Karen Paterson
Karen Paterson (born 18 May 1982) is a Scottish retired tennis player. She is now known as Karen Lamb.
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom Scotland | |||||||||||
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| Residence | Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1982 Edinburgh | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1998 | |||||||||||
| Retired | 2007 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||
| Prize money | $64,545 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 135–153 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 ITF | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 369 (3 October 2005) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2005, 2006, 2007) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 58–84 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 5 ITF | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 220 (6 August 2007) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2006, 2007) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Between the years 1998 and 2007 she won a total of seven titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 369 in singles (achieved on 3 October 2005) and 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 Slam tournaments 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.