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Freddie Sauer

RSA Age 65 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1979–1983

Freddie Sauer represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 134. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 24–31 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

134 (Jan 3, 1983)

Elo peak

1639 (42nd percentile)

Singles record

24–31 (43.6%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$80,690

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 →

Freddie Sauer's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Tomas Smid #21	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 22, 1983*	R16	Dutch Open	ATP 250	Clay
Mike Myburg	4-6 7-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 1983*	R32	Dutch Open	ATP 250	Clay
John McEnroe #1	1-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1983*	R32	Queen's Club Championships	ATP 250	Grass
Craig A Miller	2-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 1983*	R64	Queen's Club Championships	ATP 250	Grass
Pascal Portes	4-6 7-5 6-3 1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 25, 1983*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Freddie Sauer's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ramesh Krishnan	0	2	2	Mar 18, 1983	H2H
Nduka Odizor	2	0	2	Mar 17, 1983	H2H
Lloyd Bourne	0	2	2	Mar 10, 1983	H2H
Paul Mcnamee	2	0	2	Nov 19, 1982	H2H
Victor Pecci	1	1	2	Jul 30, 1982	H2H

Career Results

Freddie Sauer career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1979	17	1	1	2	50.0%	439	439
1980	18	0	1	1	0.0%	390	390
1981	19	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
1982	20	18	20	38	47.4%	—	—
1983	21	3	8	11	27.3%	134	134
Career		24	31	55	43.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Freddie Sauer career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1979	17	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1980	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	19	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1982	20	10	7	17	58.8%	6	10	16	37.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	18	20	38	47.4%
1983	21	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	8	11	27.3%
Career	—	13	12	25	52.0%	7	14	21	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	24	31	55	43.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Freddie Sauer 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 %
1979	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%
1982	20	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	7	9	16	43.8%	0	0	—	—	9	11	20	45.0%
1983	21	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
Career		1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	9	12	21	42.9%	0	0	—	—	11	16	27	40.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 27/55 (49.1%) of Freddie Sauer's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Freddie Sauer 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
1979	17	1512	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-1.60	1–0	—	—	+0.09
1980	18	1488	97.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0%	-2.75	—	1–0	—	+0.23
1981	19	1511	101.3	—	—	—	—	+36	—	—	50.0%	+0.25	2–0	2–1 (67%)	—	+0.60
1982	20	1636	119.5	—	—	—	—	+14	-85	—	48.3%	-0.23	5–5 (50%)	5–4 (56%)	102.7	+2.63
1983	21	1584	113.0	—	—	—	—	+26	-62	—	35.5%	-1.23	3–4 (43%)	1–2 (33%)	98.9	+0.32
Career		1639	115.5	—	—	—	—	+18	-80	—	44.5%	-0.55	11–9 (55%)	9–7 (56%)	106.3	+7.04

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Freddie Sauer Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1980	18	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1982	20	R128	R128	R64	1–3 (25%)
1983	21	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–5 (17%)

ATP 500

Freddie Sauer ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
1982	20	R32	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

ATP 250

Freddie Sauer ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BUE	FLR	HAM	MUN	NAP	QUE	WAS	CAR	COL	DOR	DUT	JOH	LA	LIN	NAN	NIC	NOR	SOU	STO	TOU	U.S	VIN	W-L Win %
1979	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1981	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1982	20	R16	—	R16	—	R32	R64	R64	QF	QF	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R16	R16	QF	R16	R64	R32	16–16 (50%)
1983	21	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–6 (33%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	22–24 (48%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

134

Career-high date

Jan 3, 1983

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

Freddie Sauer ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	228
1979	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	439
1980	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	390
1983	21	134	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	22	339	—	—	—	—	420	669	692	—	—	—	—
1985	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	367	361
1986	24	359	353	253	250	251	255	256	257	255	252	322	327
1987	25	329	328	355	373	376	384	381	405	400	431	443	459
1988	26	458	460	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Freddie Sauer's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Dave Siegler	USA	#137	1,546	40	15	25	37.5%	$96	1979–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Chris Dunk	USA	#129	1,581	50	18	32	36.0%	$164,030	1977–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Jeff Turpin	USA	#138	1,532	21	8	13	38.1%	$7,326	1979–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Denis Naegelen	FRA	#131	1,568	49	20	29	40.8%	—	1973–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Alejandro Cortes	COL	#126	1,544	52	18	34	34.6%	—	1979–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Paul Torre	FRA	#145	1,648	35	15	20	42.9%	$5,506	1980–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Ivan Dupasquier	SUI	#122	1,581	43	15	28	34.9%	—	1978–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Roberto Vizcaino	ESP	#157	1,604	54	20	34	37.0%	$31,748	1977–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Christoph Zipf	GER	#138	1,618	42	15	27	35.7%	$3,305	1980–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Alvaro Fillol	CHI	#134	1,548	116	32	84	27.6%	$58,805	1975–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Gabriel Urpi	ESP	#115	1,618	110	43	67	39.1%	$144,450	1978–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Nick Brown	GBR	#145	1,564	26	11	15	42.3%	$195,180	1980–1991	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Freddie Sauer?: Freddie Sauer is 65 years old, born on August 2, 1961.
Which country does Freddie Sauer represent?: Freddie Sauer represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Freddie Sauer left-handed or right-handed?: Freddie Sauer plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Freddie Sauer won?: Freddie Sauer has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Freddie Sauer won?: TennisDB does not group any of Freddie Sauer's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Freddie Sauer's highest ATP ranking?: Freddie Sauer's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 134, first achieved on January 3, 1983.
What is Freddie Sauer's career win-loss record?: Freddie Sauer has a career ATP singles record of 24 wins and 31 losses (43.6%).
How much career prize money has Freddie Sauer earned?: Freddie Sauer has earned at least $80,690 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Freddie Sauer's career appear in TennisDB?: Freddie Sauer appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1979 through 1983.
On which surface does Freddie Sauer have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Freddie Sauer's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 52.0% (13–12).
Who has Freddie Sauer faced most often?: Freddie Sauer's most frequent opponent is Ramesh Krishnan, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.