Celeste Contín (born 17 February 1978) is a former professional

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player from Argentina.

Biography

Contín, who reached a career-high singles ranking of 236 in the world, competed mostly on the ITF Circuit, winning eight singles titles. She also has a career win over

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, whom she beat at an ITF tournament in Spartanburg in 1998. Her career included a

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appearance for Argentina in 1998, a World Group II Play-off tie against Australia in Canberra. She played in the second singles rubber, which she lost to Nicole Pratt. On the

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, Contín's best performance came when she won her way through to the round of 16 at the 1999 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, having made the main draw as a qualifier.

ITF finals

Singles (8–7)

Doubles (11–9)

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