Heike Rusch

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| country_represented = {{GER}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|7|2|df=yes}}

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| careerprizemoney = $48,058

| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=75|lost=64}}

| singlestitles = 1 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 133 (27 July 1993)

| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=3|lost=11}}

| doublestitles = 0

| highestdoublesranking = No. 582 (18 September 1995)

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Heike Rusch (born 2 July 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Biography

Rusch had success on the junior circuit before playing professionally. She won the Junior Orange Bowl (Under 14s) in 1990 and was a member of Germany's Junior Fed Cup winning team in 1991.{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001366|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - Rusch, Heike (GER)|publisher=ITF|accessdate=8 August 2018}} Most notably she won the 1993 Australian Open girls' singles title.{{cite news|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/joplin-globe-jan-31-1993-p-26/|title=Girls Singles Championship|date=31 January 1993|work=Joplin Globe|accessdate=8 August 2018}}

On the professional tour, she had a best ranking of 133 in the world, playing her final season in 1995.

ITF finals

=Singles (1–1)=

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bgcolor="#f0f8ff" \| bgcolor="FFA07A"\|Loss \| 1. \| 26 August 1991 \| ITF Klagenfurt, Austria \| Clay \| {{flagicon\|SLO}} Barbara Mulej \| 6–2, 6–7, 3–6
bgcolor="lightblue" \| bgcolor="98FB98"\|Win \| 2. \| 14 September 1992 \| ITF Sofia, Bulgaria \| Clay \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Sandra van der Aa \| 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

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| 26 August 1991