Country (sports) | Austria |
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Residence | Vienna, Austria |
Born | Klagenfurt, Austria | 2 January 1977
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Retired | 2011 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,365,024 |
Singles | |
Career record | 215–253 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 20 (13 March 2000) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2002) |
French Open | 4R (1999) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009) |
US Open | 3R (2004, 2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 20–41 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 94 (23 July 2007) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2007, 2008) |
French Open | 1R (2007) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2009) |
US Open | 1R (2003, 2007) |
Last updated on: 17 April 2022. |
Stefan Koubek (born 2 January 1977) is a retired tennis player from Austria. Koubek played left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek won three titles, two of which came on hardcourts; despite this, he said his favorite surface was clay.[1]
Koubek reached the quarterfinals of the 2002 Australian Open and the 2002 Hamburg Masters, attaining a career-high singles ranking of World No. 20 in March 2000. Koubek tested positive for glucocorticosteroids at the 2004 French Open after receiving an injection for an injured wrist; he was subsequently suspended for three months.
His nickname is Cooley or Stef.