Heike Rusch

Heike Rusch
Full name Heike Rusch
Country (sports)  Germany
Born (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976
Prize money $48,058
Singles
Highest ranking No. 133 (27 July 1993)
Doubles
Highest ranking No. 582 (18 September 1995)

Heike Rusch (born 2 July 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Biography

Rusch had success on the junior circuit before playing professionally. She won the Junior Orange Bowl (Under 14s) in 1990 and was a member of Germany's Junior Fed Cup winning team in 1991.[1] Most notably she won the 1993 Australian Open girls' singles title.[2]

On the professional tour she had a best ranking of 133 in the world, playing her final season in 1995.

ITF Finals

Singles Finals: 2 (1-1)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 26 August 1991 Klagenfurt, Austria Clay Slovenia Barbara Mulej 6-2 6-7 3-6
Winner 2. 14 September 1992 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Netherlands Sandra van der Aa 6-3 4-6 6-3

References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - Rusch, Heike (GER)". ITF. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "Girls Singles Championship". Joplin Globe. 31 January 1993. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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