Bettina bunge

Bettina Bunge is a retired professional tennis player, born June 13, 1963 in Adliswil, Switzerland. Bunge won several WTA tournaments in the 1980s.

Career

She was born in Switzerland, the daughter of a German businessman dedicated to the fish sector, the whole family moved to Peru where they lived for 13 years. She there she became a national champion at 13 years of age. She subsequently moved to the United States, to Miami, in the state of Florida. Although she fixed her residence in Monaco, she lives in Miami. She is fluent in 3 languages: German, Spanish and English and she was learning French. She was considered one of the most attractive players on the women's circuit and she had a great personality. She showed a great level of play, but suffered major injuries, having to undergo knee and ear operations. She made a great squad of German players during the 1980s, along with her friend Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Sylvia Hanika, Eva Pfaff, Claudia Porwick and Steffi Graf.

ATP Tournaments (6; 4+2)

Individuals (4)

Titles

N.o	Date	Tournament	Surface	Oponente en la final	Outcome
1.	21 February 1982	Houston	Model	Pam Shriver	6-2 3-6 6-2
2.	24 May 1982	Berlin	Whipped earth	Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel	6-2 6-2
3.	19 September 1982	Tokyo	Model	Barbara Potter	7-6 6-2
4.	27 February 1983	Oakland	Model	Sylvia Hanika	6-3 6-3

Finalist (8)

N.o	Date	Tournament	Surface	Oponente en la final	Outcome
1.	17 December 1979	Sydney	Hierba	Hana Mandlíková	6-3 3-6 6-3
2.	27 October 1980	Stockholm	Model	Hana Mandlíková	6-2 6-2
3.	22 February 1981	Houston	Dura	Hana Mandlíková	6-4
4.	20 September 1981	Tokyo	Model	Ann Kiyomura	6-4 7-5
5.	10 October 1981	Tampa	Dura	Martina Navratilova	5-7 6-2 6-0
6.	17 January 1982	Cincinnati	Dura	Barbara Potter	6-4 7-6
7.	28 August 1982	Mahwah	Dura	Leigh thompson	7-6 6-3
8.	12 July 1987	Knokke	Whipped earth	Kathleen Horvath	6-1 7-6(5)

Doubles (2)

Titles

N.o	Date	Tournament	Surface	Couple	Opponents in the final	Outcome
1.	14 September 1986	Tokyo	Model	Steffi Graf	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva	6-1 6-7(4) 6-2
2.	12 July 1987	Knokke	Whipped earth	Manuela Maleeva	Kathleen Horvath Marcella Mesker	4-6 6-4 6-4

Finalist (3)

N.o	Date	Tournament	Surface	Couple	Opponents in the final	Outcome
1.	24 May 1982	Berlin	Whipped earth	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Liz Gordon Beverly Mould	6-3 6-4
2.	26 May 1985	Lugano	Whipped earth	Eva Pfaff	Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková	6-2 6-4
3.	8 November 1987	New England	Model	Eva Pfaff	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Nideffer	6-4

Fed Cup

• He was part of the West German team at the Fed Cup from 1980 to 1983, from 1985 to 1987, and in 1989.