Nick Saviano
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Nick Saviano’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of his tournament results, showing how far he progressed in each Grand Slam event across his career.
Insights
Best runs came at Wimbledon
Saviano’s two deepest Grand Slam results were both at Wimbledon: R16 in 1980 and again in 1982. His next-best Wimbledon finishes were R32 in 1978 and R64 in 1979 and 1983, showing that grass produced his strongest repeated outcomes.
US Open was his most frequent stage, but rarely his best
He played the US Open 7 times, more than any other Slam listed, yet reached only one R32 there in 1979. The other six appearances ended at R64 or R128, so volume at home did not translate into comparable depth.
Peak results clustered between ages 22 and 26
His two R16 finishes came at ages 24 and 26, while his R32 results came at ages 21, 22, and 23. After age 26, his final two Slam appearances in 1983 both ended earlier, at R64 and R128.
Australian Open was a one-off, and it was his second-best debut showing
The Australian Open appears only once in his record, in 1977, when he reached R32 at age 21. That was better than his French Open debut that same year, which ended at R128, and better than his later French Open result in 1982, also R128.
Career profile is defined by early exits with only occasional breakthroughs
Across 21 tournaments and 37 matches, Saviano finished at R128 in 10 events and at R64 in 4 more. His 16-21 record and 43% win rate reflect a career where deeper runs were limited to a small number of tournaments.
Basics
| Born | 5 June 1956 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nation | United States |
| Era | Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1976-1983 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 21 |
| Best results | 2 x R16 3 x R32 4 x R64 |
| Total matches | 37 |
| W/L-record | 16-21 (43% won) |
Compared with other men
| In the Open Era | #464 of 2311 |
| With overlapping career | #158 of 495 |
| From United States | #97 of 466 |
| Born in 1956 | #10 of 34 |
| Year | Tournament | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US Open | R128 | 27 |
| 1983 | Wimbledon | R64 | 27 |
| 1982 | Australian Open | R64 | 26 |
| 1982 | US Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1982 | Wimbledon | R16 | 26 |
| 1982 | French Open | R128 | 25 |
| 1981 | US Open | R128 | 25 |
| 1981 | Wimbledon | R128 | 25 |
| 1980 | US Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1980 | Wimbledon | R16 | 24 |
| 1979 | US Open | R32 | 23 |
| 1979 | Wimbledon | R64 | 23 |
| 1979 | French Open | R128 | 22 |
| 1978 | US Open | R128 | 22 |
| 1978 | Wimbledon | R32 | 22 |
| 1978 | French Open | R128 | 21 |
| 1977 | Australian Open (Jan) | R32 | 21 |
| 1977 | US Open | R128 | 21 |
| 1977 | Wimbledon | R128 | 21 |
| 1977 | French Open | R128 | 20 |
| 1976 | US Open | R64 | 20 |
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