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Stephan Medem
Country (sports)Switzerland Switzerland
ResidenceOberdorf
Born (1960-04-02) 2 April 1960 (age 64)
Lucerne, Switzerland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$19,754
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 219 (15 September 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record1–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 144 (23 June 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1986)
Wimbledon2R (1988)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1986)

Stephan Medem (born 2 April 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.

Career

Medem, the 1974 Swiss Junior Champion, played college tennis in the United States, for Tyler Junior College in the NJCAA.[1] He was an All-American in 1984.[1]

He took part in the main draw of the singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles at the 1986 French Open, but didn't make it past the first round in any of them.[2] In the singles he was beaten in straight sets by Frenchman Jean-Philippe Fleurian.[1]

Medem teamed up with Finland's Olli Rahnasto to reach the second round of the men's doubles at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships, with a five set opening round win.[1] It would be Medem's only win at a Grand Slam tournament.[1]

The Lucerne born player was most successful on the Challenger doubles circuit, reaching five finals and winning two of them, at Thessaloniki and Nairobi.[1]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1985 Thessaloniki, Greece Hard India Srinivasan Vasudevan South Africa Brian Levine
United States Billy Nealon
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2. 1988 Nairobi, Kenya Clay United States Bud Cox Italy Ugo Colombini
Mexico Agustín Moreno
7–6, 4–6, 6–4

References