Bárbara Castro (born 8 September 1975) is a Chilean former professional tennis player.

Biography

Castro trained at the Santa Rosa de Las Condes in

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and was later based in

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during her career. From 1992 to 2000, Castro featured in a total of 36

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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. Castro partnered with Paula Cabezas in the women's doubles event at the

1996 Atlanta Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, where they lost their first round match to Hungary's Virág Csurgó and

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in three sets. With the same partner, Castro won a silver medal for Chile at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games () or the 13th Pan American Games and commonly known as Winnipeg 1999, were a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Ma ...

in Winnipeg.

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

Doubles (3–8)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Barbara 1975 births Living people Chilean female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Chile Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games silver medalists in tennis South American Games medalists in tennis South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games bronze medalists for Chile Competitors at the 1994 South American Games Competitors at the 1998 South American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean sportswomen Place of birth missing (living people)