalcos]], Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Paula Cabezas]]
| 7–5, 5–7, 2–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| Loss
| 4.
| 14 June 2002
| [[Pachuca]], Mexico
| Clay
| {{flagicon|URU}} [[Ana Lucía Migliarini de León]]
| 1–6, 6–4, 5–7
|}

===Doubles (3–3)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
|-
! Outcome
! No.
! Date
! Tournament
! Surface
! Partner
! Opponents
! class="unsortable"|Score
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| Loss
| 1.
| 7 October 1996
| Mexico City
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Alena Paulenková]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tracey Hiete]] <br /> {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Renata Kolbovic]]
| 3–6, 7–5, 4–6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| Loss
| 2.
| 23 March 1997
| [[Ciudad Victoria|Victoria]], Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Graciela Vélez
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Paola Arrangoiz]] <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alina Jidkova]]
| 7–5, 0–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 8 September 1997
| [[La Paz]], Bolivia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Monika Maštalířová]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mariana Lopez Palacios]] <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Laura Montalvo]]
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| Loss
| 3.
| 21 June 1998
| [[Mount Pleasant, South Carolina|Mount Pleasant]], <br />United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Adria Engel]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keri Phebus]] <br /> {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vanessa Webb]]
| 2–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 6 August 2001
| [[Poza Rica]], Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Remi Uda]]
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Erika Clarke]] <br /> {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alejandra Rivero]]
| 6–2, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 25 August 2002
| [[San Luis Potosí]], <br />Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arpi Kojian]]
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Erika Clarke <br /> {{flagicon|MEX}} Alejandra Rivero
| 6–7, 6–3, 7–6
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{WTA|160249}}
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF profile}}
* {{Fed Cup player|800188281}}
* {{Fed Cup player|800188281}}
* {{ITF profile|20004409}}


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[[Category:Mexican female tennis players]]
[[Category:Mexican female tennis players]]
[[Category:Arizona State Sun Devils women's tennis players]]
[[Category:Arizona State Sun Devils women's tennis players]]
[[Category:Mexican expatriate tennis players in the United States]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico]]
[[Category:Tennis players at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico]]
[[Category:Pan American Games medalists in tennis]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Mexican women]]

Revision as of 04:23, 23 April 2024

Karin Palme
Country (sports) Mexico
Born (1977-12-27) 27 December 1977 (age 46)
Guadalajara, Mexico
DiedFebruary 10 2024
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)

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

Biography

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]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–4)

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

Doubles (3–3)

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

References

  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.

External links

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