Heidi Eisterlehner


Heidi Eisterlehner, is a retired tennis player from Germany who was active from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.

Early life

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.

Career

Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament came in 1976 when she reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open where she lost in three sets to sixth-seeded Helen Gourlay. In the second round, she defeated fourth-seeded Sue Barker. At the French Open, Eisterlehner reached the third round in 1977 and 1978. Between 1974 and 1980, she competed in eight Wimbledon Championships and achieved her best singles result in 1976 and 1980 when she reached the second round.
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, which she lost in straight sets to Laura duPont. 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

Singles (0–1)

Doubles (0–2)