Christo Steyn

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]

Christo Steyn
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
Born (1961-05-01) 1 May 1961
Springs, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$252,274
Singles
Career record43–53
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 42 (18 Augustus 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1985)
French Open1R (1986)
Wimbledon3R (1985)
US Open2R (1983, 1986)
Doubles
Career record68–65
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 23 (9 March 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1985)
French Open1R (1985, 1986)
Wimbledon3R (1986)
US Open3R (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

Doubles (2 titles)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1986 Toronto Indoor, Canada Carpet (i) South Africa Danie Visser Poland Wojtek Fibak
Sweden Joakim Nyström
3–6, 6–7
Win 1–1 Mar 1986 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell South Africa Brian Levine
Australia Laurie Warder
6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Apr 1986 WCT Atlanta, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Danie Visser United States Andy Kohlberg
United States Robert Van't Hof
2–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Jun 1986 Bristol Open, England Grass South Africa Danie Visser Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Wally Masur
6–7, 7–6, 12–10
Loss 2–3 Aug 1986 Cincinnati Masters, U.S. Hard South Africa Danie Visser Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Kim Warwick
3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Oct 1986 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard South Africa Danie Visser United States John Letts
Sweden Peter Lundgren
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Jan 1987 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Danie Visser Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 1–6, 6–7

References

  1. "player – Tennisarchives.com". tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. "Christo Steyn | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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