Heidi Sprung

Heidi Sprung
Full name Heidi Sprung Vasudevan
Country (sports)  Austria
Born (1969-01-10) 10 January 1969
Prize money $110,483
Singles
Highest ranking No. 212 (14 October 1991)
Doubles
Highest ranking No. 97 (17 July 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1988, 1989, 1990)
French Open 2R (1989)
Wimbledon 2R (1989)

Heidi Sprung Vasudevan (born 10 January 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.

Biography

Sprung, 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 losing 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 finals

Doubles (0-1)

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss February, 1989 Wellington, New Zealand Category 1 Hard Australia Tracey Morton Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia Janine Tremelling		 6–7(3–7), 1–6

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (0-2)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. July 22, 1991 Schwarzach, Austria Clay Slovenia Barbara Mulej 2-6, 1-6
Runner-up 2. July 29, 1991 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay Romania Florentina Curpene 3-6, 2-6

Doubles: 8 (3-5)

Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. August 4, 1986 Kitzbuhel, Austria Clay Austria Judith Wiesner Australia Justine Brown
Australia Louise Pleming		 0-6, 0-6
Runner-up 2. July 13, 1987 Erlange, West Germany Clay Australia Alison Scott Czechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová
France Virginie Paquet		 1-6, 2-6
Winner 3. July 27, 1987 Kitzbuhel, Austria Clay Austria Judith Wiesner Austria Bettina Diesner
Austria Karin Oberleitner		 6-3 6-4
Winner 4. July 1, 1991 Vaihingen, Germany Clay United States Lisa Seemann Germany Henrike Kadzidroga
Uruguay Patricia Miller		 7-6 6-1
Runner–up 5. July 22, 1991 Schwarzach, Austria Clay Soviet Union Agnese Blumberga Czechoslovakia Karina Habšudová
Czechoslovakia Katarína Studeníková		 3-6, 1-6
Winner 6. May 31, 1993 Cáceres, Spain Hard United States Eleni Rossides Israel Tzipora Obziler
Israel Limor Zaltz		 0-6, 6-2, 6-2
Runner–up 7. October 18, 1993 Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet (i) France Anne De Gioanni Switzerland Miroslava Vavrinec
Switzerland Natalie Tschan		 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner–up 8. April 10, 1994 Limoges, France Clay France Angelique Olivier France Isabelle Demongeot
Sweden Maria Strandlund		 2-6, 2-6

References

  1. ↑ "Unsung Swedes topple the US". The Age. 8 December 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wellington - 06 February - 12 February 1989". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tennisclub Zofingen" (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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