title: Freddie Sauer
text: # Freddie Sauer
  
  Freddie Sauer (born 2 August 1961) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
  
  ## Career
  
  Sauer had his breakthrough year in 1982, when he was a quarter-finalist at Caracas, Cologne, Dortmund and Stowe. He defeated top seed Johan Kriek in his run to the Stowe quarter-finals. 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)
  
  | Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1982 | Boston, United States | Clay | Schalk van der Merwe | Steve Meister Craig Wittus | 2–6, 3–6 |
  
  ## Challenger titles
  
  ### Doubles: (1)
  
  | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | 1982 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Schalk van der Merwe | Tian Viljoen Danie Visser | 6–2, 6–1 |
  