Franz Stauder

Franz Stauder (born 28 May 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Germany and current head coach at TC Rot-Weiß Worms.[1]

Franz Stauder
Full nameFranz Stauder
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1977-05-28) 28 May 1977
Prize money$84,765
Singles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 322 (7 June 1999)
Doubles
Career record3–6
Highest rankingNo. 147 (1 April 2002)

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (6)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1999 Lübeck, Germany Carpet Patrick Sommer Michael Kohlmann
Filippo Veglio		 6–4, 7–5
2. 2001 Freudenstadt, Germany Clay Alexander Waske Fredrik Lovén
Damien Roberts		 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
3. 2002 Magdeburg, Germany Carpet Orest Tereshchuk Dick Norman
Djalmar Sistermans		 6–4, 6–3
4. 2003 Zell, Germany Clay Karsten Braasch Jan Frode Andersen
Oliver Marach		 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
5. 2003 Freudenstadt, Germany Clay Alexander Waske Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski		 6–4, 7–5
6. 2003 Aschaffenburg, Germany Clay Karsten Braasch Jan Frode Andersen
Philipp Petzschner		 6–4, 7–5

References
  1. "TC Rot-Weiß Worms e.V." tc-rot-weiss-worms.de (in German). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Halle - 17 June - 23 June 1996". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. "Alleen Haarhuis en Siemerink verder in Halle". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 10 June 1998. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. "Tennis - Gerry Weber Open". Daily Herald. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. "Tennis: British trio battle their way to Wimbledon". Birmingham Post. 17 June 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. "Decision in the case of Franz Stauder". International Tennis Federation. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. "Köln mit Routine erfolgreich". Solinger Tageblatt (in German). 26 September 2014.
  8. "Hingis exposes flawed ITF drug policy". Montreal Gazette. 6 November 2007.
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