Heidi Eisterlehner
| Country (sports) |  West Germany |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 October 1949 Burg bei Magdeburg, East Germany |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 155 (20 June 1983) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1976) |
| French Open | 3R (1977, 1978) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1976, 1981) |
| US Open | 1R (1977) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1976) |
| French Open | 2R (1977) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1976, 1980) |
| US Open | 2R (1977) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | QF (1976) |
Heidi Eisterlehner (born 25 October 1949) is a retired tennis player from Germany who was active from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.
Early life
[edit]She was born in Burg bei Magdeburg, East Germany but moved in her youth to Nuremberg, where she started playing at the local club 1. FC Nürnberg. She studied social pedagogy.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament came in 1976 when she reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. In the second round, she defeated fourth-seeded Sue Barker.
She won the singles title at the Auckland Open, a non-tour event, in January 1977 after a victory in the final against Karen Krantzcke. In May that year, Eisterlehner reached the singles final at the German Open in Hamburg.[3] Also in 1977 she won the national indoor singles title in Hamburg.
In 1976 and 1978, she participated in five ties as a member of the German Fed Cup team and compiled a 3–2 win–loss record.
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles (0–1)
[edit]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1977 | German Open, Germany | Clay |  Laura duPont
|
1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (0–2)
[edit]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | December 1975 | NSW Open, Australia | Grass | Helga Masthoff
|
 Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay
|
3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | July 1976 | Austrian Open, Austria | Clay | Katja Ebbinghaus
|
 Helena Anliot Mimmi Wikstedt
|
4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Heidi Eisterlehner: Eine Karriere aus Liebe zum Spiel". Deutscher Tennis Bund (in German). 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Heidi Eisterlehner". Munzinger (in German).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 142, 147. ISBN 9780354090117.
