Carl-Uwe Steeb

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Carl-Uwe Steeb
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Reith bei Kitzbühel, Austria
Born (1967-09-01) 1 September 1967 (age 57)
Aalen, West Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired1996
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 2,320,082
Singles
Career record212–212
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 14 (15 January 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (1988)
French Open 4R (1992)
Wimbledon 2R (1989)
US Open 4R (1991)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games QF (1988)
Doubles
Career record72–79
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 41 (15 May 1989)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (1988, 1989, 1993)

Carl-Uwe Steeb (born 1 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

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Steeb turned professional in 1986. He won his first top-level singles title in 1989 in Gstaad. His best singles performances at Grand Slam events came in reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open in 1988, the US Open in 1991, and the French Open in 1992.

Steeb was a member of three German Davis Cup champion teams – in 1988, 1989 and 1993 (he played in the final in '88 and '89, and in the earlier rounds in '93).

Over the course of his career, Steeb won three top-level singles titles and three tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 14 in singles (in 1990), and World No. 41 in doubles (in 1989). His career prize money totalled $2,320,082. Steeb retired from the professional tour in 1996.

Career finals

Singles (3 wins, 5 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP Championship Series
ATP Tour
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 1989 Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson 6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Loss1–1 Oct 1989 Tokyo, JapanCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Krickstein 2–6, 2–6
Loss1–2 Jan 1990 Sydney, AustraliaHard Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss1–3 Feb 1990 Brussels, BelgiumCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 5–7, 2–6, 2–6
Win2–3Jun 1991 Genoa, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Arrese 6–3, 6–4
Loss2–4 Nov 1992 Moscow, CISCarpet (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset 2–6, 2–6
Loss2–5Jan 1993 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Win3–5 Nov 1995 Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles (3 wins, 2 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1988 Brisbane, AustraliaHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Eric Jelen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Michibata
6–4, 6–1
Win2–0 Aug 1991 Long Island, U.S.Hard Flag of Germany.svg Eric Jelen Flag of the United States.svg Doug Flach
Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso
0–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win3–0 Nov 1991 Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Eric Jelen Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrei Cherkasov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Volkov
6–4, 7–6
Loss3–1 May 1992 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss3–2 May 1993 Munich, GermanyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm
0–6, 6–3, 5–7