Heather Ludloff
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Foster City, California, U.S. |
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | June 11, 1961
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Turned pro | 1980 |
Retired | 1993 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | USD $316,612 |
Singles | |
Career record | 135–182 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 57 (August 15, 1983) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1983, 1987, 1988, 1989) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1978, 1990) |
US Open | 3R (1982) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 140–174 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 37 (November 9. 1987) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1983) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990) |
US Open | 3R (1982, 1989) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 5–13 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1989) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1987) |
US Open | 1R (1987) |
Heather Ludloff (born June 11, 1961) is an American former professional tennis player. She attained her highest singles ranking (57th in the world) on August 15, 1983; and her highest doubles ranking (37th in the world) on November 9, 1987. During her career, she garnered two WTA women's doubles titles.
Biography[]
Career[]
Ludloff played tennis for Brigham Young University (All American 1981), and UCLA (All American 1983), eventually becoming one of 9 UCLA grads to reach the top 100 in WTA Tour Singles Rankings.[1]
Teamed with Terry Holladay to win the 1986 Virginia Slims of Newport doubles title. Ludloff has career wins over Elise Burgin and Bettina Bunge. She reached the semifinal of the 1983 NCAA Championship, beating No. 2 seed Elise Burgin before losing to Gigi Fernández. She was ranked No. 8 in the US National 18s for 1979. Ludloff represented US on Junior Wightman and Federation Cup teams. She was coached by .[2]
WTA Tour finals[]
Doubles 4 (2–2)[]
Titles by surface | |
Hard | 1 |
Clay | 0 |
Grass | 1 |
Carpet | 0 |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Jul 1986 | Newport, Rhode Island, US | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | May 1987 | Singapore | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | Oct 1987 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | Apr 1989 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
References[]
- ^ grfx.cstv.com
- ^ Gossett, Peggy; Teitelbaum, Mike; Hanlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee; Riach, Ros; Hinkley, Suzanne (1987). WITA 1987 Media Guide. p. 156.
External links[]
- Heather Ludloff at the Women's Tennis Association
- Heather Ludloff at the International Tennis Federation
- 1961 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- People from Foster City, California
- People from Sonoma County, California
- Tennis people from California
- UCLA Bruins women's tennis players
- BYU Cougars women's tennis players
- American tennis biography stubs