Isabel Cueto

Isabel Cueto
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	3 December 1968 (age 55); Kehl, West Germany
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1994
Plays	Right Handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 404,418
Singles
Career record	193–132
Career titles	5 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 20 (28 August 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1991)
French Open	3R (1985, 1990)
Wimbledon	2R (1988)
US Open	3R (1987, 1988)
Doubles
Career record	23–43
Career titles	1 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 77 (14 September 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	3R (1987)
Wimbledon	1R (1988)
US Open	2R (1987)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	3–1

Last updated April 28, 2024

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	8 October 1984	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Michelle Garth	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	22 October 1984	Eilat, Israel	Hard	Gabriela Dinu	6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Winner	3.	3 July 1989	Vaihingen, West Germany	Clay	Silke Frankl	6–1, 6–1
Winner	4.	4 March 1991	Granada, Spain	Clay	Li Fang	6–3, 6–3
Winner	5.	30 March 1992	Moncalier, Italy	Clay	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	11 July 1993	Erlangen, Germany	Clay	Anna Smashnova	3–6, 1–6

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References

1 2 "Isabel Cueto". Internationales Sportarchiv 15/1989. Munzinger Archiv. 3 April 1989. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
1 2 "Training mit einer mehrmaligen Deutschen Meisterin TC Oberstenfeld Isabel Cueto hat den Damen Tricks gezeigt". Stuttgarter Nachrichten Online. Marbacher Zeitung. 18 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.

External links

Isabel Cueto at the Women's Tennis Association
Isabel Cueto at the International Tennis Federation
Isabel Cueto at the Billie Jean King Cup

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[Sportarchiv-1] 1 2 "Isabel Cueto". Internationales Sportarchiv 15/1989. Munzinger Archiv. 3 April 1989. Retrieved 5 February 2011.

[Oberst-2] 1 2 "Training mit einer mehrmaligen Deutschen Meisterin TC Oberstenfeld Isabel Cueto hat den Damen Tricks gezeigt". Stuttgarter Nachrichten Online. Marbacher Zeitung. 18 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.

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