Sandra Heim-Dopfer (born 25 May 1970) is a former Austrian tennis player. Her best Grand Slam result was making the third round of the 1996 US Open.
Life Heim-Dopfer was born on 25 May 1970 in Lustenau, Austria as Sandra Dopfer.
Heim-Dopfer won six singles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 29 August 1994, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 70. On 19 July 1993, she peaked at world number 102 in the doubles rankings.
Heim-Dopfer made one appearance for the Austria Fed Cup team in July 1993. Her best Grand Slam result was in 1996, making the third round of that year's US Open.
After her tennis career, Heim-Dopfer worked for the charitable organisation Caritas Vorarlberg. In 2004, she married Michael Heim, an Austrian architect. They have two children.
During her career, Heim-Dopfer had learned about various healing methods as well as the power of mindfulness and she used several relaxation and visualisation techniques. In 2001, she started years of training in meditation and metaphysical healing and has been following her passion to help people ever since: She opened her meditation centre in Dornbirn, Austria in 2012.
Results
ITF finals
Singles (6–4) Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (6–3)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 20 June 1988 Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Florentina Curpene 6–1, 7–6Win 2. 2 April 1990 Turin, Italy Clay Cláudia Chabalgoity 6–2, ret.Win 3. 20 April 1992 Bari, Italy Clay Agnese Blumberga 6–2, 6–3Win 4. 28 June 1993 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Federica Bonsignori 6–1, 6–0Win 5. 6 September 1993 Spoleto, Italy Clay Emanuela Zardo 6–4, 6–0Loss 1. 1 August 1994 Sopot, Poland Clay Tatiana Ignatieva 6–2, 3–6, 2–6Loss 2. 14 August 1995 Maribor, Slovenia Clay Janette Husárová 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 4–6Win 6. 2 October 1995 Lleida, Spain Clay Mariam Ramón Climent 6–1, 6–1Loss 3. 28 July 1997 Makarska, Croatia Clay Mirjana Lučić 1–6, 4–6Loss 4. 6 October 1997 Sedona, United States Hard Rachel McQuillan 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Doubles (0–1) Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 17 August 1992 Spoleto, Italy Clay Maja Živec-Škulj Flora Perfetti Gloria Pizzichini 6–1, 2–6, 1–6
Fed Cup participation
Singles EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore 1993 Federation Cup World Group 1R 20 July 1993 Frankfurt, Germany Denmark Clay Sofie AlbinusL 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
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