Sports
Steffi Graf’s 6-1, 6-2 victory over West German compatriot Bettina Bunge in the semifinals of the Great American Bank tennis tournament at the San Diego Tennis and Racquet Club Saturday appeared similar to her first three victories this week.
Aug. 6, 1989
A glance at the score would seem to show that top-ranked Steffi Graf had an easy time Saturday against Bettina Bunge in their semifinal match of the Great American Bank tennis tournament at the San Diego Tennis and Racquet Club.
Not that long ago, in the days before Steffi Graf and Boris Becker, Bettina Bunge’s name stood for tennis in West Germany.
Aug. 2, 1989
From April to June, the inflamed nerve in Bettina Bunge’s spine was so painful, she couldn’t sleep.
Aug. 11, 1987
Business
Ralph Whitworth, the activist investor who served as interim chairman of Hewlett-Packard Co., resigned from the computer maker’s board and is taking a leave from his money management firm Relational Investors to focus on his health.
July 15, 2014
Traders say the price of the commodity could double next year as demand rises and farmers allot fewer acres to it.
Dec. 28, 2006
The overhaul could shift a program focused on gas, diesel, and other liquid fuels to one aimed at decarbonizing transportation.
Dec. 1, 2022
Bettina Bunge upset eighth-seeded Kathy Rinaldi, 7-5, 6-4, and seventh-seeded Manuela Maleeva of Bulgaria ousted Melissa Gurney, 6-4, 6-1, Monday in the opening round of the $1-million Virginia Slims Championships at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Nov. 18, 1986
California
An hours-long standoff in the darkness of the high desert came to a novel end when Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies used a robot to stealthily snatch a rifle from an attempted murder suspect, authorities said Thursday.
Sept. 15, 2016
Don’t invite Carole Bunge and cartoonist Gary Trudeau to the same party.
March 1, 1990