Bettina Bunge (born June 13, 1963) is a German tennis player. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) She was born in Adliswil, Switzerland, plays right-handed and is 1. The Canton of Zürich (German Kanton) has a population of about 1 Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation 73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall and weighs 56. 6 kg (125 lb).
With German nationality as the daughter of a German businessman, she was born in Switzerland, and resided in Peru for more than 13 years. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. She was national champion in Peru at the age of 13 years. Later she moved to Miami, Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the She speaks three languages, German, English and Spanish. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States With a good level of game, she had bad luck with the injuries (injuries of ear and knee, among others). She was part of the German Armada in the 80's with other players like Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Sylvia Hanika, Eva Pfaff, Claudia Porwick, and Steffi Graf. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (born December 11, 1963 in Saarbrücken) is a former German Tennis player Sylvia Hanika (born November 30 1959 in Munich, West Germany is a former professional Tennis player from Germany Eva Pfaff (born 10 February 1961 in Königstein) is a German Tennis player Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No
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Career
She was professional player from 1978 to 1989, appearing for the first time in number 150 in the month of July. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) She reached in the ranking of the WTA the position number 6 in June of 1982. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
Singles
- She won the tournaments of the German Open, Houston and Tokyo in 1982, and Oakland in 1983. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
- She was finalist in Sydney in 1979, Stockholm in 1980, Houston, Tampa, Cincinnati (indoor) and Tokyo in 1981, Mahwah in 1982 and The Belgian Open in 1987. The Medibank International is a professional Tennis Tournament in Sydney, Australia, played annually at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The If Stockholm Open is an Tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Cincinnati Masters is an annual Tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Belgian Open was a WTA Tour Tennis event held over three different periods from 1987- 2002. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
Doubles
- She won the tournaments of Pan Pacific in Tokyo with Steffi Graf in 1986 and The Belgian Open with Manuela Maleeva in 1987. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Manuela Georgieva Maleeva (Мануела Георгиева Малеева (born February 14, 1967) is a former professional Tennis player from
- She was finalist in The German Open with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch in 1982, in The Swiss Open with Eva Pfaff in 1985, and The New England also with Eva Pfaff in 1987. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
Federation Cup
- She has played with the German Federation Cup Team in the years 1980 to 1983, 1985 to 1987 and 1989. The Germany Fed Cup team represents Germany in Fed Cup Tennis competition and are governed by Deutscher Tennis Bund.
See also
External links
- Bettina Bunge profile on the WTA Tour's official website