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Bill Freer

RSA Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1969–1975

Bill Freer represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 237. In TennisDB's records, Bill Freer finished with a career record of 10–22 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

237 (Jun 14, 1976)

Elo peak

1540 (15th percentile)

Career record

10–22 (31.2%)

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 →

Bill Freer's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Onny Parun	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 19, 1975*	R64	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Robin Drysdale	5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1975*	R32	Aviles	ATP 250	Clay
John Newcombe	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 30, 1975*	R16	Jackson	ATP 250	Carpet
Roger Taylor	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 6, 1975*	R32	Little Rock	ATP 250	Carpet
John Andrews	3-6 4-6	L	—	Match data	Aug 27, 1974*	R64	Merion	ATP 250	Grass

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Bill Freer's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jaime Fillol	0	2	2	Nov 30, 1973	H2H
Hank Irvine	1	1	2	Apr 7, 1971	—
Onny Parun	0	1	1	Nov 19, 1975	H2H
Robin Drysdale	0	1	1	Oct 8, 1975	H2H
John Newcombe	0	1	1	Mar 30, 1975	H2H

Career Results

Bill Freer career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1969	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
1970	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—
1971	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—
1972	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—
1973	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1975	0	4	4	0.0%	355	238
Career	10	22	32	31.2%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Bill Freer career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1969	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1970	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%
1971	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
1972	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%
1973	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
Career	5	9	14	35.7%	2	5	7	28.6%	3	6	9	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	10	22	32	31.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Bill Freer career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 1/32 (3.1%) of Bill Freer's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Bill Freer advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1969	1520	96.3	—	—	—	—	+73	—	—	37.5%	-1.31	2–0	—	—	+0.23
1970	1523	101.5	—	—	—	—	—	-1	+22	35.0%	-1.45	1–0	—	—	+0.18
1971	1468	94.4	—	—	—	—	+61	+39	+26	33.3%	-1.44	1–3 (25%)	2–1 (67%)	—	+0.48
1972	1507	105.5	—	—	—	—	+74	—	—	53.3%	+1.07	1–0	0–1	—	+0.30
1973	1502	102.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.67	—	—	—	-0.16
1974	1484	97.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.13
1975	1464	113.9	—	—	—	—	+80	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.27
Career	1540	102.7	—	—	—	—	+72	+19	+24	33.0%	-1.21	5–3 (63%)	2–2 (50%)	101.5	+2.78

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Bill Freer Grand Slams results by season
Season	RG	W-L Win %
1970	R64	1–1 (50%)
1971	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)

ATP 250

Bill Freer ATP 250 results by season
Season	EAS	NWP	AVI	BEC	BER	BOU	DUR	JAC	LIT	MAN	MER	SOU	W-L Win %
1969	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	2–2 (50%)
1970	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	2–4 (33%)
1971	—	R32	—	R64	—	R16	R32	—	—	R32	—	R64	2–6 (25%)
1972	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	3–2 (60%)
1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	R64	0–4 (0%)
W-L	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–6 (25%)	9–20 (31%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

237

Career-high date

Jun 14, 1976

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

Bill Freer ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	—	—	355	324	333	330	—	—	—	—	—	238
1976	—	—	—	—	—	237	—	—	—	—	—	310
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	511

Similar Players

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

Bill Freer's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Jose Guerrero	ESP	241	1,516	37	12	25	32.4%	1968–1976	Match log
Thierry Bernasconi	FRA	235	1,546	37	13	24	35.1%	1969–1974	Match log
Will Coghlan	AUS	244	1,526	13	4	9	30.8%	1968–1976	Match log
Pancho Walthall	USA	238	1,506	28	8	20	28.6%	1969–1979	Match log
Derek Schroder	RSA	214	1,568	53	17	36	32.1%	1968–1975	Match log
Rafael Ruiz	ESP	237	1,500	15	4	11	26.7%	1968–1977	Match log
Jean Claude Barclay	FRA	218	1,594	63	20	43	31.7%	1968–1976	Match log
John Clifton	GBR	243	1,504	50	15	35	30.0%	1968–1974	Match log
Peter Pokorny	AUT	221	1,509	56	18	38	32.1%	1968–1976	Match log
Geza Varga	HUN	228	1,551	36	14	22	38.9%	1968–1976	Match log
Pietro Marzano	ITA	252	1,516	36	9	27	25.0%	1968–1976	Match log
Tony Parun	NZL	235	1,500	36	8	28	22.2%	1968–1980	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Bill Freer represent?: Bill Freer represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Bill Freer left-handed or right-handed?: Bill Freer plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Bill Freer won?: Bill Freer has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Bill Freer won?: TennisDB does not group any of Bill Freer's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Bill Freer's highest ATP ranking?: Bill Freer's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 237, first achieved on June 14, 1976.
What is Bill Freer's career win-loss record?: Bill Freer has a career ATP singles record of 10 wins and 22 losses (31.2%).
Which seasons of Bill Freer's career appear in TennisDB?: Bill Freer appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1969 through 1975.
Who has Bill Freer faced most often?: Bill Freer's most frequent opponent is Jaime Fillol, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.