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Wikipedia / Isabel Cueto

Isabel Cueto (born 3 December 1968) is a retired professional tennis player from Germany. Her career-high ranking was No. 20, which she achieved in 1989.

Early life

Isabel Cueto was born in Kehl to her father, Toni, an electrical engineer who had immigrated from Bolivia, and her mother, Jutta, a German. She grew up in Aspach and attended school in Backnang.

Career

In 1984, Cueto became the youngest German national champion, winning the final against Elke Renz. She also won the German championship in 1986 and 1987.

Cueto won a total of six titles on the main WTA Tour over the course of her career; five in singles, one in doubles. She also won four titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She progressed to the third round at the French Open (1985, 1990) and the US Open (1987, 1988), her best finishes at Grand Slam events.

She represented the Germany Fed Cup team four times from 1988 to 1990, playing all four matches in doubles ties. Her win–loss record was 3–1.

After tennis

Cueto trained for a teaching career at the Ludwigsburg University of Education and teaches at the Matern-Feuerbacher Realschule in Großbottwar. She married Oliver Baumann, and they have two children, Ines and Eric.

WTA finals

Singles (5–3)

Legend

WTA Championships

Tier I

Tier II

Tier III

Tier IV-V

Result

W/L

Date

Tournament

Surface

Opponent

Score

Loss

0–1

Sep 1987

Hamburg, West Germany

Clay

Steffi Graf

2–6, 2–6

Loss

0–2

Nov 1987

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Clay

Gabriela Sabatini

0–6, 1–6

Win

1–2

Jul 1988

Båstad, Sweden

Clay

Sandra Cecchini

7–5, 6–1

Win

2–2

Aug 1988

Athens, Greece

Clay

Laura Golarsa

6–0, 6–1

Win

3–2

Jul 1989

Estoril, Portugal

Clay

Sandra Cecchini

7–6(7–3), 6–2

Win

4–2

Jul 1989

Sofia, Bulgaria

Clay

Katerina Maleeva

6–2, 7–6(7–3)

Loss

4–3

Apr 1990

Barcelona, Spain

Clay

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

7–6(7–3), 6–2

Win

5–3

Jul 1990

Palermo, Italy

Clay

Barbara Paulus

6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1–0)

Result

W/L

Date

Tournament

Surface

Partner

Opponents

Score

Win

1–0

Sep 1986

Athens, Greece

Clay

Arantxa Sánchez

Silke Meier Wiltrud Probst

4–6, 6–2, 6–4

ITF finals

Singles (4–2)

Legend

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Result

No.

Date

Tournament

Surface

Opponent

Score

Win

1.

8 October 1984

Valencia, Spain

Clay

Michelle Garth

6–2, 7–5

Loss

2.

22 October 1984

Eilat, Israel

Hard

Gabriela Dinu

6–4, 5–7, 2–6

Win

3.

3 July 1989

Vaihingen, West Germany

Clay

Silke Frankl

6–1, 6–1

Win

4.

4 March 1991

Granada, Spain

Clay

Li Fang

6–3, 6–3

Win

5.

30 March 1992

Moncalier, Italy

Clay

Virginia Ruano Pascual

6–3, 6–2

Loss

6.

11 July 1993

Erlangen, Germany

Clay

Anna Smashnova

3–6, 1–6

References