Freddie Sauer
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | (1961-08-02) 2 August 1961 (age 63) Potgietersrus, South Africa |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $80,690 |
Singles | |
Career record | 24–31 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 134 (3 Jan 1983) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 1R (1982, 1983) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1982) |
US Open | 2R (1982) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 16–28 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 79 (3 Jan 1983) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1982) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1982) |
US Open | 1R (1982) |
Freddie Sauer (born 2 August 1961) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.[1]
Career
Sauer had his breakthrough year in 1982, when he was a quarter-finalist at Caracas, Cologne, Dortmund and Stowe.[2] He defeated top seed Johan Kriek in his run to the Stowe quarter-finals.[3] Also that year, Sauer had his only win in a Grand Slam tournament, beating John Letts in the US Open.[2] In the second round he was beaten by Jaime Fillol in a close match, that was decided in a fifth set tiebreak.[2]
On the doubles circuit, Sauer had his best performances partnering countryman Schalk van der Merwe.[2] The pair were runners-up at Boston in 1982 and in the same year reached the second round at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.[2]
Career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1982 | Boston, United States | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1982 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
References
- ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- ^ a b c d e ATP World Tour Profile
- ^ Lewiston Morning Tribune, "Kriek upset by unknown", 19 August 1982