Heidi Sprung Vasudevan (born 10 January 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.
Full name | Heidi Sprung Vasudevan |
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Country (sports) | Austria |
Born | 10 January 1969 |
Prize money | $110,483 |
Singles | |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 212 (14 October 1991) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 97 (17 July 1989) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1988, 1989, 1990) |
French Open | 2R (1989) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1989) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 2–1 |
Biography
editSprung, who is originally from Salzburg, played Fed Cup tennis for Austria in 1988. She teamed up with Judith Wiesner to win the deciding doubles rubber over Belgium, setting up a second round tie with the USSR. Against the USSR she beat world number 16 Larisa Savchenko in the singles, but this time lost the live doubles rubber.[1]
On the WTA Tour she was most successful as a doubles player, with a career best ranking of 97. She was a doubles finalist at the 1989 Fernleaf Classic in Wellington.[2]
Since retiring she has lived in Switzerland and is married to former India Davis Cup team representative Srinivasan Vasudevan. The pair run a tennis club in Zofingen.[3]
WTA Tour career finals
editDoubles: 1 runner-up
editResult | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | February 1989 | Wellington, New Zealand | Tier I | Hard | Tracey Morton | Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling |
6–7(3), 1–6 |
ITF finals
edit$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (0–2)
editOutcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 22 July 1991 | Schwarzach, Austria | Clay | Barbara Mulej | 2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 29 July 1991 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany | Clay | Florentina Curpene | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (3–5)
editOutcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 4 August 1986 | Kitzbuhel, Austria | Clay | Judith Wiesner | Justine Brown Louise Pleming |
0–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 13 July 1987 | Erlangen, West Germany | Clay | Alison Scott | Denisa Krajčovičová Virginie Paquet |
1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 27 July 1987 | Kitzbuhel, Austria | Clay | Judith Wiesner | Bettina Diesner Karin Oberleitner |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 1 July 1991 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | Lisa Seemann | Henrike Kadzidroga Patricia Miller |
7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 22 July 1991 | Schwarzach, Austria | Clay | Agnese Blumberga | Karina Habšudová Katarína Studeníková |
3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 6. | 31 May 1993 | Cáceres, Spain | Hard | Eleni Rossides | Tzipora Obziler Limor Zaltz |
0–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 18 October 1993 | Langenthal, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Anne De Gioanni | Miroslava Vavrinec Natalie Tschan |
4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 10 April 1994 | Limoges, France | Clay | Angelique Olivier | Isabelle Demongeot Maria Strandlund |
2–6, 2–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Unsung Swedes topple the US". The Age. 8 December 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wellington - 06 February - 12 February 1989". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Tennisclub Zofingen" (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2018.