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.

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Bettina Bunge

Country (sports)	West Germany
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	(1963-06-13) 13 June 1963 (age 60) Adliswil, Switzerland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1978
Retired	1989
Plays	Right-handed (one–handed backhand)
Prize money	$357,876
Singles
Career record	294–177
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 6 (28 March 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1981)
French Open	4R (1981)
Wimbledon	SF (1982)
US Open	4R (1981, 1987)
Doubles
Career record	206–153
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 17 (19 January 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1980)
French Open	SF (1981)
Wimbledon	SF (1982)
US Open	SF (1982)

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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.

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