In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Koch and the second or maternal family name is Benvenuto.
Full name | Karina Andrea Koch Benvenuto | |||||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Chile | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1985-04-26) 26 April 1985 (age 39) Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $118,523 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 364–231 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 14 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 224 (11 June 2012) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 196–123 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 19 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 289 (11 June 2012) | |||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 41–32 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karina Andrea Koch Benvenuto (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾea ˈkox βembeˈnuto]; born 26 April 1985) is a Chilean former tennis player.
In her career, Koch Benvenuto won 14 singles titles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 11 June 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 224, and peaked at No. 289 in the doubles rankings.
Competing for Chile in the Fed Cup, Koch Benvenuto has a win–loss record of 41–32.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 26 (14 titles, 12 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2004 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | 10,000 | Clay | Jenifer Widjaja | 6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2005 | ITF Santa Tecla, El Salvador | 10,000 | Clay | Andrea Benítez | 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2005 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Carla Tiene | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | May 2006 | ITF Obregón, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | Ellah Nze | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–4 | Jun 2006 | ITF Xalapa, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | María Irigoyen | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–4 | Sep 2009 | ITF Mazatlán, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | Fernanda Hermenegildo | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 3–4 | Nov 2009 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Yuliana Lizarazo | 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2009 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | Paula Ormaechea | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Nov 2010 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Patricia Kú Flores | 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 5–5 | Nov 2010 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Verónica Cepede Royg | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 6–5 | Jul 2011 | ITF Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | Vivian Segnini | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–6 | Aug 2011 | ITF Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | 10,000 | Clay | María Irigoyen | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–6 | Aug 2011 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | 10,000 | Clay | María Irigoyen | 6–0, 7–6 |
Loss | 7–7 | Oct 2011 | ITF Yerevan, Armenia | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Cohen | 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–8 | Mar 2012 | ITF Bangalore, India | 25,000 | Hard | Donna Vekić | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–9 | May 2012 | ITF Brasília, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Paz | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8–9 | Nov 2012 | ITF Barranquilla, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Karolina Nowak | 7–6, 6–0 |
Win | 9–9 | Oct 2013 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Katalina Alzate Esmurzaeva | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 10–9 | Nov 2013 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | Patricia Kú Flores | 7–5, 6–7, 6–2 |
Win | 11–9 | Nov 2013 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Naomi Totka | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 11–10 | Dec 2013 | ITF Barranquilla, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | María Fernanda Herazo | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 12–10 | Jul 2014 | ITF Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | 10,000 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 13–10 | Aug 2014 | ITF Quito, Ecuador | 10,000 | Clay | Sofía Blanco | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 14–10 | Oct 2014 | ITF Pereira, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Nicole Frenkel | 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 14–11 | Oct 2014 | ITF Pereira 2 | 10,000 | Clay | Lilla Barzó | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 14–12 | Nov 2014 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Victoria Bosio | 6–7, 1–6 |
Doubles: 34 (19 titles, 15 runner-ups)
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Result | No. | Date | Tier | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 18 August 2003 | 10,000 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | Valentina Castro | Marcela Evangelista Letícia Sobral |
6–3, 3–6, 0–1 ret. |
Loss | 2. | 6 June 2005 | 10,000 | ITF Santa Tecla, El Salvador | Clay | Patricia Holzman | Andrea Benítez Flavia Mignola |
w/o |
Win | 1. | 15 August 2005 | 10,000 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | Hard | Verónica Spiegel | Kit Carson Dragana Jakovljevic |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 29 August 2005 | 10,000 | ITF Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Clay | Verónica Spiegel | Dominika Diešková Courtney Nagle |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 10 July 2006 | 10,000 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Betina Jozami | María Irigoyen Flavia Mignola |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 3. | 7 August 2006 | 10,000 | ITF Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Jesica Orselli | Fabiana Mak Roxane Vaisemberg |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | 14 August 2006 | 10,000 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | Hard | Jesica Orselli | Estefanía Craciún Mariana Muci |
6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | 26 November 2007 | 10,000 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Soledad Esperón | Salome Llaguno Verónica Spiegel |
6–3, 2–6, |
Win | 5. | 7 April 2008 | 10,000 | ITF Los Mochis, Mexico | Clay | Vanesa Furlanetto | Indire Akiki Allie Will |
6–0, 7–5 |
Win | 6. | 13 October 2008 | 10,000 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Karen Castiblanco | Marina Giral Lores Paula Ormaechea |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 7. | 20 October 2008 | 10,000 | ITF Lima | Clay | Karen Castiblanco | Marina Giral Lores Paula Ormaechea |
6–7, 6–0, |
Loss | 5. | 27 October 2008 | 10,000 | ITF Lima | Clay | Vanesa Furlanetto | Bianca Botto Karen Castiblanco |
1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8. | 10 November 2008 | 10,000 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Karen Castiblanco | Kateřina Kramperová Nataly Yoo |
w/o |
Loss | 6. | 27 April 2009 | 10,000 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Karen Castiblanco | Maria Fernanda Alves Carla Tiene |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9. | 21 September 2009 | 10,000 | ITF Obregón, Mexico | Hard | Natalia Guitler | Jamie Hampton Whitney Jones |
7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 10. | 28 September 2009 | 10,000 | ITF Juárez, Mexico | Clay | Paula Zabala | Lucía Jara Lozano Giannina Minieri |
6–0, 3–6, |
Loss | 7. | 12 October 2009 | 10,000 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Paula Zabala | Dominika Diešková Daniela Múñoz Gallegos |
w/o |
Win | 11. | 2 November 2009 | 10,000 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Karen Castiblanco | Yuliana Lizarazo Paula Zabala |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 12. | 16 November 2009 | 10,000 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Vanesa Furlanetto | Raquel Piltcher Roxane Vaisemberg |
6–4, 2–6, |
Win | 13. | 23 November 2009 | 10,000 | ITF Lima | Clay | Cecilia Costa Melgar | Agustina Eskenazi Paula Ormaechea |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 8. | 30 November 2009 | 10,000 | ITF La Serena, Chile | Clay | Giannina Minieri | Fernanda Brito Verónica Cepede Royg |
6–4, 0–6, |
Win | 14. | 14 December 2009 | 10,000 | ITF Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Mariana Correa | Alejandra Álvarez Marie Elise Casares |
7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 9. | 15 March 2010 | 10,000 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Fatma Al-Nabhani | Kiki Bertens Daniëlle Harmsen |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 10. | 5 July 2010 | 25,000 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | Elena Bogdan | Teodora Mirčić Erika Sema |
6–7, 6–2, |
Loss | 11. | 11 October 2010 | 10,000 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Karen Castiblanco | Maria Fernanda Alves Isabela Miro |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 15. | 25 October 2010 | 10,000 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Karen Castiblanco | Fernanda Brito Daniela Seguel |
1–6, 6–3, |
Loss | 12. | 1 November 2010 | 10,000 | ITF Bogotá | Clay | Karen Castiblanco | Yuliana Lizarazo Adriana Pérez |
2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 16. | 8 November 2010 | 10,000 | ITF Bogotá | Clay | Karen Castiblanco | Karen Ramírez Rivera Daniela Seguel |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 13. | 11 July 2011 | 25,000 | ITF Bogotá | Clay | Julia Cohen | Andrea Gámiz Adriana Pérez |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 17. | 8 August 2011 | 10,000 | ITF Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Clay | María Irigoyen | Jazmín Britos Giovanna Tomita |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 18. | 15 August 2011 | 10,000 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | María Irigoyen | Carla Lucero Luciana Sarmenti |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 14. | 19 September 2011 | 25,000 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | Clay | Elena Bogdan | Irina Buryachok Réka Luca Jani |
6–7, 2–6 |
Win | 19. | 25 November 2013 | 10,000 | ITF Bogotá | Clay | Daniella Roldan | María Fernanda Herazo Naomi Totka |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 15. | 2 December 2013 | 10,000 | ITF Barranquilla, Colombia | Clay | Daniella Roldan | María Paulina Pérez Paula Andrea Pérez |
1–6, 4–6 |
Notes
- In isolation, Benvenuto is pronounced [bembeˈnuto].
References
External links
- Andrea Koch-Benvenuto at the Women's Tennis Association
- Andrea Koch-Benvenuto at the International Tennis Federation
- Andrea Koch-Benvenuto at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Tennis players from Santiago, Chile
- Chilean female tennis players
- Tennis players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile
- Chilean people of German descent
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- South American Games bronze medalists for Chile
- South American Games medalists in tennis
- Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Chilean sportswomen