Heather Ludloff (born June 11, 1961) is an American former professional
tennis
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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
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WTA Tour tou ...
doubles titles.
Biography
Career
Ludloff played tennis for
Brigham Young University
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(All American 1981), and UCLA (All American 1983), eventually becoming one of nine UCLA grads to reach the top 100 in WTA singles rankings.
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.
WTA Tour career finals
Doubles (2–2)
References
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1961 births
Living people
American female tennis players
People from Foster City, California
Sportspeople from San Mateo County, California
Sportspeople from Sonoma County, California
Tennis players from California
UCLA Bruins women's tennis players
BYU Cougars women's tennis players
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