Iris Riedel-Kühn
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Iris Riedel-Kühn’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of her tournament results, showing how far she progressed in each Grand Slam event across her career.
Insights
Two peaks, both at the same stage
Her best Grand Slam results were two Round-of-32 finishes, both at the French Open in 1977 and 1980. Every other appearance ended in the Round of 64 or Round of 128, so she never advanced beyond that level.
French Open was her most productive major
She played the French Open six times and reached her best result there twice, plus three more Round-of-64 finishes and one Round-of-128. That makes the French Open the only Slam where she reached the Round of 32.
Wimbledon was her most frequent stage
Wimbledon appears seven times in her 16 Grand Slam entries, more than any other major. Her Wimbledon results were one Round-of-128, five Round-of-64s, and no deeper run than the Round of 64.
Her career was steady, not streaky
Across 16 tournaments she split exactly 16 wins and 16 losses, a 50% record. The results cluster tightly: 12 Round-of-64 finishes, 2 Round-of-32 finishes, and 2 Round-of-128 finishes.
She stayed active into her late twenties
Her Grand Slam span ran from age 21 in 1975 to age 28 in 1982. The final entry was a French Open Round-of-64 at age 28, showing she remained competitive at the same general level through the end of the record.
Basics
| Born | 16 March 1954 |
| Gender | Female |
| AKA | Iris Riedel |
| Nation | West Germany |
| Era | Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1975-1982 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 16 |
| Best results | 2 x R32 12 x R64 2 x R128 |
| Total matches | 32 |
| W/L-record | 16-16 (50% won) |
Compared with other women
| In the Open Era | #763 of 1961 |
| With overlapping career | #216 of 310 |
| From West Germany | #15 of 36 |
| Born in 1954 | #11 of 21 |
| Year | Tournament | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | French Open | R64 | 28 |
| 1981 | Wimbledon | R128 | 27 |
| 1981 | French Open | R64 | 27 |
| 1980 | French Open | R32 | 26 |
| 1979 | US Open | R128 | 25 |
| 1979 | Wimbledon | R64 | 25 |
| 1978 | Wimbledon | R64 | 24 |
| 1978 | French Open | R64 | 24 |
| 1977 | US Open | R64 | 23 |
| 1977 | Wimbledon | R64 | 23 |
| 1977 | French Open | R32 | 23 |
| 1976 | US Open | R64 | 22 |
| 1976 | Wimbledon | R64 | 22 |
| 1976 | French Open | R64 | 22 |
| 1975 | Wimbledon | R64 | 21 |
| 1975 | French Open | R64 | 21 |
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