Country (sports) West Germany Name Iris Riedel-Kuhn Wimbledon 2R (1976) | US Open 2R (1976, 1977) French Open 2R (1977, 1978) Role Tennis Player | |
Born March 16, 1954 (age 70)
Sao Paulo, Brazil ( 1954-03-16 ) Wimbledon 2R (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) | ||
Iris Riedel-Kühn (born 16 March 1954) is a retired German female tennis player.
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. In 1975 she became national junior champion and in 1976 and 1977 won the German national mixed doubles title. Between 1975 and 1981 she competed in six editions of the Wimbledon Championships and reached the second round on five occasions. She reached the second round of the singles event at the French Open in 1977 and 1980 and the US Open in 1976 and 1977.
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.
She married Klaus Kühn on 22 February 1980 in Berlin.