Bettina Fulco

Bettina Fulco
Singles
Country	Argentina
Residence	Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Born	October 23, 1968 (1968-10-23) (age 43) Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Turned pro	1987
Retired	1998
Plays	Right-handed
Career prize money	$655,479
Career record	288–251
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 23 (October 10, 1988)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2R (1995)
French Open	QF (1988)
Wimbledon	3R (1987)
US Open	2R (1991)
Doubles
Career record	108–180
Career titles	3 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 62 (November 4, 1991)

Bettina Fulco (born October 23, 1968) is a retired Argentine professional women's tennis player. She reached her highest ranking of No. 23 on October 10, 1988. Fulco began playing tennis at age 10 at the University Club in her hometown of Mar Del Plata,^[1] having been inspired to start because of the increased interest in the sport in Argentina due to Guillermo Vilas' success.^[2] As a junior, she was among the best in the world, reaching the finals of the Orange Bowl 18-and-under championships in 1986,^[3] and finishing second in the rankings in 1986.^[2] She turned professional in 1987. Like many South American players, Fulco was considered a clay court specialist,^[4] and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1988. She beat Martina Navratilova in Houston 1994 for her biggest career victory.^[1] She also achieved victories over Conchita Martínez, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Hana Mandlíková, Katerina Maleeva, Manuela Maleeva, Magdalena Maleeva, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Lori McNeil and Nathalie Tauziat.^[2] She retired from professional tennis in 1998.^[1]

Since retiring from tennis, she has taken on the position of director of the School of Tennis at the Club Atletico Kimberley, based in Mar del Plata.^[1] She is also a coach, having worked with notable players such as Victoria Azarenka, Kateryna Bondarenko, Angelique Widjaja and Emma Laine.^[2]

1 WTA Tour finals (5)
- 1.1 Titles (3)
  - 1.1.1 Doubles (3)
- 1.2 Runners-up (2)
  - 1.2.1 Singles (2)
2 Grand Slam singles performance timetable^[5]
3 References
4 External links

WTA Tour finals (5)

Titles (3)

Doubles (3)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (1)
Tier V (1)
VS (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1.	November 7, 1988	Guaruja, Brazil	Hard	Mercedes Paz	Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder	6–3, 6–4
2.	November 26, 1990	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Eva Švíglerová	Mary Pierce Luanne Spadea	7–5, 6–4
3.	July 15, 1991	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Nicole Muns	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	7–5, 6–4

Runners-up (2)

Singles (2)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (0)
Tier V (1)
VS (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	October 13, 1986	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Helen Kelesi	6–2, 6–2
2.	April 25, 1988	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Neige Dias	6–3, 6–3

Grand Slam singles performance timetable^[5]

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	Career Win-Loss
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	2R	A	1R	1–4
French Open	2R	QF	2R	1R	3R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	8–8
Wimbledon	3R	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	3–4
US Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	1–7

References

External links

Bettina Fulco at the Women's Tennis Association
Bettina Fulco at the International Tennis Federation

Persondata
Name	Fulco, Bettina
Alternative names
Short description	Tennis player
Date of birth	October 23, 1968
Place of birth	Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death