Iris Riedel-Kühn

Iris Riedel-Kühn (born 16 March 1954) is a retired female tennis player from Germany.

Iris Riedel-Kühn
Country (sports) West Germany
Born (1954-03-16) 16 March 1954
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open2R (1977, 1978)
Wimbledon2R (1975–79)
US Open2R (1976, 1977)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1976)

Riedel-Kühn was born on 16 March 1954 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and received her education in Brazil. In 1974, she started playing tennis in West Germany and became a member of the Lawn Tennis Turnier Club Rot-Weiß in Berlin.[1] In 1975, she became national junior champion, and in 1976 and 1977, won the German national mixed doubles title.[1] From 1975 to 1981, she competed in six Wimbledon Championships and reached the second round on five occasions.[2]

Between 1972 and 1981, she participated in the German Fed Cup team and compiled a 7-6 won-loss record. She reached the singles final of the 1975 Torneo Godó in Barcelona which she lost in three sets to Janice Metcalf.[3]

She married Klaus Kühn on 22 February 1980 in Berlin.[1]

References
  1. "Iris Riedel-Kühn – Deutsche Tennisspielerin". Munzinger.
  2. "Wimbledon players archive – Iris Riedel-Kuhn". AELTC.
  3. "Borg: Vencedor total del "Conde de Godó"". El Mundo Deportivo. 20 October 1975. p. 29.
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