Heather Ludloff

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Heather Ludloff
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Foster City, California, U.S.
Born (1961-06-11) June 11, 1961 (age 60)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro1980
Retired1993
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money USD $316,612
Singles
Career record135–182
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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 record140–174
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 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 record5–13
Career titles0
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.

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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 Ken Walts. [2]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 4 (2–2)

Titles by surface
Hard1
Clay0
Grass1
Carpet0
ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Jul 1986 Newport, Rhode Island, USGrass Flag of the United States.svg Terry Holladay Flag of the United States.svg Cammy MacGregor
Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers
6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Loss2.May 1987 Singapore Hard Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Gerken Flag of the United States.svg Anna-Maria Fernandez
Flag of New Zealand.svg Julie Richardson
1–6, 4–6
Loss3.Oct 1987 New Orleans, Louisiana, USCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Mareen Harper Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
3–6, 3–6
Win4.Apr 1989 Taipei, TaiwanHard Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Lindström Flag of Sweden.svg Cecilia Dahlman
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
4–6, 7–5, 6–3

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  2. Gossett, Peggy; Teitelbaum, Mike; Hanlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee; Riach, Ros; Hinkley, Suzanne (1987). WITA 1987 Media Guide. p. 156.