About Karen Shin
Born 1968. Karen Shin is an American tennis player.
Karen Shin (born 5 July 1968) is an American former professional tennis player.
Shin won the CIF Southern Section singles championship as a Chaminade College senior in 1985, then played college tennis at UC Berkeley, where she was a four-time All-American.
Following her time at UC Berkeley, Shin competed briefly on the international circuit and reached a career high singles ranking of 176 in the world. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a second round appearance at the Virginia Slims of Arizona in 1989.
ITF finals Singles: 2 (2–0) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWinner 1. June 11, 1989 Delray Beach, United States Hard Tammy Whittington 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–3Winner 2. June 18, 1989 Niceville, United States Clay Linda Wild 6–3, 6–4
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