Carmiña Giraldo
| Country (sports) |  Colombia |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 August 1976 |
| Prize money | $30,625 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 256 (22 September 1997) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 300 (15 July 1996) |
Carmiña Giraldo (born 6 August 1976) is a Colombian former professional tennis player.
Biography[edit]
Giraldo comes from the city of Pereira in Risaralda and is the elder sister of Colombian Davis Cup competitor Santiago Giraldo, who is the country's highest ever ranked male player.[1]
From 1992 to 1997, Giraldo represented the Colombia Fed Cup team in a total of 23 ties. Her biggest performances at Fed Cup level include partnering Cecilia Hincapié in a doubles win over Chile in the 1993 World Group Play-off, secured 13–11 in the third set, to prevent Colombia being demoted. In a 1994 World Group tie against Germany she took the second set off top 20 player Anke Huber in a singles rubber, before losing in the third.[2]
Giraldo reached her best singles ranking of 256 in 1997 and left the professional tour at the end of the year to attend Clemson University in the United States. As a member of the Clemson Tigers women's tennis team she earned All-ACC selection in both 1999 and 2000.[3]
Graduating in 2001, Giraldo never returned full-time to the tour, but did make a comeback as a wildcard at the 2001 Copa Colsanitas, a WTA Tour tournament in her home country. She lost to Eva Martincová in the first round of the singles but made the quarter-finals of the doubles, partnering Catalina Castaño.[4]
ITF finals[edit]
Singles (3–2)[edit]
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 15 November 1992 | Freeport, Bahamas | Hard |  Lisa Albano
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 15 November 1993 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Hard |  María Dolores Campana
|
1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | 18 September 1995 | Manizales, Colombia | Clay |  Mariana Díaz Oliva
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 15 October 1995 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay |  Linda Jansson
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 30 September 1996 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Giana Gutiérrez
|
6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles (1–10)[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 19 April 1993 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay | Cecilia Hincapié
|
 Xóchitl Escobedo Ximena Rodríguez
|
2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 3 October 1993 | Lima, Peru | Clay | Ximena Rodríguez
|
 Magalí Benítez  Miriam D'Agostini
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 10 October 1993 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | Ximena Rodríguez
|
 Carla Rodriguez Lorena Rodriguez
|
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 15 November 1993 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Hard | Ximena Rodríguez
|
María Dolores Campana  Joanne Moore
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 8 August 1994 | Paderborn, Germany | Clay |  Nannie de Villiers
|
 Nora Kovařčíková Simona Nedorostová
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 15 August 1994 | Bergisch, Germany | Clay | Nannie de Villiers
|
 Sabine Gerke  Elisabeth Habeler
|
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 4 December 1994 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard |  Paula Umaña
|
Vanessa Menga Luciana Tella
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 11 September 1995 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Clay | Mariana Mesa
|
Joanne Moore Ximena Rodríguez
|
5–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | 8 April 1996 | Calvi, France | Hard | Ximena Rodríguez
|
 Alida Gallovits  Petra Plačková
|
w/o |
| Loss | 9. | 30 September 1996 | Bogota, Colombia | Clay | Joanne Moore
|
Giana Gutiérrez Romina Ottoboni
|
6–1, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 16 June 1997 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Paula Racedo
|
 Limor Gabai Lioudmila Skavronskaia
|
3–6, 3–6 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Santiago Giraldo va por más en su carrera deportiva". El País (in Spanish). 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Colombia, Fácil Presa De Alemania Al Caer 3 Por 0". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 19 July 1994.
- ^ "Two Clemson Players Named To 2002 All-ACC Women's Tennis Team". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. 29 April 2002.
- ^ "Garbin, Plischke lose in Colombia". United Press International. 20 February 2001.
