Carl-Uwe Steeb
| Country (sports) |  Germany |
|---|---|
| Residence | Reith bei Kitzbühel, Austria |
| Born | 1 September 1967 Aalen, West Germany |
| 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 (German pronunciation: [kaʁlˈʔuːvə ˈʃteːp]; born 1 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. In his post-playing career he has served as a tennis administrator.
Playing career
Coached by Stefan Schaffelhuber, Steen turned professional in 1986. He played left-handed. He won his first top-level singles title in 1989 in Gstaad.[1] His best singles performances at Grand Slam events came in reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open in 1988,[2] the US Open in 1991,[3] and the French Open in 1992.[4]
He represented West Germany at the 1988 Olympic Games, losing in the singles to eventual silver medalist Tim Mayotte of the United States in the quarter-final.[5]
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). He laid the foundation for the German 4-1 victory in 1988 in Gothenburg, with an upset five-set win in the singles against former world number one Mats Wilander of Sweden in the final.[6][7] His performances in the 1989 event included a singles win in the semi-finals against Andre Agassi in Munich.[8]
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.[1]
Post-playing career
In his post-playing career, he worked as Tournament Director of the Nord-LB Open in Braunschweig.[9] He was also Tournament Director of the German Open in Hamburg prior to being succeeded by his former Davis Cuo winning teammate Michael Stich in 2009.[10] Steeb served as the Vice President of Sports for the German Tennis Federation (DTB), having been elected to the position in November 2011.[11] In 2014, he founded the Charley Steeb Tennis Academy.[12]
Steeb has also worked as a co-commentator on tennis for Eurosport.[13]
Career finals
Singles (3 wins, 5 losses)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam |
| Tennis Masters Cup |
| ATP Masters Series |
| ATP Championship Series |
| ATP Tour |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | .svg.png){kind=small} 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) |
Doubles (3 wins, 2 losses)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1988 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard (i) | Eric Jelen | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
References
- ^ a b "Carl Uwe Steeb". ATP Tour. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "Australian Open". ITF Tennis. 11 January 1988. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Bonk, Thomas (3 September 1991). "U.S. OPEN : This One Is Pure Connors : Tennis: On his 39th birthday, he rallies from a 5-2 deficit in the fifth set to close out victory in a tiebreaker". LA Times. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Stout, Nick (2 June 1992). "American Hardcourt Star Crushes Steeb, as Agassi and Leconte Advance : Sampras, at Last, Finds His Clay Footing". New York Times. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ West, Ewan (3 August 2024). "5 oldest and youngest men to reach Olympic finals as Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz break records". Tennis365. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "Davis Cup: 35 years after Gothenburg - Becker, Steeb, Jelen reunited in Trier". Tenisnet.com. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Schopfer, Udo (18 December 2020). "Davis Cup: The Miracle of Gothenburg". Rheinpfalz.de. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "The day Agassi contemplated disappearing". Wearetennis. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ ""Tommy's chances are 40 percent"". bz-berlin. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "German Open: Highlights and disappointments over the last ten years". themenwelten.andenblatt.de. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "GERMAN TENNIS FEDERATION WITH NEW LEADERSHIP". Dosb.de. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "Charly Steeb founds tennis academy". Tennismagazine.de. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "French Open: Eurosport relies on concentrated tennis expertise". Tennismagazine.de. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2025.