Austrian tennis player
Heidi Sprung Vasudevan (born 10 January 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.
Biography[edit]
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 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[edit]
Doubles: 1 runner-up[edit]
ITF finals[edit]
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (0–2)[edit]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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)[edit]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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 |
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