Auckland 1985ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-4Player
Howard Sands
USABorn: February 5, 1962right-handed
5–1033.3% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 773April 28, 1986
Best rankingNo. 142October 15, 1984
Record5–1033.3% wins
Titles00 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height173 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Howard Sands has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- January 3, 1983
- Career peak
- No. 142 October 15, 1984
- Archived observations
- 79 79 documented weeks
- Top 100documented weeks
- Top 200documented weeks
- Top 500documented weeks
- Top 1000documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
0 career titlesNo finals identified in the database.
1best-of-five matches
0reached a fifth set
0comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
John FitzgeraldAUS2 matches0–2Brad DrewettAUS1 match0–1Craig A MillerAUS1 match0–1David PateUSA1 match0–1Drew GitlinUSA1 match0–1G Irshai—1 match1–0Glenn LayendeckerUSA1 match1–0Glenn MichibataCAN1 match0–1Ichiro NakanishiJPN1 match1–0Jonathan CanterUSA1 match1–0Marty DavisUSA1 match0–1Scott MccainUSA1 match1–0
Matches
15 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Auckland 1985ATP · Hard · Third round
3-6 6-3 6-4Melbourne 1984ATP · Grass · Round of 16
6-2 7-6Melbourne 1984ATP · Grass · Third round
6-3 7-6Adelaide 1984ATP · Grass · Round of 16
6-1 6-3Adelaide 1984ATP · Grass · Third round
7-6 6-4Australian Open 1984ATP · Grass · First round
6-3 6-4 6-2Taipei 1984ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 6-2Hong Kong 1984ATP · Hard · Third round
6-1 6-3Melbourne 1984ATP · Grass · Third round
7-6 6-4Tokyo 1984ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 6-2Tokyo 1984ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-3 6-1Brisbane 1984ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-2 6-4Tel Aviv 1984ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-2 6-2Tel Aviv 1984ATP · Hard · Third round
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