Carl-Uwe Steeb


Carl-Uwe Steeb 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.
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, and World No. 41 in doubles. His career prize money totalled $2,320,082. Steeb retired from the professional tour in 1996.

Career finals

Singles (3 wins, 5 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 1989Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Magnus Gustafsson6–7, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Loss1–1Oct 1989Tokyo, JapanCarpet Aaron Krickstein2–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Jan 1990Sydney, AustraliaHard Yannick Noah7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Feb 1990BrusselsCarpet Boris Becker5–7, 2–6, 2–6
Win2–3Jun 1991Genoa, ItalyClay Jordi Arrese6–3, 6–4
Loss2–4Nov 1992Moscow, CISCarpet Marc Rosset2–6, 2–6
Loss2–5Jan 1993Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Michael Chang6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Win3–5Nov 1995Moscow, RussiaCarpet Daniel Vacek7–6, 3–6, 7–6

Doubles (3 wins, 2 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1988Brisbane, AustraliaHard Eric Jelen Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata		6–4, 6–1
Win2–0Aug 1991Long Island, U.S.Hard Eric Jelen Doug Flach
Diego Nargiso		0–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win3–0Nov 1991Moscow, RussaCarpet Eric Jelen Andrei Cherkasov
Alexander Volkov		6–4, 7–6
Loss3–1May 1992Hamburg, GermanyClay Michael Stich Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss3–2May 1993Munich, GermanyClay Karel Nováček Martin Damm
Henrik Holm		0–6, 6–3, 5–7