Stephan Medem

Stephan Medem

Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Oberdorf
Born	(1960-04-02) 2 April 1960 (age 65) Lucerne, Switzerland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$19,754
Singles
Career record	0–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 219 (15 September 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	1–6
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 144 (23 June 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1986)
Wimbledon	2R (1988)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	1R (1986)

Stephan Medem (born 2 April 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.

Career

Medem, the 1974 Swiss Junior Champion, played college tennis in the United States, for Tyler Junior College in the NJCAA. ^[1] He was an All-American in 1984. ^[1]

He took part in the main draw of the singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles at the 1986 French Open, but didn't make it past the first round in any of them. ^[2] In the singles he was beaten in straight sets by Frenchman Jean-Philippe Fleurian. ^[1]

Medem teamed up with Finland's Olli Rahnasto to reach the second round of the men's doubles at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships, with a five set opening round win. ^[1] It would be Medem's only win at a Grand Slam tournament. ^[1]

The Lucerne born player was most successful on the Challenger doubles circuit, reaching five finals and winning two of them, at Thessaloniki and Nairobi. ^[1]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1985	Thessaloniki, Greece	Hard	Srinivasan Vasudevan	Brian Levine Billy Nealon	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2.	1988	Nairobi, Kenya	Clay	Bud Cox	Ugo Colombini Agustín Moreno	7–6, 4–6, 6–4

References

1. ATP World Tour Profile
2. ITF Pro Circuit Profile