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Howard Sands

USA Age 64 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1984–1985

Howard Sands represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 142. In TennisDB's records, Howard Sands finished with a career record of 5–10 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

142 (Oct 15, 1984)

Elo peak

1516 (7th percentile)

Career record

5–10 (33.3%)

Career titles

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 Sands's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Brad Drewett #80	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 1985*	R16	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard
Jonathan Canter #239	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1985*	R32	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard
John Fitzgerald #37	2-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 28, 1984*	R16	Melbourne	ATP 250	Grass
Glenn Layendecker #174	6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 27, 1984*	R32	Melbourne	ATP 250	Grass
John Fitzgerald #43	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 21, 1984*	R16	Adelaide International	ATP 250	Grass

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Howard Sands's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
John Fitzgerald	0	2	2	Dec 28, 1984	H2H
Brad Drewett	0	1	1	Jan 11, 1985	H2H
Jonathan Canter	1	0	1	Jan 10, 1985	H2H
Glenn Layendecker	1	0	1	Dec 27, 1984	H2H
Scott Mccain	1	0	1	Dec 20, 1984	H2H

Career Results

Howard Sands career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1984	22	4	9	13	30.8%	424	168
1985	23	1	1	2	50.0%	170	558
Career		5	10	15	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Howard Sands 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 %
1984	22	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
1985	23	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	5	10	15	33.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Howard Sands 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 %
1984	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	3	9	12	25.0%
1985	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	6	6	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	4	10	14	28.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 14/15 (93.3%) of Howard Sands's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Howard Sands 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
1984	22	1478	106.4	—	—	—	—	+25	—	+64	29.6%	-1.26	—	2–2 (50%)	—	+1.31
1985	23	1485	100.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.40	1–0	—	—	+0.32
Career		1516	104.3	—	—	—	—	+25	—	+64	31.3%	-1.13	1–0	2–2 (50%)	—	+10.87

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Howard Sands Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1984	22	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Howard Sands ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	BRI	HKG	MEL	TKY	TAI	TEL	W-L Win %
1984	22	R16	—	R32	R32	R16	R32	R32	R16	4–7 (36%)
1985	23	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	5–8 (38%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

142

Career-high date

Oct 15, 1984

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 Sands ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	21	382	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	22	424	—	—	—	—	239	170	160	150	168	163	168
1985	23	176	177	196	197	206	218	262	297	321	383	397	558
1986	24	789	783	782	773	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Howard Sands's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Jeff Klaparda	USA	153	1,564	14	5	9	35.7%	1984–1989	Match log
Jeff Turpin	USA	138	1,532	21	8	13	38.1%	1979–1985	Match log
Roger Knapp	USA	146	1,561	10	4	6	40.0%	1984–1985	Match log
Charles Bud Cox	USA	149	1,500	26	7	19	26.9%	1980–1988	Match log
Christoph Zipf	GER	138	1,618	42	15	27	35.7%	1980–1986	Match log
John Mattke	USA	125	1,565	14	5	9	35.7%	1982–1985	Match log
Andy Kohlberg	USA	142	1,517	50	13	37	26.0%	1978–1988	Match log
Patrice Kuchna	FRA	125	1,578	21	7	14	33.3%	1980–1988	Match log
Jose Daher	BRA	139	1,500	16	4	12	25.0%	1983–1992	Match log
Chris Dunk	USA	129	1,581	50	18	32	36.0%	1977–1986	Match log
Gustavo Tiberti	ARG	130	1,582	41	13	28	31.7%	1980–1986	Match log
Luca Bottazzi	ITA	133	1,514	19	5	14	26.3%	1981–1987	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Howard Sands?: Howard Sands is 64 years old, born on February 5, 1962.
Which country does Howard Sands represent?: Howard Sands represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Howard Sands?: Howard Sands is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Howard Sands left-handed or right-handed?: Howard Sands plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Howard Sands won?: Howard Sands has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Howard Sands won?: TennisDB does not group any of Howard Sands's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Howard Sands' highest ATP ranking?: Howard Sands' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 142, first achieved on October 15, 1984.
What is Howard Sands' career win-loss record?: Howard Sands has a career ATP singles record of 5 wins and 10 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of Howard Sands's career appear in TennisDB?: Howard Sands appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1984 through 1985.
Who has Howard Sands faced most often?: Howard Sands' most frequent opponent is John Fitzgerald, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.