Personal

Currently without a coach ... Full name is Catalina Castaño Alvarez ... Began playing at age 10; favorite surface is red clay ... Father, Augusto, is a lawyer; mother, Maria, is an insurance agent; older sister, Gina, is a dentist; younger sister, Valentina, is a psychologist; also has a nephew and loves spending time with her family in hometown of Pereira ... Graduated from high school in 1995 first in her class ... Favorites include movie Passion Of The Christ, book Amor En Los Tiempos Del Colera and actors Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts ... Enjoys mountain climbing, in-line skating, reading, watching movies, visiting friends and talking to them with a good cup of cappuccino, and dancing (salsa, merengue, bachata, vallento and others) ... Most memorable experiences were being present at her niece’s birth and when she became a born-again Christian.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Finalist (1): 2005 - Budapest.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2013 - 125/Cali (w/Duque-Mariño); 2012 - Bastad (w/Duque-Mariño).
Finalist (1): 2013 - Acapulco (w/Duque-Mariño).

ADDITIONAL
Colombian Fed Cup Team, 1996, 1999-2003, 2005; Colombian Olympic Team, 2004.