Karen Paterson
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 United Kingdom Scotland
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| Residence | Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||
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18 May 1982 Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Turned pro | 1998 | |||||||||
| Retired | 2007 | |||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||
| Prize money | US$64,545 | |||||||||
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| Career record | 135–153 | |||||||||
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF | |||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 369 (3 October 2005) | |||||||||
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| Wimbledon | Q1 (2005, 2006, 2007) | |||||||||
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| Career record | 58–84 | |||||||||
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF | |||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 220 (6 August 2007) | |||||||||
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Karen Paterson (born 18 May 1982) is a Scottish ex-professional tennis player who was active between the years 1998 and 2007. She won a total of 2 ITF singles titles and 5 ITF doubles titles, reaching a career-high ranking of world no. 369 in singles (achieved 3 October 2005) and world no. 220 as a doubles player (achieved on 6 August 2007). She coached British junior, Steph Cornish and currently coaches another British player, Jocelyn Rae.
As a singles competitor, she never managed to qualify for any of the four Grand Slams although she did compete in the Wimbledon doubles competition on two occasions in 2006 and 2007. In 2006, she and Rebecca Llewellyn were beaten by the no. 2 seeds, Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs, and in 2007 she and Melanie South lost to Janette Husárová and Meghann Shaughnessy, the no. 7 seeds.
Paterson's first professional tournament came in September 1998 when she attempted to qualify for a $25,000 ITF tournament in Edinburgh, Scotland where she reached the second round of qualifying. Over the rest of the year she attempted to qualify for three more ITF events in Great Britain but was unsuccessful each time. She finished 1998 without a world ranking.
She also spent 1999 attempting to qualify for lower-level ITF tournaments with limited success; falling in qualifying four times and the first round of main draws four times (once as a lucky loser). She again finished the year without a world ranking.
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