Bárbara Gatica

Bárbara Gatica (born 16 August 1996) is a banned Chilean tennis player.

Bárbara Gatica
Country (sports) Chile
Born (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996
Santiago, Chile
PlaysRight (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 117,949
Singles
Career record261–166 (61.1%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 201 (18 July 2022)
Doubles
Career record217–138 (61.1%)
Career titles18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 158 (18 July 2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup17–12 (58.6%)
Last updated on: 22 February 2024.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 201 in singles, achieved on 18 July 2022, and 158 in doubles, reached the same week. To date, Gatica has won two singles titles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for Chile in Fed Cup competition, Gatica has a win–loss record of 17–12 (doubles: 13–4).

In June 2022, Gatica was provisionally suspended from competing, after testing positive for boldenone in April of that year. In December, Gatica was fined $5,000 and banned from professional tennis for three years after she admitted to being paid to deliberately lose a match in 2016.

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