Heidi Sprung Vasudevan (born 10 January 1969) is a former professional

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player from Austria.

Biography

Sprung, who is originally from Salzburg, played

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tennis for Austria in 1988. She teamed up with

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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. On the

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she was most successful as a doubles player, with a career best ranking of 97. She was a doubles finalist at the

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in Wellington. Since retiring she has lived in Switzerland and is married to former

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representative

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. The pair run a tennis club in

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WTA Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 runner-up

ITF finals

Singles (0–2)

Doubles (3–5)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sprung, Heidi 1969 births Living people Austrian female tennis players Sportspeople from Salzburg Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland