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Eric Friedler

USA Age 72 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1974–1980

Eric Friedler represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 152. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 16–37 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

152 (Jan 16, 1978)

Elo peak

1551 (18th percentile)

Singles record

16–37 (30.2%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$86

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 →

Eric Friedler's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Francisco Gonzalez	6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1980*	R16	Cincinnati Open	ATP 500	Hard
Peter Fleming #9	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 21, 1980*	R32	Cincinnati Open	ATP 500	Hard
Chris Dunk	7-5 6-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1980*	R64	Cincinnati Open	ATP 500	Hard
Gianni Ocleppo #45	6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 14, 1980*	R32	Cleveland	ATP 250	Hard
Eliot Teltscher #35	2-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 15, 1979*	SF	Atlanta	ATP 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Eric Friedler's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ferdi Taygan	2	0	2	Sep 13, 1979	H2H
Keith Richardson	2	0	2	Aug 9, 1979	H2H
Van Winitsky	1	1	2	Jul 16, 1979	H2H
Francisco Gonzalez	0	1	1	Aug 23, 1980	H2H
Peter Fleming	1	0	1	Aug 21, 1980	H2H

Career Results

Eric Friedler career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1974	19	0	1	1	0.0%	297	318
1976	21	1	10	11	9.1%	178	178
1977	22	4	12	16	25.0%	178	178
1978	23	4	5	9	44.4%	156	156
1979	24	5	7	12	41.7%	212	212
1980	25	2	2	4	50.0%	255	255
Career		16	37	53	30.2%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Eric Friedler 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 %
1974	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1976	21	1	4	5	20.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	11	9.1%
1977	22	1	5	6	16.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	12	16	25.0%
1978	23	0	1	1	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	44.4%
1979	24	3	3	6	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	5	7	12	41.7%
1980	25	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
Career	—	7	15	22	31.8%	7	14	21	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	16	37	53	30.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Eric Friedler 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 %
1977	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	0	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
1978	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1979	24	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	0	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
1980	25	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career		1	2	3	33.3%	0	4	4	0.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	14	19	26.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 19/53 (35.8%) of Eric Friedler's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Eric Friedler 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
1974	19	1493	100.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	-0.12
1976	21	1412	97.9	—	—	—	—	+116	+36	—	25.0%	-1.86	1–4 (20%)	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.84
1977	22	1396	111.1	—	—	—	—	+78	—	+74	30.8%	-0.87	2–3 (40%)	2–5 (29%)	96.2	+1.57
1978	23	1460	119.6	—	—	—	—	—	+72	—	37.5%	-1.00	—	—	—	+0.39
1979	24	1515	116.4	—	—	—	—	-12	+20	—	44.4%	-0.44	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	99.0	+0.76
1980	25	1539	112.4	—	—	—	—	-6	—	—	44.4%	-0.11	1–0	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.33
Career		1551	115.9	—	—	—	—	+48	+47	+74	33.6%	-1.06	5–9 (36%)	4–12 (25%)	92.6	+7.11

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Eric Friedler Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	USO	W-L Win %
1974	19	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1976	21	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1977	22	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1978	23	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–4 (0%)

ATP 500

Eric Friedler ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	W-L Win %
1980	25	R16	2–1 (67%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)

ATP 250

Eric Friedler ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ATL	CIN	FLR	HKG	NAP	PAR	STO	TKY	VIE	WAS	BAN	BOM	CLE	COL	LA	LAF	LOS	LOU	MAN	MAU	MEM	MEX	OVI	SOU	SPR	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1976	21	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	R32	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	1–9 (10%)
1977	22	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	R16	—	R64	4–11 (27%)
1978	23	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	4–4 (50%)
1979	24	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–7 (42%)
1980	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	14–32 (30%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

152

Career-high date

Jan 16, 1978

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

Eric Friedler ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	297	318
1975	20	323	—	355	383	399	396	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	178
1977	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	178	—	—	—	—	—
1978	23	152	—	—	—	—	—	174	—	—	—	—	156
1979	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	212
1980	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	255

Similar Players

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

Eric Friedler's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Maze	USA	#153	1,548	44	12	32	27.3%	$138	1972–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Christophe Casa	FRA	#146	1,533	54	16	38	29.6%	—	1974–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Ulrich Marten	GER	#161	1,554	67	20	47	29.9%	—	1974–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Pearson	USA	#153	1,509	25	6	19	24.0%	$138	1976–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Herve Gauvain	FRA	#148	1,561	36	10	26	27.8%	—	1974–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Gene Malin	USA	#161	1,520	41	11	30	26.8%	—	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Myburg	RSA	#159	1,539	34	9	25	26.5%	—	1971–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Douglas Palm	SWE	#159	1,540	63	17	46	27.0%	—	1972–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Mark Meyers	USA	#148	1,509	10	2	8	20.0%	—	1975–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Olle Palmer	SWE	#140	1,516	8	2	6	25.0%	—	1973–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Guillermo Aubone	ARG	#133	1,546	46	12	34	26.1%	—	1969–1982	Rivalries	Match log
John Holladay	USA	#167	1,500	27	5	22	18.5%	—	1974–1977	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Eric Friedler?: Eric Friedler is 72 years old, born on September 8, 1954.
Which country does Eric Friedler represent?: Eric Friedler represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Eric Friedler left-handed or right-handed?: Eric Friedler plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Eric Friedler won?: Eric Friedler has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Eric Friedler won?: TennisDB does not group any of Eric Friedler's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Eric Friedler's highest ATP ranking?: Eric Friedler's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 152, first achieved on January 16, 1978.
What is Eric Friedler's career win-loss record?: Eric Friedler has a career ATP singles record of 16 wins and 37 losses (30.2%).
How much career prize money has Eric Friedler earned?: Eric Friedler has earned at least $86 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Eric Friedler's career appear in TennisDB?: Eric Friedler appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1974 through 1980.
On which surface does Eric Friedler have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Eric Friedler's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 33.3% (7–14).
Who has Eric Friedler faced most often?: Eric Friedler's most frequent opponent is Ferdi Taygan, with a head-to-head record of 2–0 across 2 meetings.