Christo Steyn
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Christo Steyn is a former South Africa
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player. Steyn won 2 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP
ranking on August 18, 1986, when he became the number 42 in the world, though he never won a singles title in his career.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. Steyn won 2 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
ranking on August 18, 1986, when he became the number 42 in the world, though he never won a singles title in his career.
Doubles titles (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1986 | Milan Internazionali di Lombardia The Milan Indoor is a defunct professional tennis... , Italy |
Carpet |  Colin DowdeswellColin Dowdeswell Colin Dowdeswell , is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. During his time on the world tour, he won 1 singles titles and 11 doubles titles... |
 Brian LevineBrian Levine Brian Levine , is a former South African tennis player. Levine won 2 doubles titles during his professional career...  Laurie WarderLaurie Warder Laurie Warder is a former professional male tennis player from Australia.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:... |
6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 2. | 1986 | Bristol Bristol Open The Bristol Open is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was held firstly in 1972, and then annually from 1981-1989. It was played in Bristol, Great Britain and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.... , England |
Grass | Danie Visser Danie Visser Danie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol... |
Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player.... Wally MasurWally Masur Wally Masur is a tennis coach, television commentator, and former professional tennis player from Sydney, Australia.... |
6–7, 7–6, 12–10 |
Runner-ups (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1986 | Toronto Indoor Toronto Indoor The Toronto Indoor was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and later, for one year, the ATP Championship Series of the ATP Tour... , Canada |
Carpet | Danie Visser Danie Visser Danie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol... |
 Wojtek Fibak  Joakim NyströmJoakim Nyström Joakim "Jocke" Nyström is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won thirteen singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, when he was ranked World No. 7 and was also ranked as high as World No... |
3–6, 6–7 |
| 2. | 1986 | Atlanta, U.S. | Carpet | Danie Visser |
 Andy KohlbergAndy Kohlberg Andy Kohlberg , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Kohlberg enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 26 in 1988.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:... Robert Van't HofRobert Van't Hof Robert Van't Hof is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.... |
2–6, 3–6 |
| 3. | 1986 | Cincinnati Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... , U.S. |
Hard | Danie Visser |
Mark Kratzmann Mark Kratzmann Mark Edward Kratzmann is a former Australian professional tennis player.As the world's #1 ranked junior player in 1984, he won the Boys Australian, the Boys Wimbeldon and the Boys US Open... Kim WarwickKim Warwick Kim Warwick is a former Australian professional male tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles with Mark Edmondson, and for reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980... |
3–6, 4–6 |
| 4. | 1986 | Tel Aviv ATP Tel Aviv The Tel Aviv Open is a defunct, ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1979-1996. It was held at the Israel Tennis Center at Ramat HaSharon, near Tel Aviv, Israel and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was played as a ATP Challenger Series event in 1998 and 1999... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
Hard | Danie Visser |
John Letts John Letts (tennis) John Letts , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won seven ATP tour doubles titles and reached four ATP tour doubles finals... Peter LundgrenPeter Lundgren Peter Lundgren in Gudmundrå, Sweden) is a former professional male tennis player and tennis coach from Sweden. He preferred playing indoors, hardcourt and on grass to clay.-Playing career:... |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| 5. | 1987 | Philadelphia U.S. Pro Indoor The U.S. Pro Indoor is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts... , U.S. |
Carpet | Danie Visser |
 Sergio CasalSergio Casal Sergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.... Emilio SánchezEmilio Sánchez Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games... |
6–3, 1–6, 6–7 |