Stephan Medem

Stephan Medem
Country Switzerland Switzerland
Residence Oberdorf
Born 2 April 1960
Lucerne, Switzerland
Height 6'1" (185 cm)
Plays Left-handed
Prize money $19,754
Singles
Career record 0-2
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 219 (15 Sep 1986)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record 1-6
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 144 (23 Jun 1986)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open 1R (1986)
Wimbledon 2R (1988)
Mixed Doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open 1R (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 in the final Score in the final
1. 1985 Greece Thessaloniki, Greece Hard India Srinivasan Vasudevan South Africa Brian Levine
United States Billy Nealon
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2. 1988 Kenya Nairobi, Kenya Clay United States Bud Cox Italy Ugo Colombini
Mexico Agustín Moreno
7–6, 4–6, 6–4

References