Background
The daughter of junior champion and leading amateur player Julius Heldman and World Tennis Magazine founder and publisher Gladys Heldman, she was born in Berkeley, California.
The daughter of junior champion and leading amateur player Julius Heldman and World Tennis Magazine founder and publisher Gladys Heldman, she was born in Berkeley, California.
Stanford University.
In 1969 she was World Number. 5, her highest career world ranking, and was ranked Number. 2 in the United States.
While a student at Stanford University in 1964, Heldman reached the national collegiate singles and doubles finals.
She received her Bachelor of Arts from Stanford in 1966, and went on to earn her Juris Doctor from University of California, Los Angeles Law School in 1981, where she was a Law Review editor and was Law School Graduate of the Year, as well as University of California, Los Angeles Graduate Woman of the Year.
Also in 1969, at the Curaçao International, she defeated the world no.1 Margaret Court in the semifinal and world northern Heldman reached the semifinals of three Grand Slam singles tournaments: the 1970 French Open, the 1974 Australian Open, and the 1974 United States Open.
Federation Cup
Heldman played on the United States Federation Cup teams that captured the championship in 1966 and 1969. She also played on the United States. Federation Cup teams in 1970, 1974, and 1975.
She was the captain of the team in 1975.
Olympics
Maccabiah Games
Other career highlights
Ranked in the USTA Top 10, 1963-1965, 1968-1969, 1971-1975
Ranked in the World Top 10, 1969-1970, 1973-1974
Virginia Slims Professional Tour, 1971-1975
United States. Wightman Cup Team Member, 1969-1971, 1974. Most Valuable Player, 1969. Team Captain, 1974-1975
United States. Bonne Bell Cup Team Member, 1973–1974.
Most Valuable Player, Team Captain, 1974
Heldman was inducted into the:
Stanford University Athletic Hall of Fame, 1978
National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1989
Industry Training Authority Women"s Hall of Fame, 1998
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 2001
USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame, 2006
Singles 1
Doubles 2 (1-1).