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Derek Schroder

RSA Age 86 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1975

Derek Schroder represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 214. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 17–36 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

214 (Jan 20, 1975)

Elo peak

1568 (24th percentile)

Singles record

17–36 (32.1%)

Singles 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 →

Derek Schroder's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Karl Meiler	5-7 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 20, 1975*	R32	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Arthur Ashe #8	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 14, 1975*	R32	Johannesburg - Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Tom Okker	6-1 1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 27, 1974*	R32	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Vijay Amritraj	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1974*	R16	Swiss Open Gstaad	ATP 250	Clay
Georges Goven	3-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1974*	R32	Swiss Open Gstaad	ATP 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Derek Schroder's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Vijay Amritraj	2	2	Jul 18, 1974	H2H
Roger Taylor	2	2	Aug 16, 1972	H2H
Cliff Richey	2	2	Apr 10, 1972	H2H
Fred Stolle	2	2	Jun 16, 1971	H2H
Robert Maud	2	2	Apr 9, 1970	H2H

Career Results

Derek Schroder career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	28	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—
1969	29	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
1970	30	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—
1971	31	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—
1972	32	0	9	9	0.0%	—	—
1973	33	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	34	3	3	6	50.0%	224	228
1975	35	0	2	2	0.0%	214	308
Career		17	36	53	32.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Derek Schroder career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	28	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	5	6	11	45.5%
1969	29	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1970	30	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1971	31	4	2	6	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	5	6	11	45.5%
1972	32	0	3	3	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	0	9	9	0.0%
1973	33	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	34	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	3	6	50.0%
1975	35	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	9	17	26	34.6%	2	6	8	25.0%	6	13	19	31.6%	17	36	53	32.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Derek Schroder 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 %
1974	34	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1975	35	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 3/53 (5.7%) of Derek Schroder's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Derek Schroder 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
1968	28	1483	102.1	—	—	—	—	+53	—	-2	40.0%	-0.43	2–0	—	—	+0.31
1969	29	1456	100.2	—	—	—	—	+96	—	—	37.5%	-0.75	1–2 (33%)	—	—	+0.44
1970	30	1478	111.7	—	—	—	—	—	+60	-3	36.0%	-0.60	—	—	—	+0.08
1971	31	1508	107.6	—	—	—	—	+92	—	-51	48.3%	-0.24	0–1	0–2	—	+0.68
1972	32	1414	103.4	—	—	—	—	+155	—	-32	0.0%	-3.05	—	0–2	—	-0.31
1973	33	1397	93.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.34
1974	34	1458	117.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	-39	46.7%	-0.60	2–1 (67%)	2–0	—	-0.25
1975	35	1454	110.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.75	—	—	—	-0.22
Career		1568	111.5	—	—	—	—	+86	+60	-26	33.6%	-0.99	5–4 (56%)	2–4 (33%)	101.0	+2.02

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Derek Schroder Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	28	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	30	R64	R64	—	2–2 (50%)
1971	31	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	32	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	2–6 (25%)

ATP 250

Derek Schroder ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	GST	AUS	MUN	QUE	BEC	BLO	CAP	CLE	DUR	DUR	FOR	JOH	JOH	EAS	SOU	W-L Win %
1968	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	R64	5–5 (50%)
1969	29	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	1–3 (25%)
1970	30	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	1–4 (20%)
1971	31	R64	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	5–5 (50%)
1972	32	—	R32	R32	—	R64	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	0–7 (0%)
1973	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	34	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	3–3 (50%)
1975	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–7 (22%)	15–30 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

214

Career-high date

Jan 20, 1975

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

Derek Schroder ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	224	219	—	220	228
1975	35	214	—	228	235	234	239	—	—	—	—	—	308
1976	36	—	—	—	—	—	326	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Derek Schroder's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Jean Claude Barclay	FRA	#218	1,594	63	20	43	31.7%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Pokorny	AUT	#221	1,509	56	18	38	32.1%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Allan McDonald	AUS	#217	1,539	60	22	38	36.7%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Freer	RSA	#237	1,540	32	10	22	31.3%	—	1969–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Larry Turville	USA	#210	1,500	22	6	16	27.3%	—	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Jose Guerrero	ESP	#241	1,516	37	12	25	32.4%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Tony Bardsley	CAN	#207	1,534	36	9	27	25.0%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Thierry Bernasconi	FRA	#235	1,546	37	13	24	35.1%	—	1969–1974	Rivalries	Match log
John Clifton	GBR	#243	1,504	50	15	35	30.0%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Geza Varga	HUN	#228	1,550	36	14	22	38.9%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Doerner	AUS	#204	1,536	60	25	35	41.7%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Guillermo Oropez	USA	#222	1,531	8	3	5	37.5%	$180	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Derek Schroder?: Derek Schroder is 86 years old, born on April 26, 1940.
Which country does Derek Schroder represent?: Derek Schroder represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Derek Schroder left-handed or right-handed?: Derek Schroder plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Derek Schroder won?: Derek Schroder has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Derek Schroder won?: TennisDB does not group any of Derek Schroder's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Derek Schroder's highest ATP ranking?: Derek Schroder's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 214, first achieved on January 20, 1975.
What is Derek Schroder's career win-loss record?: Derek Schroder has a career ATP singles record of 17 wins and 36 losses (32.1%).
Which seasons of Derek Schroder's career appear in TennisDB?: Derek Schroder appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1975.
On which surface does Derek Schroder have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Derek Schroder's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 34.6% (9–17).
Who has Derek Schroder faced most often?: Derek Schroder's most frequent opponent is Vijay Amritraj, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.