Country (sports) | Germany |
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Residence | Reith bei Kitzbühel, Austria |
Born | Aalen, West Germany | 1 September 1967
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1986 |
Retired | 1996 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 2,320,082 |
Singles | |
Career record | 212–212 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 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 record | 72–79 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 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.
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.
Legend |
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Grand Slam |
Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Masters Series |
ATP Championship Series |
ATP Tour |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 1989 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson | 6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | Aaron Krickstein | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jan 1990 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Yannick Noah | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Feb 1990 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Boris Becker | 5–7, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Jun 1991 | Genoa, Italy | Clay | Jordi Arrese | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 1992 | Moscow, CIS | Carpet (i) | Marc Rosset | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Jan 1993 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Michael Chang | 6–2, 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Nov 1995 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Daniel Vacek | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 1988 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard (i) | Eric Jelen | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 2–0 | Aug 1991 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Eric Jelen | Doug Flach Diego Nargiso | 0–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 1991 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Eric Jelen | Andrei Cherkasov Alexander Volkov | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 3–1 | May 1992 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Michael Stich | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–2 | May 1993 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Karel Nováček | Martin Damm Henrik Holm | 0–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
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