Isabel Cueto Explained

Isabel Cueto
Birth Date:1968 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Kehl, West Germany
Turnedpro:1983
Retired:1994
Plays:Right Handed (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 404,418
Singlesrecord:193–132
Singlestitles:5 WTA, 4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 20 (28 August 1989)
Australianopenresult:2R (1991)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1985, 1990)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1988)
Usopenresult:3R (1987, 1988)
Doublesrecord:23–43
Doublestitles:1 WTA
Highestdoublesranking:No. 77 (14 September 1987)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (1987)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1988)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1987)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:3–1

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.[1]

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.[2]

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
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 1987Hamburg, West GermanyClay Steffi Graf2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Nov 1987Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Gabriela Sabatini0–6, 1–6
Win1–2Jul 1988Båstad, SwedenClay Sandra Cecchini7–5, 6–1
Win2–2Aug 1988Athens, GreeceClay Laura Golarsa6–0, 6–1
Win3–2Jul 1989Estoril, PortugalClay Sandra Cecchini7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win4–2Jul 1989Sofia, BulgariaClay Katerina Maleeva6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss4–3Apr 1990Barcelona, SpainClay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win5–3Jul 1990Palermo, ItalyClay Barbara Paulus6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1–0)

ITF Finals

Singles (4–2)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.8 October 1984Valencia, SpainClay Michelle Garth6–2, 7–5
Runner-up2.22 October 1984Eilat, IsraelHard Gabriela Dinu6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Winner3.3 July 1989Vaihingen, West GermanyClay Silke Frankl6–1, 6–1
Winner4.4 March 1991Granada, SpainClay Li Fang6–3, 6–3
Winner5.30 March 1992Moncalier, ItalyClay Virginia Ruano Pascual6–3, 6–2
Runner-up6.11 July 1993Erlangen, GermanyClay Anna Smashnova3–6, 1–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isabel Cueto . Internationales Sportarchiv 15/1989 . Munzinger Archiv . 3 April 1989 . 5 February 2011 .
  2. Web site: Training mit einer mehrmaligen Deutschen Meisterin TC Oberstenfeld Isabel Cueto hat den Damen Tricks gezeigt. . Stuttgarter Nachrichten Online . Marbacher Zeitung . 18 June 2010 . 5 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719085928/http://content.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/stn/page/detail.php/2529571 . 19 July 2011 . dead .