Bettina Fulco

Bettina Fulco
Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Born	23 October 1968 (age 55); Mar del Plata
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1987
Retired	1998
Plays	Right-handed (one handed backhand)
Prize money	$654,309
Singles
Career record	288–251
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 23 (10 October 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1995)
French Open	QF (1988)
Wimbledon	3R (1987)
US Open	2R (1991)
Doubles
Career record	108–180
Career titles	3 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 62 (4 November 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1992)
French Open	2R (1987, 1988, 1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1987, 1992, 1994)
US Open	2R (1990, 1992)
Mixed doubles
Career record	2–3
Career titles	0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (1989, 1990)

Last updated August 10, 2024

Bettina Fulco (born 23 October 1968) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. She reached her highest ranking of world, No. 23 on 10 October 1988.

She began playing tennis at age ten, at the university club in her hometown of Mar del Plata,^[1] having been inspired to start because of the increased interest in the sport in Argentina due to Guillermo Vilas' success.^[2] As a junior, Bettina was among the best in the world, reaching the finals of the Orange Bowl 18-and-under championships in 1986,^[3] and finishing second in the junior rankings in 1986.^[2] She turned professional in 1987. Like many South American players, Bettina Fulco was considered a clay-court specialist,^[4] and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1988. Bettina beat Martina Navratilova in Houston 1994 for her biggest career victory.^[1] She also achieved victories over Conchita Martínez, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Hana Mandlíková, Katerina Maleeva, Manuela Maleeva, Magdalena Maleeva, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Lori McNeil and Nathalie Tauziat.^[2] She retired from professional tennis in 1998.^[1]

Since retiring from tennis, Bettina has been the director of the School of Tennis at the Club Atlético Kimberley, based in Mar del Plata.^[1] She is also a coach, having worked with notable players such as Victoria Azarenka, Kateryna Bondarenko, Angelique Widjaja and Emma Laine.^[2] In addition, Bettina was the captain of the Argentina Fed Cup team from 2011 to 2013.^[5]

WTA career finals

Tournament ( W–R )	Singles	Doubles
Grand Slam tournaments	0–0	0–0
Tier I	0–0	0–0
Tier II	0–0	0–0
Tier III	0–0	0–0
Tier IV	0–0	1–0
Tier V	0–1	1–0
VS	0–1	1–0

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 1986	Japan Open, Tokyo	Hard	Helen Kelesi	6–2, 6–2
Loss	0–2	Apr 1988	Spanish Open, Barcelona	Clay	Neige Dias	6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 1988	Brasil Open, Guarujá	Hard	Mercedes Paz	Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–0	Nov 1990	Brasil Open, São Paulo	Clay	Eva Švíglerová	Mary Pierce Luanne Spadea	7–5, 6–4
Win	3–0	Jul 1991	Austrian Open, Kitzbühel	Clay	Nicole Muns	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	7–5, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (2–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	9 June 1986	ITF Lyon, France	Clay	Mariana Pérez Roldán	4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner	2.	21 July 1986	ITF Philadelphia, United States	Hard	Susan Leo	3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Winner	3.	20 September 1993	ITF Capua, Italy	Clay	Maja Palaveršić	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	11 July 1994	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Svetlana Komleva	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	5.	29 September 1997	ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	María Fernanda Landa	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	3 August 1998	ITF Catania, Italy	Clay	Romina Ottoboni	4–6, 6–7^(2–7)

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	7 April 1986	ITF Caserta, Italy	Clay	Gisele Miró	Wiltrud Probst Marianne van der Torre	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	11 July 1994	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Park Sung-hee Choi Ju-yeon	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	9 August 1998	ITF Catania, Italy	Clay	Jorgelina Torti	Chiara Dalbon Alberta Brianti	5–7, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	Career W-L
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	2R	A	1R	1–4
French Open	2R	QF	2R	1R	3R	1R	1R	1R	Q1	A	Q2	8–8
Wimbledon	3R	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	A	A	Q1	3–4
US Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	1R	A	Q2	Q1	1–7

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1 2 3 4 "Match point para el tenis de Mar del Plata Match Point for tennis de Mar del Plata" . Retrieved 2010-05-20.
1 2 3 4 "Bettina Fulco Career" . Retrieved 2010-05-20.
↑ "ORANGE BOWL INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONS" . Retrieved 2010-05-20.^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "Shriver breezes, is confident for No. 5 Fernandez". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
↑ Jorge Viale. "Americas – Day 1 report". fedcup.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10.

External links

Bettina Fulco at the Women's Tennis Association
Bettina Fulco at the International Tennis Federation
Bettina Fulco at the Billie Jean King Cup

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[Bettina_Fulco_info-1] 1 2 3 4 "Match point para el tenis de Mar del Plata Match Point for tennis de Mar del Plata" . Retrieved 2010-05-20.

[Bettina_Fulco_biography-2] 1 2 3 4 "Bettina Fulco Career" . Retrieved 2010-05-20.

[3] "ORANGE BOWL INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONS" . Retrieved 2010-05-20.^{[ dead link ]}

[4] "Shriver breezes, is confident for No. 5 Fernandez". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2010-05-20.

[5] Jorge Viale. "Americas – Day 1 report". fedcup.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10.

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