Rob Steckley

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Rob Steckley
Full nameRobert Steckley
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1980-02-16) 16 February 1980 (age 44)
Toronto, Canada
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$29,301
Singles
Career record1–3 (ATP Tour & Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 464 (13 Nov 2006)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 610 (17 Jul 2006)

Robert Steckley (born 16 February 1980) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.

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Steckley, who had a best singles ranking of 464, made his only ATP Tour main draw appearance as a wildcard at the 2005 Rogers Cup, a Masters tournament in Montreal, where he lost his first round match in three sets to Kenneth Carlsen. [1] He won an ITF Futures title at Rockhampton in 2006.

A member of the Canada Davis Cup team in 2005 and 2006, Steckley played in three singles rubbers. On debut in 2005 he defeated Daniel Vallverdú of Venezuela, but lost both his matches in 2006, one of which was through a retirement. [2]

Steckely has coached several players on tour, including Lucie Šafářová and Denis Shapovalov. [3]

ITF Futures titles

Singles: (1)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.Sep 2006Australia F7, Rockhampton Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Feeney 7-5, 6-3

Doubles: (1)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Feb 2005USA F4, Brownsville Hard Flag of the United States.svg Lester Cook Flag of the United States.svg Tres Davis
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Nunez
w/o

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References

  1. Hickey, Pat (10 August 2005). "Canadians disappoint in singles". Montreal Gazette .
  2. "Coupe davis - Le Canada l'emporte contre le Venezuela". Le Devoir (in French). 24 July 2006.
  3. Myles, Stephanie (30 January 2015). "Canadian Rob Steckley coaches Lucie Safarova to the Australian Open women's doubles title". Yahoo Sports .