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Heather Ludloff
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Foster City, California
Born	June 11, 1961 (age 63); Honolulu, Hawaii
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro	1980
Retired	1993
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 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) 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

Career

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

Doubles (2–2)

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	Terry Holladay	Cammy MacGregor Gretchen Magers	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Loss	May 1987	Singapore	Hard	Barbara Gerken	Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson	1–6, 4–6
Loss	Oct 1987	New Orleans, , U.S.	Carpet	Mareen Harper	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	3–6, 3–6
Win	Apr 1989	Taipei, Taiwan	Hard	Maria Lindström	Cecilia Dahlman Nana Miyagi	4–6, 7–5, 6–3

References

^ "grfx.cstv.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
^ 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

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[1] "grfx.cstv.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2009.

[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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