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Heather Bucke

RSA WTA Tour years active: 1971–1972

Heather Bucke represented South Africa on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Heather Bucke finished with a career record of 1–4 and no singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1511 (8th percentile)

Career record

1–4 (20.0%)

Career titles

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 Bucke's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Helen Gourlay	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 1972*	R128	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard
Daphne Pattison	4-6 12-10 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 31, 1971*	R16	Port Elizabeth 1	WTA 250	Hard
Patti Hogan	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1971*	R32	Port Elizabeth 1	WTA 250	Hard
Sharon Walsh Pete	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 23, 1971*	R32	East London	WTA 250	Hard
Kerry Harris	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1971*	R64	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard

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Heather Bucke's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Helen Gourlay	0	1	1	Mar 28, 1972	H2H
Daphne Pattison	0	1	1	Dec 31, 1971	H2H
Patti Hogan	1	0	1	Dec 30, 1971	H2H
Sharon Walsh Pete	0	1	1	Dec 23, 1971	H2H
Kerry Harris	0	1	1	Apr 7, 1971	H2H

Career Results

Heather Bucke career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1971	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1972	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
Career	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Heather Bucke career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1971	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1972	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
Career	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%

Advanced Stats

Heather Bucke advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1971	1484	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.75	—	—	—	-0.16
1972	1491	104.0	—	—	—	—	+16	—	—	42.9%	0.00	0–1	—	—	-0.17
Career	1511	100.7	—	—	—	—	+16	—	—	27.3%	-1.36	0–1	—	—	-6.60

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Heather Bucke WTA 250 results by season
Season	EAS	POR	SOU	W-L Win %
1971	R32	—	R64	0–2 (0%)
1972	—	R16	R128	1–2 (33%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–4 (20%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Heather Bucke represent?: Heather Bucke represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Heather Bucke won?: Heather Bucke has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Heather Bucke won?: TennisDB does not group any of Heather Bucke's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Heather Bucke's career win-loss record?: Heather Bucke has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 4 losses (20.0%).
Which seasons of Heather Bucke's career appear in TennisDB?: Heather Bucke appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1971 through 1972.
Who has Heather Bucke faced most often?: Heather Bucke's most frequent opponent is Helen Gourlay, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.