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Isabel Cueto
German tennis player

Isabel Cueto

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German tennis player
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Place of birth
Kehl
Age
56 years
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Biography

Isabel Cueto (born 3 December 1968) is a retired professional tennis player from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 20, which she achieved on 28 August 1989.

Early life

Isabel Cueto was born in Kehl. Her father, Toni, was an electrical engineer who had immigrated from Bolivia, and her mother, Jutta, was 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 less prestigious ITF circuit. She progressed to the third round at the French Open (1985, 1990) and the US Open (1987, 1988); these were her best finishes at Grand Slam events.

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

After tennis

Cueto studied at the Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg and works as a teacher at the Matern-Feuerbacher-Realschule in Großbottwar. She married Oliver Baumann, and they have two children, Ines and Eric.

Singles finals (5–3)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Championships
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV-V (5)

Wins (5)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.4 July 1988Båstad, SwedenClayItaly Sandra Cecchini7–5, 6–1
2.1 August 1988Athens, GreeceClayItaly Laura Golarsa6–0, 6–1
3.17 July 1989Estoril, PortugalClayItaly Sandra Cecchini7–6(7–3), 6–2
4.31 July 1989Sofia, BulgariaClayBulgaria Katerina Maleeva6–2, 7–6(7–3)
5.9 July 1990Palermo, ItalyClayAustria Barbara Paulus6–2, 6–3

Runners-up (3)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.21 September 1987Hamburg, GermanyClayGermany Steffi Graf6–2, 6–2
2.30 November 1987Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClayArgentina Gabriela Sabatini6–0, 6–1
3.21 April 1990Barcelona, SpainClaySpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario7–6(7–3), 6–2

Doubles finals (1–0)

Titles (1)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponents in the finalScore
1.15 September 1986Athens, GreeceClaySpain Arantxa SánchezGermany Silke Meier
Germany Wiltrud Probst
4–6, 6–2, 6–4

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