Jan Christoffel 'Christo' Steyn (born 1 May 1961) is a former South African tennis player. Steyn won two Grand Prix doubles titles during his professional career.[1]
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Springs, South Africa | 1 May 1961
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $252,274 |
Singles | |
Career record | 43–53 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 42 (18 Augustus 1986) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1985) |
French Open | 1R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1985) |
US Open | 2R (1983, 1986) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 68–65 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (9 March 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1985) |
French Open | 1R (1985, 1986) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1986) |
US Open | 3R (1986) |
A right-hander, Steyn reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 18 August 1986, when he became the No. 42 in the world, though he never won a Grand Prix or WCT tournaments singles title in his career.[2]
Career finals
editDoubles (2 titles)
editResult | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1986 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet (i) | Danie Visser | Wojtek Fibak Joakim Nyström |
3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 1986 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Colin Dowdeswell | Brian Levine Laurie Warder |
6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 1986 | WCT Atlanta, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Danie Visser | Andy Kohlberg Robert Van't Hof |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 1986 | Bristol Open, England | Grass | Danie Visser | Mark Edmondson Wally Masur |
6–7, 7–6, 12–10 |
Loss | 2–3 | Aug 1986 | Cincinnati Masters, U.S. | Hard | Danie Visser | Mark Kratzmann Kim Warwick |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1986 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Danie Visser | John Letts Peter Lundgren |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Jan 1987 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Danie Visser | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–3, 1–6, 6–7 |
References
edit- ^ "player – Tennisarchives.com". tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Christo Steyn | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
External links
edit- Christo Steyn at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Christo Steyn at the International Tennis Federation