Gabriela Castro (born 11 July 1966) is an Argentine former professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
Biography
Castro was a top 100 doubles player and had her most successful period on the WTA Tour when she became the doubles partner of
Conchita MartÃnez
"Conchita" MartÃnez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, doing so in 1994 Wimbledon Championships â ...
in 1989. The pair were runners-up at the
Estoril Open and won two ITF $25,000 titles that year. At the
1990 French Open
The 1990 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 94th staging of the French Open, and the second Gran ...
, Castro and MartÃnez made the round of 16, beating third seeds and former Wimbledon champions
Kathy Jordan
Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan (born December 3, 1959) is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won seven Grand Slam titles, five of them in women's doubles and two in mixed doubles. She also was the 1983 Australian Open women's single ...
and
Liz Smylie
Elizabeth Smylie (née Sayers, born 11 April 1963), sometimes known as Liz Smylie, is a retired Australian tennis player. During her career, she won four Grand Slam titles, one of them in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. She also wo ...
en route. When Castro retired from the tour in 1990 she became MartÃnez's coach.
Since 2012, Castro has been a director and coach at CEI Tennis in Buenos Aires. She operates the centre with Spanish former professional player Ana Almansa, who runs the Barcelona venue.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles (0–1)
ITF finals
Singles (0–2)
Doubles (3–4)
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Argentine female tennis players