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Heather Ludloff

USA Age 65 165 cm / 5'5" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1978–1992

Heather Ludloff represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 69. In TennisDB's records, Heather Ludloff finished with a career record of 48–106 and no singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

69 (Jan 2, 1984)

Elo peak

1576 (29th percentile)

Career record

48–106 (31.2%)

Career titles

Prize money

$316,612

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Heather Ludloff's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Pam Shriver #31	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 1992*	R32	Eastbourne Open	WTA 500	Grass
Ginger Helgeson #100	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1992*	R64	Eastbourne Open	WTA 500	Grass
Kimberly Po Messerli	6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1992*	R64	Birmingham	WTA 250	Grass
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #69	6-4 3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 1992	R64	Indian Wells Open	WTA 500	Hard
Tami Whitlinger Jones	0-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 1992*	R32	Oklahoma	WTA 250	Hard

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Heather Ludloff's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Lori Mcneil	0	4	4	Aug 11, 1988	H2H
Wendy White	0	4	4	Jul 18, 1987	H2H
Betsy Nagelsen	1	3	4	Mar 26, 1987	H2H
Helena Sukova	0	3	3	Oct 3, 1991	H2H
Mareen Louie Harper	1	2	3	Nov 10, 1988	H2H

Career Results

Heather Ludloff career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	17	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1979	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1980	19	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—
1981	20	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1982	21	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
1983	22	7	15	22	31.8%	—	—
1984	23	6	9	15	40.0%	69	129
1985	24	2	12	14	14.3%	128	127
1986	25	0	1	1	0.0%	142	192
1987	26	12	16	28	42.9%	172	74
1988	27	6	14	20	30.0%	87	123
1989	28	4	9	13	30.8%	126	164
1990	29	2	6	8	25.0%	164	219
1991	30	3	5	8	37.5%	211	141
1992	31	1	6	7	14.3%	142	282
Career		48	106	154	31.2%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Heather Ludloff career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1978	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	19	1	3	4	25.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
1981	20	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1982	21	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
1983	22	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	7	15	22	31.8%
1984	23	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	6	9	15	40.0%
1985	24	0	5	5	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	12	14	14.3%
1986	25	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1987	26	2	6	8	25.0%	—	—	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	12	16	28	42.9%
1988	27	3	8	11	27.3%	—	—	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	14	20	30.0%
1989	28	4	6	10	40.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	9	13	30.8%
1990	29	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%
1991	30	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1992	31	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
Career	—	20	51	71	28.2%	1	4	5	20.0%	20	33	53	37.7%	7	17	24	29.2%	48	106	154	31.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Heather Ludloff career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%	0	0	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%
1985	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1987	26	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	14	18	22.2%
1988	27	0	3	3	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	6	9	15	40.0%
1989	28	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	3	8	11	27.3%
1990	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	5	7	28.6%
1991	30	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%
1992	31	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
Career		0	7	7	0.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	8	24	32	25.0%	9	12	21	42.9%	20	51	71	28.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 71/154 (46.1%) of Heather Ludloff's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Heather Ludloff advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1978	17	1488	88.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-6.00	—	—	—	+0.21
1979	18	1483	102.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	-0.05
1980	19	1465	105.1	—	—	—	—	+53	—	—	37.5%	-0.50	0–2	1–0	—	+0.22
1981	20	1441	97.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.00	0–1	—	—	+0.27
1982	21	1473	106.3	—	—	—	—	+70	—	—	46.7%	-0.27	0–1	—	—	+0.83
1983	22	1515	109.9	—	—	—	—	+14	—	+43	34.7%	-1.10	2–3 (40%)	7–5 (58%)	101.0	+0.12
1984	23	1546	102.7	—	—	—	—	-41	—	+67	41.9%	-1.26	2–1 (67%)	1–0	—	+0.91
1985	24	1488	104.3	—	—	—	—	-35	—	+74	22.6%	-2.29	0–3 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	100.2	+0.47
1986	25	1474	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+0.19
1987	26	1542	110.3	—	—	—	—	-48	—	+54	43.3%	-0.72	6–5 (55%)	2–3 (40%)	104.8	+2.85
1988	27	1504	112.8	—	—	—	—	-63	—	+65	36.2%	-0.83	2–5 (29%)	2–7 (22%)	93.9	+0.36
1989	28	1468	103.4	—	—	—	—	+3	—	+51	35.5%	-1.45	2–3 (40%)	2–0	—	+1.53
1990	29	1457	97.4	—	—	—	—	-10	—	+67	26.3%	-1.79	2–1 (67%)	1–0	—	+0.40
1991	30	1503	120.4	—	—	—	—	-99	—	+132	35.0%	-1.40	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	105.9	-0.37
1992	31	1473	105.8	—	—	—	—	-96	—	+134	29.4%	-1.47	0–3 (0%)	1–1	—	+0.01
Career		1576	110.5	—	—	—	—	-27	—	+69	35.5%	-1.20	19–30 (39%)	22–18 (55%)	102.5	+5.16

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Heather Ludloff Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W	USO	W-L Win %
1978	17	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	18	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1982	21	—	—	R32	2–1 (67%)
1983	22	R64	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
1984	23	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1985	24	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1987	26	R64	R128	R128	1–3 (25%)
1988	27	R64	R128	R128	1–3 (25%)
1989	28	R64	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
1990	29	R128	R64	—	1–2 (33%)
1992	31	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		3–6 (33%)	1–8 (11%)	2–6 (25%)	6–20 (23%)

WTA 500

Heather Ludloff WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BRI	DLB	EAS	IW	SDG	TKY	WAS	CAN	KEY	LOS	MAN	OAK	SYD	W-L Win %
1982	21	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	1–2 (33%)
1983	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
1984	23	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1985	24	R32	R128	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	1–4 (20%)
1987	26	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1988	27	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R128	R32	—	—	R32	3–5 (38%)
1990	29	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	30	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	3–3 (50%)
1992	31	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	14–22 (39%)

WTA 250

Heather Ludloff WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	ASB	DAL	EAS	HKG	MEL	NAP	NWP	QUE	SDG	TKY	WAS	APT	ATL	AUR	BIR	CHI	DEE	DET	DUR	GAI	HAR	HER	KEY	MAH	MAN	MIL	NEW	OAK	OKL	JAP	PHO	PIT	PRI	SIN	SOU	ST.	TAI	TAM	WOR	W-L Win %
1980	19	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	2–5 (29%)
1981	20	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1982	21	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1983	22	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–10 (38%)
1984	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	4–6 (40%)
1985	24	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–7 (12%)
1986	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1987	26	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	R32	—	—	SF	—	R32	9–11 (45%)
1988	27	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–6 (25%)
1989	28	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	3–7 (30%)
1990	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1991	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1992	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–5 (29%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–7 (30%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	6–2 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	28–64 (30%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 100

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Heather Ludloff ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	23	71	77	87	97	105	108	104	117	119	123	120	129
1985	24	127	127	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	25	144	148	159	158	162	180	188	182	195	199	192	192
1987	26	173	155	143	107	123	123	95	95	88	73	74	74
1988	27	88	94	94	110	98	88	112	106	112	126	123	123
1989	28	139	175	168	180	137	144	142	150	155	159	160	164
1990	29	163	176	179	237	235	242	199	207	208	221	215	219
1991	30	211	222	223	245	244	141	150	141	146	137	139	141
1992	31	146	155	158	154	151	262	249	252	252	283	283	282
1993	32	287	256	285	272	277	359	366	—	430	431	440	447
1994	33	445	512	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Heather Ludloff's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Csilla Cserepy	SUI	69	1,591	0	68	24	44	35.3%	1984–1991	Match log
Julie Harrington	USA	70	1,741	0	135	55	80	40.7%	1979–1984	Match log
Cammy Macgregor	USA	75	1,604	0	135	48	87	35.6%	1985–1993	Match log
Ronni Reis	USA	78	1,607	0	80	28	52	35.0%	1983–1990	Match log
Kaoru Okamoto	JPN	75	1,589	1	67	23	44	34.3%	1978–1992	Match log
Karen Schimper	RSA	75	1,650	0	67	24	43	35.8%	1987–1990	Match log
Cristina Tessi	ARG	70	1,612	0	62	25	37	40.3%	1988–1992	Match log
Sarah Loosemore	GBR	76	1,640	0	59	21	38	35.6%	1988–1992	Match log
Candy Reynolds	USA	76	1,823	0	224	84	140	37.5%	1973–1989	Match log
Katrina Adams	USA	67	1,607	0	169	55	114	32.5%	1987–1998	Match log
Jill Hetherington	CAN	64	1,645	1	89	31	58	34.8%	1983–1993	Match log
Vicki Nelson	USA	60	1,677	1	223	87	136	39.0%	1980–1989	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Heather Ludloff?: Heather Ludloff is 65 years old, born on June 11, 1961.
Which country does Heather Ludloff represent?: Heather Ludloff represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Heather Ludloff?: Heather Ludloff is 165 cm / 5'5".
Is Heather Ludloff left-handed or right-handed?: Heather Ludloff plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Heather Ludloff won?: Heather Ludloff has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Heather Ludloff won?: TennisDB does not group any of Heather Ludloff's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Heather Ludloff's highest WTA ranking?: Heather Ludloff's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 69, first achieved on January 2, 1984.
What is Heather Ludloff's career win-loss record?: Heather Ludloff has a career WTA singles record of 48 wins and 106 losses (31.2%).
How much career prize money has Heather Ludloff earned?: Heather Ludloff has earned at least $316,612 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Heather Ludloff's career appear in TennisDB?: Heather Ludloff appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1978 through 1992.
On which surface does Heather Ludloff have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Heather Ludloff's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 37.7% (20–33).
Who has Heather Ludloff faced most often?: Heather Ludloff's most frequent opponent is Lori Mcneil, with a head-to-head record of 0–4 across 4 meetings.