Freddie Sauer
{{short description|South African tennis player}}
{{Use South African English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Freddie Sauer
| image =
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| country = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} South Africa
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Potgietersrus,
South Africa
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| height =
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| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $80,690
| singlesrecord = 24–31
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 134 (3 Jan 1983)
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1982, 1983)
| Wimbledonresult = 1R (1982)
| USOpenresult = 2R (1982)
| doublesrecord = 16–28
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 79 (3 Jan 1983)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1982)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1982)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1982)
}}
Freddie Sauer (born 2 August 1961) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.[http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10002182 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]
Career
Sauer had his breakthrough year in 1982, when he was a quarter-finalist at Caracas, Cologne, Dortmund and Stowe.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Sa/F/Freddie-Sauer.aspx ATP World Tour Profile] He defeated top seed Johan Kriek in his run to the Stowe quarter-finals.Lewiston Morning Tribune, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5IJfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2608,1265814 "Kriek upset by unknown"], 19 August 1982 Also that year, Sauer had his only win in a Grand Slam tournament, beating John Letts in the US Open. In the second round he was beaten by Jaime Fillol in a close match, that was decided in a fifth set tiebreak.
On the doubles circuit, Sauer had his best performances partnering countryman Schalk van der Merwe. 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.
Career finals
=Doubles: 1 (0–1)=
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:155px"|Partner !style="width:155px"|Opponents !style="width:80px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Jul 1982 | Boston, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Schalk van der Merwe | {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Meister | 2–6, 3–6 |
Challenger titles
=Doubles: (1)=
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!No. !Year !style="width:165px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:155px"|Partner !style="width:155px"|Opponents !style="width:80px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| 1.
|1982 |Johannesburg, South Africa |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Schalk van der Merwe |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Tian Viljoen |6–2, 6–1 |
References
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Category:South African male tennis players