L. Sanders
Peak ranking
86 (Apr 20, 1981)
Elo peak
1644 (42.9%ile)
Career record
47–79 (37.3%)
Career titles
0
Recent ATP Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 1982* | Toulouse | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Anders Jarryd #70 | 1-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Dec 17, 1981* | Sofia | ATP 250 | R32 | Carpet | P. Torre #549 | 6-3 2-6 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Nov 27, 1981* | Manila | ATP 250 | R16 | Clay | Brad Gilbert | 4-6 6-4 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Nov 26, 1981* | Manila | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | M. Davis #269 | 6-0 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Nov 19, 1981* | Bangkok | ATP 250 | R32 | Carpet | John Austin | 2-6 6-4 4-6 | L | — | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Kirmayr | 2 | 1 | 3 | Oct 22, 1981 | H2H |
| Hans Gildemeister | 1 | 2 | 3 | Oct 1, 1980 | — |
| John Feaver | 3 | 0 | 3 | Sep 25, 1980 | — |
| B. Taroczy | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jul 28, 1979 | H2H |
| Peter Mcnamara | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jul 12, 1979 | — |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1972 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 1975 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1977 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 1978 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 10 | 19 | 29 | 34.5% |
| 1979 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 11 | 16 | 27 | 40.7% |
| 1980 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 13 | 15 | 28 | 46.4% |
| 1981 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 4 | 13 | 17 | 23.5% |
| 1982 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 10 | 18 | 28 | 35.7% | 31 | 44 | 75 | 41.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 15 | 21 | 28.6% | 47 | 79 | 126 | 37.3% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1974 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1975 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1977 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 1978 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 18 | 23 | 21.7% |
| 1979 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 8 | 13 | 21 | 38.1% |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0% |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26.7% |
| 1982 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 18 | 45 | 63 | 28.6% | 18 | 10 | 28 | 64.3% | 36 | 68 | 104 | 34.6% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 104/126 (82.5%) of L. Sanders's ATP main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22 | 1487 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | 30 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 23 | 1481 | 35 | — | — | — | 33.3% | -0.67 | 72 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 24 | 1493 | 50 | — | 59 | — | 44.4% | +0.13 | 18 | 50 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1975 | 25 | 1472 | 29 | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.00 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 26 | 1479 | 28 | — | 49 | — | 30.0% | -2.13 | 76 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 27 | 1567 | 67 | 52 | 60 | — | 53.3% | -0.08 | 68 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 28 | 1590 | 71 | 54 | 71 | — | 38.9% | -1.14 | 56 | 5 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 1979 | 29 | 1602 | 76 | 23 | 76 | — | 44.9% | -0.46 | 51 | 19 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 71 |
| 1980 | 30 | 1622 | 81 | 68 | 68 | — | 43.8% | -0.50 | 39 | 13 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| 1981 | 31 | 1529 | 59 | 29 | 53 | — | 34.8% | -0.78 | 41 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| 1982 | 32 | 1520 | 53 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | 44 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1573 | 67 | 45 | 68 | — | 41.2% | -0.82 | 49 | 13 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 50 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
ATP 250
| Season | Age | BAD | BAR | BAS | FLR | GST | HAM | HKG | KIT | MAD | MC | MUN | PAR | QUE | ROT | SOF | STU | TKY | VIE | BAN | BER | BOM | BOR | BOU | BRU | CAI | CAL | COL | HIL | LIN | MAN | NIC | PAL | REP | SYD | TAI | TEL | TOU | ZUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 26 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 27 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | QF | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R32 |
| 1978 | 28 | R16 | R16 | R16 | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | R64 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | R16 | SF | — | R32 | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 29 | — | R64 | R32 | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | R32 | SF | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 30 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | SF | — | R64 | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | SF | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | R32 | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — |
| 1982 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — |
ATP Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
86
Career-high date
Apr 20, 1981
First top 100
Dec 12, 1977
First top 50
—
First top 20
—
First top 10
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Ranking History Matrix
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| Player | Country | Peak Rank | Peak Elo | Grand Slams | Titles | M | W | L | Win % | Active Years | Match Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Thung | NED | 86 | 1,532 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 21 | 68 | 23.6% | 1968-1980 | Match log |
| J. Hordijk | NED | 152 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 34.5% | 1968-1975 | Match log |
| W. Fok | NED | 314 | 1,506 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 1974-1978 | Match log |
| I. Tiriac | ROU | 55 | 1,899 | 0 | 8 | 418 | 228 | 190 | 54.5% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| B. Carmichael | AUS | 55 | 1,903 | 0 | 1 | 471 | 215 | 256 | 45.6% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| G. Goven | FRA | 56 | 1,871 | 0 | 1 | 433 | 203 | 230 | 46.9% | 1968-1984 | Match log |
| G. Battrick | GBR | 59 | 1,888 | 0 | 4 | 386 | 186 | 200 | 48.2% | 1968-1976 | Match log |
| P. Barthes | FRA | 57 | 1,887 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 185 | 190 | 49.3% | 1968-1977 | Match log |
| H. Kary | AUT | 54 | 1,772 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 150 | 216 | 41.0% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
| P. Cornejo | CHI | 65 | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 142 | 202 | 41.3% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| J. McManus | USA | 90 | 1,730 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 132 | 222 | 37.3% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| S. Ball | AUS | 63 | 1,725 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 126 | 181 | 41.0% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is L. Sanders?
- L. Sanders is 76 years old, born on May 9, 1950.
- Which country is L. Sanders from?
- L. Sanders is from Netherlands.
- Is L. Sanders left-handed or right-handed?
- L. Sanders plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has L. Sanders won?
- L. Sanders has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many Masters 1000 titles has L. Sanders won?
- L. Sanders has not won a Masters 1000 title.
- What is L. Sanders' highest ATP ranking?
- L. Sanders' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 86, first achieved on April 20, 1981.
- What is L. Sanders' career win-loss record?
- L. Sanders has a career ATP singles record of 47 wins and 79 losses (37.3%).
- When did L. Sanders play professional tennis?
- L. Sanders turned professional in 1972 and was active through 1982.
- What is L. Sanders' best surface?
- L. Sanders' best surface is clay court with a 41.3% win rate (31W-44L).
- Who is L. Sanders' biggest rival?
- L. Sanders' most frequent opponent is C. Kirmayr, with a head-to-head record of 2–1 across 3 meetings.