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. 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. Doubles: (1).
