# Inés Castillo

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

## Career

In 2016, she competed at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships and reached the second round. In 2018, she reached the semi-finals of the Pan American Championships with her partner Paula la Torre Regal but lost to Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai 10–21, 12–21.
In 2023, she won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in the mixed doubles event with José Guevara. In 2024, she qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. She was placed in Group J with Aya Ohori of Japan and Neslihan Arın of Turkey. She lost her first match to Neslihan Arın 16–21, 17–21 and then her second match to Aya Ohori 12–21, 8–21.

## 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.

## 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, Asuncion, 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, Asuncion, 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 |

### 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 (8 titles, 13 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 |
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