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Bettina Bunge
West German tennis player
West German tennis player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bettina Bunge |
| country | |
| residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Adliswil, Switzerland |
| height | 1.73 m |
| turnedpro | 1978 |
| retired | 1989 |
| plays | Right-handed (one–handed backhand) |
| careerprizemoney | $1,126,424 |
| singlesrecord | 294–177 |
| singlestitles | 4 |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 6 (28 March 1983) |
| AustralianOpenresult | 3R (1981) |
| FrenchOpenresult | 4R (1981) |
| Wimbledonresult | SF (1982) |
| USOpenresult | 4R (1981, 1987) |
| doublesrecord | 206–153 |
| doublestitles | 4 |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 17 (19 January 1987) |
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult | 2R (1980) |
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult | SF (1981) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult | SF (1982) |
| USOpenDoublesresult | SF (1982) |
Bettina Bunge (born 13 June 1963) is a retired German tennis player. Born in Adliswil, Switzerland, she was part of a large group of successful German players in the 1980s, which also included Steffi Graf, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Sylvia Hanika, and Eva Pfaff.
Career
With German nationality as the daughter of a German businessman, she was born in Switzerland, and resided in Peru for more than 13 years. She was a national champion in Peru at the age of 13, and later moved to Miami, Florida. She dealt with a series of injuries (ear and knee, among others) throughout her career.
Bunge was a professional player from 1978 to 1989, appearing for the first time at No. 150 in July 1978. Her career-high ranking of No. 6 she achieved in 1983. In 1982, she registered her all-time best achievement in Grand Slam singles competition when she reached the semifinals of Wimbledon.
She won four singles tournaments, including the tournaments at the German Open, Houston, and Tokyo in 1982, and Oakland in 1983. She was finalist in Sydney in 1979, Stockholm in 1980, Houston, Tampa, Cincinnati (indoor) and Tokyo in 1981, Mahwah in 1982 and Knokke in 1987.
Bunge won four doubles tournaments, including the tournaments of Pan Pacific in Tokyo with Steffi Graf in 1986 and The Belgian Open with Manuela Maleeva in 1987. She was a finalist at the German Open with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch in 1982, the Swiss Open with Eva Pfaff in 1985, and New England, also Pfaff, in 1987.
She was a part of the German Federation Cup Team from 1980 to 1983, 1985 to 1987 and 1989. She won the 1987 WTA Comeback of the Year Award. Bunge lives in Coral Gables, Florida.
WTA career finals
Singles: 13 (4–9)
| Winner — Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Virginia Slims, Avon, other (4–9) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–2) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Carpet (3–5) |
|}
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1979 | Toronto, Canada | Carpet (i) | USA Barbara Potter | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 1979 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | TCH Hana Mandlíková | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 1980 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | TCH Hana Mandlíková | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Feb 1981 | Houston, U.S. | Carpet (i) | TCH Hana Mandlíková | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Sep 1981 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | USA Ann Kiyomura | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Oct 1981 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | USA Martina Navratilova | 7–5, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–7 | Jan 1982 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Carpet (i) | USA Barbara Potter | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 1–7 | Feb 1982 | Houston, U.S. | Carpet (i) | USA Pam Shriver | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–7 | May 1982 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | USA Kathy Rinaldi | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Aug 1982 | Mahwah, U.S. | Hard | USA Leigh-Anne Thompson | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–8 | Sep 1982 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | USA Barbara Potter | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–8 | Feb 1983 | Oakland, U.S. | Carpet (i) | FRG Sylvia Hanika | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Jul 1987 | Knokke, Belgium | Clay | USA Kathleen Horvath | 1–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Doubles: 10 (4–6)
| Winner — Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Virginia Slims, Avon, other (4–6) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard 0–1) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Clay (3–2) |
| Carpet (1–2) |
|}
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1982 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | RSA Liz Gordon | |
| RSA Beverly Mould | 3–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1983 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | ARG Ivanna Madruga | |
| FRA Catherine Tanvier | 7–5, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 1983 | Freiburg, West Germany | Clay | FRG Eva Pfaff | ARG Ivanna Madruga | |
| ARG Emilse Raponi-Longo | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 1984 | Los Angeles, US | Hard (i) | FRG Eva Pfaff | USA Chris Evert-Lloyd | |
| USA Wendy Turnbull | 2–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1984 | Filderstadt, West Germany | Carpet (i) | FRG Eva Pfaff | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |
| TCH Helena Suková | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 1984 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | FRG Eva Pfaff | USA Martina Navratilova | |
| USA Pam Shriver | 3–6, 2–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 2–5 | May 1985 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | FRG Eva Pfaff | USA Bonnie Gadusek | |
| TCH Helena Suková | 2–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Win | 3–5 | Sep 1986 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | FRG Steffi Graf | BUL Katerina Maleeva | |
| BUL Manuela Maleeva | 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 | ||||||
| Win | 4–5 | Jul 1987 | Knokke, Belgium | Clay | BUL Manuela Maleeva | USA Kathleen Horvath | |
| NED Marcella Mesker | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| Loss | 4–6 | Nov 1987 | Worcester, US | Carpet (i) | FRG Eva Pfaff | USA Elise Burgin | |
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | 4–6, 4–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 4 |
| French Open | A | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 8 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | SF | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | A | A | 0 / 9 |
| US Open | 3R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | A | A | 0 / 9 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 30 |
| Year-end ranking | 105 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 15 | NR | 71 |
References
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