Karin Palme

Karin Palme (27 December 1977 - 10 February 2024) was a former professional tennis player from Mexico.

Karin Palme

Country (sports)	Mexico
Born	(1977-12-27)27 December 1977 Guadalajara, Mexico
Died	10 February 2024(2024-02-10) (aged 46)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$41,521
Singles
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 315 (5 December 1994)
Doubles
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 270 (13 October 1997)

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

In 2024, Palme died.^[4][5]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	24 July 1994	Mexico City	Hard	Jessica Fernández	6–0, 6–3
Loss	1.	25 September 1994	Guadalajara, Mexico	Hard	Graciela Vélez	2–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	20 February 1995	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Fabiola Zuluaga	0–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	20 October 1996	Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Paula Cabezas	7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss	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	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	7 October 1996	Mexico City	Hard	Alena Paulenková	Tracey Hiete Renata Kolbovic	3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss	2.	23 March 1997	Victoria, Mexico	Hard	Graciela Vélez	Paola Arrangoiz Alina Jidkova	7–5, 0–6, 2–6
Win	1.	8 September 1997	La Paz, Bolivia	Clay	Monika Maštalířová	Mariana Lopez Palacios Laura Montalvo	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	3.	21 June 1998	Mount Pleasant, United States	Hard	Adria Engel	Keri Phebus Vanessa Webb	2–6, 1–6
Win	2.	6 August 2001	Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Remi Uda	Erika Clarke Alejandra Rivero	6–2, 6–3
Win	3.	25 August 2002	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Hard	Arpi Kojian	Erika Clarke Alejandra Rivero	6–7, 6–3, 7–6