Sandra Dopfer

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Sandra Dopfer
Full nameSandra Heim-Dopfer
Country (sports)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Born (1970-05-25) 25 May 1970 (age 53)
Lustenau, Austria
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Prize money$382,801
Singles
Career record206–188
Career titles6 ITF
Highest ranking70 (29 August 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998)
French Open 2R (1992, 1994)
Wimbledon 1R (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
US Open 3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record26–54
Career titles0
Highest ranking102 (19 July 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1993)
French Open 1R (1993, 1994)
Wimbledon —
US Open —
Team competitions
Fed Cup 0–1

Sandra Heim-Dopfer (born 25 May 1970 in Lustenau [1] as Sandra Dopfer) is a former Austrian tennis player.

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Heim-Dopfer won six singles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 29 August 1994, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 70. On 19 July 1993, she peaked at world number 102 in the doubles rankings.

Heim-Dopfer made one appearance for the Austria Fed Cup team in July 1993. Her best Grand Slam result was in 1996, making the third round of that year's US Open.

After her tennis career, Sandra Heim-Dopfer worked for the charitable organisation Caritas Vorarlberg. In 2004, she married Michael Heim, an Austrian architect. They have two children.

During her career, Sandra Heim-Dopfer had learned about various healing methods as well as the power of mindfulness and she used several relaxation and visualisation techniques. In 2001, she started years of training in meditation and metaphysical healing and has been following her passion to help people ever since: She opened her meditation center in Dornbirn (Aut) in 2012.

ITF finals

Singles (6–4)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.20 June 1988 Bad Gastein, AustriaClay Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Florentina Curpene 6–1, 7–6
Win2.2 April 1990 Turin, ItalyClay Flag of Brazil.svg Cláudia Chabalgoity 6–2, ret.
Win3.20 April 1992 Bari, ItalyClay Flag of Latvia.svg Agnese Blumberga 6–2, 6–3
Win4.28 June 1993 Stuttgart, GermanyClay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Bonsignori 6–1, 6–0
Win5.6 September 1993 Spoleto, ItalyClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emanuela Zardo 6–4, 6–0
Loss1.1 August 1994 Sopot, PolandClay Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Tatiana Ignatieva 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Loss2.14 August 1995 Maribor, SloveniaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 4–6
Win6.2 October 1995 Lleida, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Mariam Ramón Climent 6–1, 6–1
Loss3.28 July 1997 Makarska, CroatiaClay Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić 1–6, 4–6
Loss4.6 October 1997 Sedona, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles (0–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.17 August 1992 Spoleto, ItalyClay Flag of Germany.svg Maja Živec-Škulj Flag of Italy.svg Flora Perfetti
Flag of Italy.svg Gloria Pizzichini 		6–1, 2–6, 1–6

Fed Cup participation

Singles

EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
1993 Federation Cup
World Group		 1R 20 July 1993 Frankfurt, Germany Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Clay Flag of Denmark.svg Sofie Albinus L7–5, 2–6, 4–6

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References

  1. ↑ "Sandra Dopfer". Eurosport . Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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