Carl-Uwe Steeb (born 1 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Carl-Uwe Steeb
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceReith bei Kitzbühel, Austria
Born (1967-09-01) 1 September 1967 (age 57)
Aalen, West Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired1996
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,320,082
Singles
Career record212–212
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 14 (15 January 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1988)
French Open4R (1992)
Wimbledon2R (1989)
US Open4R (1991)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1988)
Doubles
Career record72–79
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 41 (15 May 1989)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1988, 1989, 1993)

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 (he played in the final in '88 and '89, and in the earlier rounds in '93).

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.

Career finals

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Singles (3 wins, 5 losses)

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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 Sweden  Magnus Gustafsson 6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 1989 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) United States  Aaron Krickstein 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 1990 Sydney, Australia Hard France  Yannick Noah 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Feb 1990 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) Germany  Boris Becker 5–7, 2–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Jun 1991 Genoa, Italy Clay Spain  Jordi Arrese 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Nov 1992 Moscow, CIS Carpet (i) Switzerland  Marc Rosset 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Jan 1993 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard United States  Michael Chang 6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Win 3–5 Nov 1995 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Czech Republic  Daniel Vacek 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles (3 wins, 2 losses)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1988 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) Germany  Eric Jelen Canada  Grant Connell
Canada  Glenn Michibata
6–4, 6–1
Win 2–0 Aug 1991 Long Island, U.S. Hard Germany  Eric Jelen United States  Doug Flach
Italy  Diego Nargiso
0–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win 3–0 Nov 1991 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Germany  Eric Jelen Soviet Union  Andrei Cherkasov
Soviet Union  Alexander Volkov
6–4, 7–6
Loss 3–1 May 1992 Hamburg, Germany Clay Germany  Michael Stich Spain  Sergio Casal
Spain  Emilio Sánchez
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–2 May 1993 Munich, Germany Clay Czech Republic  Karel Nováček Czech Republic  Martin Damm
Sweden  Henrik Holm
0–6, 6–3, 5–7
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