Franz Stauder

Franz Stauder
Full name Franz Stauder
Country (sports)  Germany
Born (1977-05-28) 28 May 1977
Prize money $84,765
Singles
Career record 0–2
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 322 (7 June 1999)
Doubles
Career record 3–6
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 147 (1 April 2002)

Franz Stauder (born 28 May 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Biography

His first appearance in the main draw of an ATP Tour level tournament came at the 1996 Gerry Weber Open in Halle where he partnered Pat Cash in the doubles.[1] He also featured twice in the singles event at Halle, as a wildcard in 1997 and a qualifier in 1998, for a first round exit in each. On the second occasion, the 1998 Gerry Weber Open, he took world number 27 Jan Siemerink to a final set tiebreak.[2] From 1998 to 2001 he competed in the men's doubles at Halle every year. He was a quarter-finalist three times, twice with Karsten Braasch and once with Rainer Schüttler.[3]

Stauder, who won six Challenger titles, narrowly missed out on qualifying for the singles draw at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. In the final qualifying round he had a two set lead over Britain's Jamie Delgado, but the local player came back to win 7–5 in the fifth set.[4]

In 2007 he tested positive for a metabolite of cannabis, from a sample given during qualifying in Halle. The International Tennis Federation ruled that Stauder had "no intent" to "enhance his sporting performance" through taking the drug. As a result discretion was exercised and he received only a two month suspension, as well as forfeiting relevant ranking points and prize money.[5][6][7]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (6)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1999 Lübeck, Germany Carpet Germany Patrick Sommer Germany Michael Kohlmann
Switzerland Filippo Veglio		 6–4, 7–5
2. 2001 Freudenstadt, Germany Clay Germany Alexander Waske Sweden Fredrik Loven
South Africa Damien Roberts		 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
3. 2002 Magdeburg, Germany Carpet Ukraine Orest Tereshchuk Belgium Dick Norman
Netherlands Djalmar Sistermans		 6–4, 6–3
4. 2003 Zell, Germany Clay Germany Karsten Braasch Norway Jan Frode Andersen
Austria Oliver Marach		 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
5. 2003 Freudenstadt, Germany Clay Germany Alexander Waske Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski		 6–4, 7–5
6. 2003 Aschaffenburg, Germany Clay Germany Karsten Braasch Norway Jan Frode Andersen
Germany Philipp Petzschner		 6–4, 7–5

References

  1. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Halle - 17 June - 23 June 1996". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Alleen Haarhuis en Siemerink verder in Halle". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 10 June 1998. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tennis - Gerry Weber Open". Daily Herald. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tennis: British trio battle their way to Wimbledon". Birmingham Post. 17 June 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Decision in the case of Franz Stauder". International Tennis Federation. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hingis exposes flawed ITF drug policy". The Gazette. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Köln mit Routine erfolgreich". Solinger Tageblatt (in German). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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