Heather Ludloff

Insights

Best run came at Wimbledon in 1978

Her top Grand Slam result was a round-of-32 finish, and it came at Wimbledon in 1982 at age 21. That is the only result better than round-of-64 in her 20-tournament record.

Australian Open was her most productive major

She reached the round of 64 four times at the Australian Open: 1983, 1987, 1988, and 1989. Across her 20 Grand Slam tournaments, that was her most frequent best result at any single major.

Wimbledon and the US Open were mostly early exits

At Wimbledon she has one round-of-64, one round-of-32, and six round-of-128 results; at the US Open she has one round-of-32 and five round-of-128 results. Those two events account for most of her deeper runs, but also most of her first-round exits.

Her Grand Slam activity was split into distinct bursts

Her career spans 1978-1979, 1982-1985, 1987-1990, and 1992, with no Grand Slam results listed in 1980-1981, 1986, or 1991. The longest uninterrupted stretch was 1987-1990, when she appeared in four straight seasons.

She stayed in the draw into her early 30s

Her final listed Grand Slam result was the 1992 Australian Open at age 30. That means her Grand Slam record extends from age 17 in 1978 to age 30 in 1992, a 13-year span.