{{Short description|Austrian tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Sandra Dopfer | full_name = Sandra Heim-Dopfer | country = {{flag|Austria}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|05|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lustenau, Austria | height = 1.73 m | careerprizemoney = $382,801 | singlesrecord = 206–188 | singlestitles = 6 ITF | highestsinglesranking = 70 (29 August 1994) | AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998) | FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1992, 1994) | Wimbledonresult = 1R (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) | USOpenresult = 3R (1996) | doublesrecord = 26–54 | doublestitles = 0 | highestdoublesranking = 102 (19 July 1993) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1993) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1993, 1994) | WimbledonDoublesresult = — | USOpenDoublesresult = — | Team = yes | FedCupresult = 0–1 }}{{Verification|date=May 2025}} '''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<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandra Dopfer |url=http://au.eurosport.com/tennis/sandra-dopfer_prs278605/person.shtml |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070919/http://au.eurosport.com/tennis/sandra-dopfer_prs278605/person.shtml |archive-date=4 March 2016 |accessdate=27 March 2013 |work=Eurosport}}</ref> 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) ==== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:#f88379;" | $100,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | $75,000 tournaments |- style="background:#addfad;" | $50,000 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (0–1) |- |Clay (6–3) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 20 June 1988 | Bad Gastein, Austria | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Florentina Curpene | 6–1, 7–6 |-style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 2 April 1990 | Turin, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|BRA}} Cláudia Chabalgoity | 6–2, ret. |-style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 20 April 1992 | Bari, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|LAT}} Agnese Blumberga | 6–2, 6–3 |-style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 28 June 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Federica Bonsignori | 6–1, 6–0 |-style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 6 September 1993 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|SUI}} Emanuela Zardo | 6–4, 6–0 |-style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 1 August 1994 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} Tatiana Ignatieva | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |-style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 14 August 1995 | Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | {{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husárová | 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 6–3, 4–6 |-style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 2 October 1995 | Lleida, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Mariam Ramón Climent | 6–1, 6–1 |-style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 28 July 1997 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | {{flagicon|CRO}} Mirjana Lučić | 1–6, 4–6 |-style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 6 October 1997 | Sedona, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rachel McQuillan | 3–6, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup> |}
==== Doubles (0–1) ==== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:#f88379;" | $100,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | $75,000 tournaments |- style="background:#addfad;" | $50,000 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (0–0) |- |Clay (0–1) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |-style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 17 August 1992 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Maja Živec-Škulj | {{flagicon|ITA}} Flora Perfetti <br/> {{flagicon|ITA}} Gloria Pizzichini | 6–1, 2–6, 1–6 |}
=== Fed Cup participation ===
==== Singles ==== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Edition !Stage !Date !Location !Against !Surface !Opponent !W/L !Score |-style="background:#ccf;" | 1993 Federation Cup <br/> World Group | 1R | 20 July 1993 | Frankfurt, Germany | {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark | Clay | {{flagicon|DEN}} Sofie Albinus | style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a;"|L | 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}} * {{Fed Cup player}}
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