Bettina Fulco


Bettina Fulco is a retired professional women's tennis player from Argentina. 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, having been inspired to start because of the increased interest in the sport in Argentina due to Guillermo Vilas' success. As a junior, Bettina was among the best in the world, reaching the finals of the Orange Bowl 18-and-under championships in 1986, and finishing second in the junior rankings in 1986. She turned professional in 1987. Like many South American players, Bettina Fulco was considered a clay court specialist, and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1988. Bettina beat Martina Navratilova in Houston 1994 for her biggest career victory. 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. She retired from professional tennis in 1998.
Since retiring from tennis, Bettina has been the director of the School of Tennis at the Club Atletico Kimberley, based in Mar del Plata. She is also a coach, having worked with notable players such as Victoria Azarenka, Kateryna Bondarenko, Angelique Widjaja and Emma Laine. In addition, Bettina was the captain of the Argentina Fed Cup team from 2011 to 2013.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (2 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.13 October 1986Tokyo, JapanHard Helen Kelesi6–2, 6–2
Runner-up2.25 April 1988Barcelona, SpainClay Neige Dias6–3, 6–3

Doubles (3 titles)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.7 November 1988Guaruja, BrazilHard Mercedes Paz Carin Bakkum
Simone Schilder
6–3, 6–4
Winner2.26 November 1990São Paulo, BrazilClay Eva Švíglerová Mary Pierce
Luanne Spadea
7–5, 6–4
Winner3.15 July 1991Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Nicole Muns Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 6–4

ITF Finals

Singles Finals: 6 (2-4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.9 June 1986Lyon, FranceClay Mariana Pérez Roldán4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner2.21 July 1986Philadelphia, United StatesHard Susan Leo3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Winner3.20 September 1993Capua, ItalyClay Maja Palaveršić2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up4.11 July 1994Darmstadt, GermanyClay Svetlana Komleva4–6, 1–6
Runner-up5.29 September 1997Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay María Fernanda Landa4–6, 1–6
Runner-up6.3 August 1998Catania, ItalyClay Romina Ottoboni4–6, 6–7

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Grand Slam singles performance timetable