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Heather Ludloff

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Heather Ludloff
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceFoster City, California
Born (1961-06-11) June 11, 1961 (age 63)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro1980
Retired1993
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 316,612
Singles
Career record135–182
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 57 (August 15, 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1983, 1987, 1988, 1989)
Wimbledon2R (1978, 1990)
US Open3R (1982)
Doubles
Career record140–174
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 37 (November 9, 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1983)
Wimbledon2R (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990)
US Open3R (1982, 1989)
Mixed doubles
Career record5–13
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1989)
Wimbledon3R (1987)
US Open1R (1987)

Heather Ludloff (born June 11, 1961) is an American former professional tennis player. She attained her highest singles ranking (57th in the world) in August 1983, and her highest doubles ranking (37th in the world) in November 1987. During her career, she garnered two WTA Tour doubles titles.

Biography

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Career

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Ludloff played tennis for Brigham Young University (All American 1981), and UCLA (All American 1983), eventually becoming one of nine UCLA grads to reach the top 100 in WTA singles rankings.[1]

She 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 U.S. National 18s for 1979. Ludloff represented USA on Junior Wightman and Federation Cup teams. She was coached by Ken Walts.[2]

WTA Tour career finals

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Doubles (2–2)

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Titles by surface
Hard 1
Clay 0
Grass 1
Carpet 0
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Jul 1986 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. Grass United States Terry Holladay United States Cammy MacGregor
United States Gretchen Magers
6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Loss May 1987 Singapore Hard United States Barbara Gerken United States Anna-Maria Fernandez
New Zealand Julie Richardson
1–6, 4–6
Loss Oct 1987 New Orleans,
United States
Carpet United States Mareen Harper United States Zina Garrison
United States Lori McNeil
3–6, 3–6
Win Apr 1989 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Sweden Maria Lindström Sweden Cecilia Dahlman
Japan Nana Miyagi
4–6, 7–5, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "grfx.cstv.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  2. ^ Gossett, Peggy; Teitelbaum, Mike; Hanlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee; Riach, Ros; Hinkley, Suzanne (1987). WITA 1987 Media Guide. p. 156.
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