Celeste Contín (born 17 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1978 |
| Prize money | $68,132 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 177-116 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 236 (20 July 1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 121-85 |
| Career titles | 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 142 (8 September 1997) |
Biography edit
Contín, who reached a career-high singles ranking of 236 in the world, competed mostly on the ITF Circuit, winning eight singles titles. She also has a career win over Justine Henin, whom she beat at an ITF tournament in Spartanburg in 1998.
Her career included a Fed Cup appearance for Argentina in 1998, a World Group II Play-off tie against Australia in Canberra. She played in the second singles rubber, which she lost to Nicole Pratt.[1]
On the WTA Tour, Contín's best performance came when she won her way through to the round of 16 at the 1999 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, having made the main draw as a qualifier.[2]
ITF finals edit
Singles (8–7) edit
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 8 October 1995 | Lima, Peru | Hard |  Maria-Farnes Capistrano
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 5 November 1995 | Santiago, Chile | Clay |  Miriam D'Agostini
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 18 August 1996 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay |  Kristine Kurth
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 September 1996 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Luciana Masante
|
4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 15 September 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Veronica Stele
|
7–5, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 3 November 1996 | Minas Gerais, Brazil | Clay |  Martina Nejedly
|
6–7(2), 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 11 November 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay |  Zdeňka Málková
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 7 April 1997 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay |  Katalin Marosi
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 12 October 1997 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Clarisa Fernández
|
6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 12 April 1998 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay |  Paula Cabezas
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 5 September 1999 | San Juan, Argentina | Clay | Romina Ottoboni
|
1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 19 August 2002 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Maria Fernanda Alves
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 1 September 2002 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Bruna Colósio
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 29 September 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay | Jacquelyn Rosen
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 6 October 2002 | Mexicali, Mexico | Hard |  Ana Lucía Migliarini de León
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles (11–9) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 8 September 1996 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Romina Ottoboni
|
Renata Brito Luciana Masante
|
6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 15 September 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Romina Ottoboni
|
Renata Brito  María Eugenia Rojas
|
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 22 September 1996 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Romina Ottoboni
|
Mariana Faustinelli Geraldine Aizenberg
|
6–2, 4–6, 6–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 3 November 1996 | Minas Gerais, Brazil | Clay | Romina Ottoboni
|
Martina Nejedly Lilian Silva
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 7 April 1997 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Luciana Masante
|
Katalin Marosi Veronica Stele
|
1–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 4 May 1997 | Balaguer, Spain | Clay |  Conchita Martínez Granados
|
Nuria Montero Lourdes Domínguez Lino
|
6–0, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 October 1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Romina Ottoboni
|
Laura Montalvo Mercedes Paz
|
6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 23 November 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Cintia Tortorella
|
Vanessa Menga Miriam D'Agostini
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 April 1998 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Paula Cabezas
|
Melisa Arévalo Daniela Muscolino
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 27 April 1998 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | Mariam Ramón Climent
|
 Lizzie Jelfs Amanda Keen
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 12 September 1998 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  Jessica Fernández
|
 Seda Noorlander  Christína Papadáki
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 28 November 1999 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | Joana Cortez
|
Miriam D'Agostini Carla Tiene
|
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 1 April 2001 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Romina Ottoboni
|
Marcela Evangelista Letícia Sobral
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 6 April 2002 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Hard | Romina Ottoboni
|
Vanessa Menga Maria Fernanda Alves
|
6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 June 2002 | Poznań, Poland | Clay | Ana Lucía Migliarini de León
|
Jolanda Mens Tessy van de Ven
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 1 September 2002 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Bruna Colósio
|
Larissa Carvalho Soledad Esperón
|
w/o |
| Runner-up | 8. | 29 September 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay | Micaela Moran
|
Jacquelyn Rosen  Jacqueline Froehlich
|
w/o |
| Winner | 10. | 1 October 2002 | Mexicali, Mexico | Hard | Ana Lucía Migliarini de León
|
Marcela Evangelista Letícia Sobral
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 11. | 7 October 2002 | Los Mochis, Mexico | Clay | Ana Lucía Migliarini de León
|
Jorgelina Barrera Florencia Rivolta
|
7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 14 June 2002 | Pachuca, Mexico | Clay | Ana Lucía Migliarini de León
|
Erika Clarke Graciela Vélez
|
0–6, 1–6 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "La Argentina empezó muy mal con Australia". La Nación (in Spanish). 26 July 1998.
- ^ "Suárez arrancó firme la defensa del título". Clarín (in Spanish). 18 February 1999.
