Karin Palme

Karin Palme (27 December 1977 - 10 February 2024) was 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.

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.

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 2024, Palme died.

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

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