Heike Rusch

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Heike Rusch
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976 (age 46)
Prize money$48,058
Singles
Career record75–64 (54.0%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 133 (27 July 1993)
Doubles
Career record3–11 (21.4%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 582 (18 September 1995)

Heike Rusch (born 2 July 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

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Biography

Rusch had success on the junior circuit before playing professionally. She won the Junior Orange Bowl (Under 14s) in 1990 and was a member of Germany's Junior Fed Cup winning team in 1991. [1] Most notably she won the 1993 Australian Open girls' singles title. [2]

On the professional tour, she had a best ranking of 133 in the world, playing her final season in 1995.

ITF finals

Singles (1–1)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.26 August 1991ITF Klagenfurt, AustriaClay Flag of Slovenia.svg Barbara Mulej 6–2, 6–7, 3–6
Win2.14 September 1992ITF Sofia, BulgariaClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sandra van der Aa 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

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References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - Rusch, Heike (GER)". ITF . Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "Girls Singles Championship". Joplin Globe . 31 January 1993. Retrieved 8 August 2018.