Gabriel Friedrich
- height 5-9
- class Freshman
- Hometown Porto Alegre, Brazil
- High school Colegio Americano
- height 5-9
- class Freshman
- Hometown Porto Alegre, Brazil
- High school Colegio Americano
Gabriel Friedrich Bio
AWARDS
- All-SEC First Team — 2018
- All-SEC Second Team — 2016, 2017
- ITA Carolina Region Player to Watch — 2016
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2016, 2017, 2018
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2015
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
Career
- 4th — singles wins vs. ranked opponents (21)
- 6th — singles winning percentage vs. ranked opponents (.389)
- 2nd — singles matches played vs. ranked opponents (54)
- 4th — singles tiebreak wins (21)
- 2nd — singles tiebreak winning percentage (.724)
- 5th — doubles winning percentage (.625)
- T-9th — doubles SEC dual-match wins (16)
- 3rd — doubles SEC winning percentage (.552)
Season
- 6th — singles matches won vs. ranked opponents (8 in 2017-18)
- T-10th — singles matches played vs. ranked opponents (18 in 2017-18, 2016-17, &2015-16)
- 4th — singles tiebreak winning percentage (.800 in 2016-17)
- T-8th — doubles dual match winning percentage (.714 in 2017-18)
- T-8th — doubles SEC matches won (7 in 2016-17)
2017-18 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
- Led the Gamecocks with eight ranked wins on the season
- Finished with a 25-15 overall singles record and a 16-11 record in dual matches
- Played both No. 1 and 2 singles with a 13-8 record from the No. 1 position
- Reached a career-high No. 24 ranking in the Oracle/ ITA singles rankings, the highest non-preseason ranking for any ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ men’s tennis player since 2001
- Went 19-10 in doubles play with an 8-3 record alongside Thomas Mayronne
- Earned a bid into the NCAA Singles Championship and advanced to the Round of 32 with a win over No. 21 Alex Rybakov of TCU
- Made it to the NCAA Doubles Championship with doubles partner Yancy Dennis and advanced to the Round of 16 with a win over No. 20 Kay/Divar of Georgia Tech
SENIOR RECORDS
- T-10th most SEC singles matches won (5)
- T-10th highest doubles winning percentage (.655)
- T-4th most doubles dual match wins (15)
- 3rd highest doubles dual match winning percentage (.714)
- T-4th most SEC doubles matches won (6)
- T-2nd highest SEC doubles winning percentage (.667)
- T-10th most combined wins (44)
- T-10th highest combined winning percentage (.638)
- T-3rd most combined dual match wins (31)
- 5th highest combined dual match win percentage (.646)
- T-4th most combined SEC match wins (11)
- 6th highest combined SEC winning percentage (.524)
2016-17 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
- Went 26-14 in singles play on the year, including a 14-8 dual-match record and 4-7 record in league play
- Split time between the Nos. 1 and 2 spots
- Finished with the highest final singles ranking on the team at No. 49
- Started the spring with six-straight singles victories
- Faced 18 ranked opponents on the year and defeated seven
- Earned SEC Player of the Week honors (Feb. 15) after defeating Old Dominion’s then No. 18 Adam Moundir in straight-sets
- Invited to participate in the NCAA Singles Championships, fell in the First Round to Strong Kirchheimer (37) of Northwestern
- Advanced to the final of the Ivy-Plus Invitational and the ITA Carolina Regional Championships
- Compiled a 21-12 overall record and 16-7 (7-4) record in dual-match doubles play, paling the majority of his matched with Andrew Schafer and Paul Jubb in the No. 3 spot
- Defeated pairs in key SEC matches from Auburn and Mississippi St. to secure a No. 4 seed, the highest seed for the program since 2005, in the SEC Tournament
- Earned third play in doubles play in the SEC Coaches Classic with Harrison O’Keefe (Nov. 5)
JUNIOR RECORDS
- T-3rd most doubles dual match wins (16)
- 3rd highest doubles dual match winning percentage (.696)
- T-4th most SEC doubles matches won (7)
- 5th highest SEC doubles winning percentage (.636)
- 7th most combined dual match wins (30)
- T-4th highest combined dual match winning percentage (.667)
- T-4th most combined SEC matches won (11)
- T-9th highest combined SEC winning percentage (.500)
2015-16 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
- Climbed to No. 49 in the final individual rankings
- Stepped into the No. 1 singles and doubles positions in his first year of collegiate competition
- Advanced to the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship after defeating the nation’s No. 30-ranked player in three sets in the opening round
- Led the team in wins over ranked opponents, topping No. 18, 30, 44, 54 and 88 players in the nation
- Entered the singles ranking during a four-week stretch from March to April in which he won six of nine matches
- Led the team in seven-point tiebreak wins, going 7-3
- Posted a team-leading three SEC doubles wins and went 5-3 in doubles after pairing with sophomore Harrison O’Keefe.
- Alongside O’Keefe, topped a pair of ranked foes (No. 24 and No. 19) to move to No. 41 in the doubles rankings
- Turned in an 11-5 fall singles record, highlighted by winning the USTA Clay Court Invitational Singles title at the ESPN Wide World of ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ in Orlando, Fla.
- Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor roll for achieving a minimum 3.0 GPA
2014-15 (FRESHMAN)
- Did not compete
- A member of the SEC First-Year Academic Honor roll for achieving a minimum 3.0 GPA
HIGH SCHOOL
- Ranked as high as No. 28 in the world in juniors
- Has played in the junior competition of all four Grand Slam events
- Key wins include a pair of singles victories in 2012 Junior French Championships at Roland Garros
- Advanced to the semifinals of an international tournament in Santa Croce, Italy
- Played in the finals of ITF junior events in Bolivia, Uruguay, Ecuador and Brazil
- Reached the quarterfinals of the Brazil F3 Futures event at Porto Velho, Brazil, in 2013
CAREER RECORDS | |||||||||
Year | Singles Record | Singles Win Pct. | Doubles Record | Doubles Win Pct. | Combined Record | Combined Win Pct. | |||
2015-16 | 21-18 | .538 | 17-15 | .531 | 38-33 | .535 | |||
2016-17 | 26-14 | .650 | 21-12 | .636 | 47-26 | .644 | |||
2017-18 | 25-15 | .625 | 19-10 | .655 | 44-25 | .638 | |||
Career | 72-47 | .605 | 57-37 | .606 | 129-84 | .606 |