Isabel Cueto (born 3 December 1968) is a retired professional

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player from

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. Her career-high ranking was No. 20, which she achieved in 1989.

Early life

Isabel Cueto was born in

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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.

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

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over the course of her career; five in singles, one in doubles. She also won four titles on the

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. She progressed to the third round at the French Open (1985, 1990) and the US Open (1987, 1988), her best finishes at

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events. She represented the

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four times from 1988–1990, playing all four matches in doubles ties. Her win–loss record was 3–1.

After tennis

Cueto trained for a teaching career at the

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and teaches at the Matern-Feuerbacher ''

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'' in

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. She married Oliver Baumann, and they have two children, Ines and Eric.

WTA finals

Singles (5–3)

Doubles (1–0)

ITF Finals

Singles (4–2)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cueto, Isabel 1968 births German female tennis players German people of Bolivian descent Hopman Cup competitors Living people People from Kehl Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) West German female tennis players Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg