Inés Castillo

Inés Castillo
Personal information
BornInés Lucía Castillo Salazar
(1999-12-07) 7 December 1999
Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryPeru
SportBadminton
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking47 (WS, 2 July 2024)
66 (WD with Paula la Torre, 21 March 2023)
55 (XD with José Guevara, 7 November 2023)
Current ranking82 (WS, 24 February 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Peru
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
2018 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Pan Am Female Cup
2018 Tacarigua Women's team
South American Games
2018 Cochabamba Mixed team
2022 Asunción Mixed team
2018 Cochabamba Women's singles
2018 Cochabamba Women's doubles
2022 Asunción Women's singles
2022 Asunción Women's doubles
South American Championships
2017 Rio de Janeiro Mixed team
2018 Lima Mixed team
2019 Guayaquil Mixed team
2020 Lima Mixed team
2022 Lima Women's singles
2022 Lima Mixed doubles
2022 Lima Mixed team
2020 Lima Women's singles
2020 Lima Women's doubles
2018 Lima Women's singles
2018 Lima Women's doubles
2019 Guayaquil Women's singles
2019 Guayaquil Women's doubles
2019 Guayaquil Mixed doubles
2022 Lima Women's doubles
Bolivarian Games
2022 Valledupar Women's singles
2022 Valledupar Women's doubles
2022 Valledupar Mixed doubles
2022 Valledupar Mixed team
2017 Santa Marta Mixed team
2017 Santa Marta Women's doubles
Junior Pan American Games
2021 Cali–Valle Girls' singles
Pan Am Junior Championships
2016 Lima Girls' doubles

Inés Lucía Castillo Salazar[a] (born 7 December 1999) is a Peruvian badminton player.[1] She represented Peru in women's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

In 2016, Castillo competed at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships and reached the second round.[3] In 2018, she reached the semi-finals of the Pan American Championships with her partner Paula la Torre but lost to Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai 10–21, 12–21.

In 2021, Castillo won a bronze medal at the Junior Pan American Games.[4]

In 2023, Castillo won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in the mixed doubles event with José Guevara.[5] In 2024, she qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] She was placed in Group J with Aya Ohori of Japan and Neslihan Arın of Turkey. She lost her first match to Arın 16–21, 17–21 and then her second match to Ohori 12–21, 8–21.[7][8]

Personal life

Castillo was born in Boynton Beach, Florida. Her father, Gonzalo Castillo is a former badminton player and president of the Peru Badminton Federation.[9]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile 		José Guevara Ty Alexander Lindeman
Josephine Wu 		10–21, 11–21 Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Paula la Torre Rachel Honderich
Kristen Tsai 		10–21, 12–21 Bronze

South American Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia Fabiana Silva 16–21, 13–21 Bronze
2022 Estadio León Condou, Asunción, Paraguay Sâmia Lima 16–21, 18–21 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia 		Paula la Torre Luana Vicente
Fabiana Silva 		9–21, 11–21 Bronze
2022 Estadio León Condou,
Asunción, Paraguay 		Paula la Torre Sânia Lima
Juliana Vieira 		14–21, 16–21 Bronze

South American Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Fernanda Saponara 11–21, 11–21 Bronze
2019 Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra, Guayaquil, Ecuador Daniela Macías 11–21, 14–21 Bronze
2020 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Daniela Macías 17–21, 17–21 Silver
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Fernanda Saponara 21–13, 19–21, 22–20 Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Paula la Torre Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura 		13–21, 16–21 Bronze
2019 Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra,
Guayaquil, Ecuador 		Inés Mendoza Monaliza Feitosa
Lorena Vieira 		21–12, 18–21, 12–21 Bronze
2020 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Paula la Torre Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura 		19–21, 10–21 Silver
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Paula la Torre Bianca Lima
Lohaynny Vicente 		21–14, 14–21, 20–22 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra,
Guayaquil, Ecuador 		José Guevara Daniel la Torre
Daniela Macías 		18–21, 24–22, 13–21 Bronze
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		José Guevara Diego Mini
Paula la Torre 		23–21, 19–21, 21–18 Gold

Bolivarian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Coliseo Arena de Sal, Valledupar, Colombia Maria Pérez 21–11, 21–19 Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Coliseo Colegio Cooedumag,
Santa Marta, Colombia 		Paula la Torre Nairoby Jiménez
Licelott Sánchez 		16–21, 16–21 Bronze
2022 Coliseo Arena de Sal,
Valledupar, Colombia 		Paula la Torre Namie Miyahira
Fernanda Saponara 		16–21, 21–18, 21–17 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Coliseo Arena de Sal,
Valledupar, Colombia 		José Guevara Javier Alas
Fátima Centeno 		21–18, 13–21, 21–13 Gold

Junior Pan American Games

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia Natalie Chi 17–21, 16–21 Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 CAR lla Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Paula la Torre Jackeline Luz
Amanda Santos 		15–21, 20–22 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 14 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2020 Internacional Mexicano Sabrina Solís 20–22, 8–21 Runner-up
2023 Giraldilla International Hristomira Popovska 16–21, 21–16, 20–22 Runner-up
2023 Chile International Yasmine Hamza 16–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2023 Peru Future Series Fernanda Saponara 21–10, 21–11 Winner
2023 Lagos International Lauren Lam Walkover Winner
2023 Peru Challenge Kaoru Sugiyama 3–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2023 Venezuela International Yasmine Hamza 21–12, 21–18 Winner
2023 Peru International Series Yasmine Hamza 19–21, 21–15, 21–9 Winner
2024 Suriname International Sabrina Solís 21–15, 21–16 Winner
2025 Perú International Juliana Viana Vieira 15–8, 8–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2025 La Perla del Otun Juliana Giraldo 21–19, 24–22 Winner
2025 Venezuela International Sabrina Solís 21–10, 21–13 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru International Series Paula la Torre Daniela Macias
Dánica Nishimura 		12–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2018 Jamaica International Paula la Torre Jamie Hsu
Jamie Subandhi 		15–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2018 Peru Future Series Paula la Torre Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura 		16–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2018 Peru International Paula la Torre Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura 		11–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2019 Giraldilla International Paula la Torre Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura 		9–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2020 Peru Future Series Paula la Torre Daniela Macías
Dánica Nishimura 		19–21, 22–20, 19–21 Runner-up
2023 Peru Future Series Paula la Torre Fernanda Munar Solimano
Rafaela Munar Solimano 		21–14, 21–14 Winner
2024 Suriname International Namie Miyahira Chequeda de Boulet
Priyanna Ramdhani 		21–16, 21–12 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Carebaco International Bruno Barrueto Deza Daniel la Torre Regal
Dánica Nishimura 		16–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2019 Giraldilla International José Guevara Mario Cuba
Daniela Macías 		12–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2023 Peru Future Series José Guevara Diego Mini
Paula la Torre Regal 		17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2023 Lagos International José Guevara Miha Ivančič
Petra Polanc 		21–17, 21–15 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Salazar.

References

  1. ^ "Ines Lucia CASTILLO SALAZAR". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "CASTILLO Ines Lucia". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. (alternate link)
  3. ^ "(BWF World Junior Championships 2016) Dua Ganda Putri ke Babak Ketiga". badmintonindonesia.org (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "[CALI2021] Inés Castillo obtiene la de bronce y Perú sigue sumando en el medallero" (in Spanish). Diario Récord. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Inés Castillo y José Guevara lograron el bronce en bádminton". Todo Sport (in Spanish). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Inés Castillo clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024". www.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Neslihan Arin finishes her Olympic run with a victory". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Inés Castillo se despidió de París 2024 tras caer ante Aya Ohori". Ovación Corporación Deportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  9. ^ RedactorJDA, Joaquín Del Aguila (27 July 2024). "Inés Castillo se confiesa previo a su debut en París 2024: "Me gustaría demostrar cómo lucha una peruana"". Diario Deportivo El Diez (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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