Jason Stoltenberg
Australian tennis player
Jason Stoltenberg Country (sports) Australia Residence Orlando, Florida , United States Born (1970-04-04 ) 4 April 1970 (age 54) Narrabri , Australia Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1987 Retired 2001 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 3,259,607Career record 303–267 (Grand Slam , ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup ) Career titles 4 Highest ranking No. 19 (31 October 1994) Australian Open 4R (1988 ) French Open 4R (1998 ) Wimbledon SF (1996 ) US Open 3R (1988 , 1995 , 1996 ) Grand Slam Cup 1R (1996 ) Olympic Games 2R (1996 ) Career record 121–126 (Grand Slam , ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup ) Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 23 (25 March 1991) Australian Open QF (1991 , 1996 ) French Open QF (1990 ) Wimbledon QF (1990 ) US Open 2R (1990 ) Australian Open 2R (1988 ) French Open 3R (1993 ) Wimbledon QF (1991 , 1992 ) Last updated on: 3 October 2021.
Jason Stoltenberg (born 4 April 1970) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed (crushed termite mound) court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far West (the bush) of New South Wales . He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[ 1] He is married to former Czechoslovakian player Andrea Strnadová .
Juniors
In 1987, he won the Boys' Singles title at the Australian Open and was ranked the No. 1 junior player in the world. He turned professional later that year.
Pro tour
Stoltenberg reached his first tour singles final in 1989 at Livingston, New Jersey and won his first top-level title in 1993 at Manchester . He was also part of the Australian team which finished runners-up in that year's Davis Cup , losing in the final to Germany.
Stoltenberg's best performance at a Grand Slam event came in 1996, when he reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon , defeating Adrian Voinea , Jiří Novák , Mosé Navarra , Jakob Hlasek and Goran Ivanišević in the quarter-finals, before being knocked-out by eventual champion Richard Krajicek .
During his career, Stoltenberg won four top-level singles titles and five doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 19 in singles and No. 23 in doubles. His career prize money totalled US$3,305,212. His last singles title came in 1997 at Coral Springs, Florida . He retired from the professional tour in 2001.
Coaching career
Stoltenberg was the coach of Lleyton Hewitt from December 2001 until June 2003. He resigned as Hewitt's coach after Hewitt lost to Tommy Robredo at the 2003 French Open .
ATP career finals
Singles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour World Series (4–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–6)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (4–9)
Indoor (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 1989
Livingston , United States
Grand Prix
Hard
Brad Gilbert
4–6, 4–6
Win
1–1
Jun 1993
Manchester , United Kingdom
World Series
Grass
Wally Masur
6–1, 6–3
Win
2–1
Apr 1994
Birmingham , United States
World Series
Clay
Gabriel Markus
6–3, 6–4
Loss
2–2
Jul 1994
Washington , United States
Championship Series
Hard
Stefan Edberg
4–6, 2–6
Loss
2–3
Jul 1994
Toronto , Canada
Masters Series
Hard
Andre Agassi
4–6, 4–6
Win
3–3
May 1996
Coral Springs , United States
World Series
Clay
Chris Woodruff
7–6(7–4) , 2–6, 7–5
Loss
3–4
May 1997
Atlanta , United States
World Series
Clay
Marcelo Filippini
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
Win
4–4
May 1997
Coral Springs , United States
World Series
Clay
Jonas Björkman
6–0, 2–6, 7–5
Loss
4–5
Jan 1998
Adelaide , Australia
World Series
Hard
Lleyton Hewitt
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
4–6
Mar 1998
Scottsdale , United States
World Series
Hard
Andre Agassi
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss
4–7
May 1998
Atlanta , United States
World Series
Clay
Pete Sampras
7–6(7–2) , 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
4–8
Jan 2000
Sydney , Australia
International Series
Hard
Lleyton Hewitt
4–6, 0–6
Loss
4–9
Apr 2000
Atlanta , United States
International Series
Clay
Andrew Ilie
3–6, 5–7
Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series(0–0)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour World Series (5–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (4–5)
Indoor (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 1988
Madrid , Spain
Grand Prix
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Sergio Casal Emilio Sanchez
7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Apr 1990
Seoul , South Korea
World Series
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
6–7, 4–6
Win
1–2
May 1990
Singapore , Singapore
World Series
Hard
Mark Kratzmann
Brad Drewett Todd Woodbridge
6–1, 6–0
Win
2–2
Jun 1990
Manchester , United Kingdom
World Series
Grass
Mark Kratzmann
Nick Brown Kelly Jones
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win
3–2
Sep 1990
Brisbane , Australia
World Series
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Brian Garrow Mark Woodforde
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win
4–2
Feb 1991
San Francisco , United States
World Series
Carpet
Wally Masur
Ronnie Båthman Rikard Bergh
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss
4–3
Jan 1992
Adelaide , Australia
World Series
Hard
Mark Kratzmann
Goran Ivanisevic Marc Rosset
6–7, 6–7
Win
5–3
Jan 1993
Sydney , Australia
World Series
Hard
Sandon Stolle
Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen
6–3, 6–4
Loss
5–4
Apr 1993
Hong Kong , Hong Kong
World Series
Hard
Sandon Stolle
David Wheaton Todd Woodbridge
1–6, 3–6
Loss
5–5
Apr 1995
Paget , Bermuda
World Series
Clay
Brett Steven
Grant Connell Todd Martin
6–7, 6–2, 5–7
Loss
5–6
Jul 1998
Newport , United States
World Series
Grass
Scott Draper
Doug Flach Sandon Stolle
2–6, 6–4, 6–7
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 3 (3–0)
Legend
ATP Challenger (3–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 5 (5 titles)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
References
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