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Howard Herr

RSA Age 64 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1986–1994

Howard Herr represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 299. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 2–5 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

299 (Dec 28, 1987)

Elo peak

1524 (10th percentile)

Singles record

2–5 (28.6%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$19,629

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Howard Herr's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Todd Martin #9	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 28, 1994*	R32	Atlanta	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Wally Masur #35	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1987*	R32	Cincinnati Open	ATP 500	Hard
Ken Flach #172	7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1987*	R64	Cincinnati Open	ATP 500	Hard
Marc Flur #156	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1987*	R32	Livingston	ATP 250	Hard
Tarik Benhabiles #43	1-6 5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 1987*	R128	Miami Open	ATP 500	Hard

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Howard Herr's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Todd Martin	0	1	1	Apr 28, 1994	H2H
Wally Masur	0	1	1	Aug 20, 1987	H2H
Ken Flach	1	0	1	Aug 19, 1987	H2H
Marc Flur	0	1	1	Jul 16, 1987	H2H
Tarik Benhabiles	0	1	1	Feb 24, 1987	H2H

Career Results

Howard Herr career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1986	23	1	1	2	50.0%	597	376
1987	24	1	3	4	25.0%	376	299
1994	31	0	1	1	0.0%	1,161	1,219
Career		2	5	7	28.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Howard Herr career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1986	23	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1987	24	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1994	31	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Howard Herr career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1986	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1987	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1994	31	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 6/7 (85.7%) of Howard Herr's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Howard Herr advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1986	23	1518	110.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+0.20	0–1	—	—	-0.08
1987	24	1504	98.5	—	—	—	—	+20	—	—	22.2%	-2.11	—	1–0	—	+0.27
1994	31	1501	97.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	-0.25
Career		1524	102.8	—	—	—	—	+20	—	—	31.3%	-1.75	0–1	1–0	—	-0.86

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 500

Howard Herr ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	MIA	W-L Win %
1987	24	R32	R128	1–2 (33%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)

ATP 250

Howard Herr ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	LIV	W-L Win %
1986	23	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
1987	24	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1994	31	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

299

Career-high date

Dec 28, 1987

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Howard Herr ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	20	669	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	21	445	—	—	—	—	449	401	394	426	412	402	418
1985	22	374	387	387	397	400	400	466	492	494	490	494	442
1986	23	597	589	596	589	477	407	383	392	364	373	380	376
1987	24	378	378	359	368	332	359	382	334	358	338	320	299
1988	25	303	306	319	304	358	357	351	410	429	402	463	523
1989	26	519	521	523	515	516	515	549	604	592	648	637	728
1990	27	726	719	728	896	994	994	967	933	936	951	—	—
1994	31	—	—	—	—	1175	1193	1177	1210	1232	1238	1209	1219
1995	32	1211	1218	1224	1224	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Howard Herr's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Martin Barba	USA	#303	1,514	7	2	5	28.6%	$15,869	1988–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Otavio Della	BRA	#299	1,512	4	1	3	25.0%	$66,279	1988–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Andrew Burrow	RSA	#276	1,516	11	3	8	27.3%	$24,542	1987–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Roland Burtscher	AUT	#315	1,500	8	2	6	25.0%	$35,498	1992–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Jose Antonio Pepe Conde	ESP	#274	1,527	11	3	8	27.3%	$195,135	1990–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Eduardo Furusho	JPN	#314	1,521	4	1	3	25.0%	$43,441	1988–1991	Rivalries	Match log
David Felgate	GBR	#301	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$44,072	1988–1988	Rivalries	Match log
John Sobel	USA	#307	1,500	10	2	8	20.0%	$91,012	1988–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Harald Mair	AUT	#317	1,515	3	1	2	33.3%	$9,535	1989–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Jason Cask	AUS	#314	1,514	3	1	2	33.3%	$12,704	1991–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Seung Ho Ji	KOR	#314	1,523	3	1	2	33.3%	$12,537	1991–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Stephen Botfield	GBR	#274	1,542	8	2	6	25.0%	$46,689	1986–1989	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Howard Herr?: Howard Herr is 64 years old, born on August 16, 1962.
Which country does Howard Herr represent?: Howard Herr represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Howard Herr?: Howard Herr is 170 cm / 5'7".
Is Howard Herr left-handed or right-handed?: Howard Herr plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Howard Herr won?: Howard Herr has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Howard Herr won?: TennisDB does not group any of Howard Herr's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Howard Herr's highest ATP ranking?: Howard Herr's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 299, first achieved on December 28, 1987.
What is Howard Herr's career win-loss record?: Howard Herr has a career ATP singles record of 2 wins and 5 losses (28.6%).
How much career prize money has Howard Herr earned?: Howard Herr has earned at least $19,629 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Howard Herr's career appear in TennisDB?: Howard Herr appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1986 through 1994.
Who has Howard Herr faced most often?: Howard Herr's most frequent opponent is Todd Martin, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.