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Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (German pronunciation: [ˌtseːdʁɪk ˌmaʁsɛl ˈʃteːbə]; born 9 October 1990) is a German former professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 71 in February 2012.
Career
2011: Grand Slam and Top 100 debut
He reached his first ATP World Tour quarterfinal at the 2011 MercedesCup in Stuttgart, Germany, where he beat Nikolay Davydenko and Fabio Fognini.
He was then awarded a wildcard to the 2011 International German Open where he beat Juan Carlos Ferrero and Davydenko again, before losing to Fernando Verdasco.
Stebe finished the year by winning the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals.
2012: First and second Grand Slam wins
Stebe recorded his best Grand Slam result, when he got to the second round in the 2012 French Open. He reached the same stage at the 2012 US Open (tennis).
At the 2012 Davis Cup World Group play-offs he won the deciding rubber against former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets.
2013-2014: Injury and hiatus
Stebe suffered a hip injury in the Heilbronn Open, and underwent surgery in October 2013. He expressed wishes to play competitive tennis again, but struggled with the recovery process.
2015
In February, he played his first tournament in almost a year and half, a Futures in Antalya, Turkey. He won his three qualifying matches and managed to enter the main draw. He would win two more matches before losing in the quarterfinals to Dimitar Kuzmanov.
2017: Return to ATP tour and top 100
At the Sofia Open, Stebe won his first ATP World Tour match for over three and a half years by beating Teymuraz Gabashvili in the first round.
He won in the first round in 2017 Geneva Open against Jan-Lennard Struff as a lucky loser. He reached the quarterfinals, after the retirement of wildcard Janko Tipsarević in the second round, where he lost to Andrey Kuznetsov (tennis).
He finished the year ranked inside the top 100 at World No. 82.
2019: First ATP final
Stebe reached his first ATP Tour final at the Swiss Open Gstaad, but lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas.
2022: First ATP match win in over a year
He qualified at the 2022 inaugural edition of the Dallas Open and won his first ATP main draw match in over a year against American Denis Kudla in three sets.
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2023 Australian Open qualifying.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 |
| French Open | A | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | NH | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | 2R | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 13 | 4–13 |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | PO | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 49 | |
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 4–4 | 9–16 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–6 | 0–2 | 7–10 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 32–50 | |
| Year-end ranking | 375 | 81 | 177 | 167 | – | 1332 | 463 | 82 | 507 | 165 | 126 | 227 | 203 | 39% | ||
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Finals by setting |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Finals by setting |
| Outdoor (0–1) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Outdoor (0–1) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jul 2019 | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 3–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 18 (12 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| ATP Challenger Finals (1–0) |
| ATP Challenger (8–4) |
| ITF Futures (3–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mar 2009 | Spain F11, Zaragoza | Futures | Clay (i) | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2009 | Germany F12, Dortmund | Futures | Clay | Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras | 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Win | May 2010 | Italy F5, Padova | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Jul 2010 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Martin Fischer | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Feb 2011 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Denys Molchanov | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | Feb 2011 | Turkey F6, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Yannik Reuter | 6–1, 6–0 | |
| Loss | Mar 2011 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Dominik Meffert | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2011 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Amir Weintraub | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Win | Sep 2011 | Shanghai, China | Challenger | Hard | Alexandre Kudryavtsev | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | Nov 2011 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger Finals | Hard (i) | Dudi Sela | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | May 2013 | Tallahassee, United States | Challenger | Clay | Denis Kudla | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2013 | Meknes, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Yannik Reuter | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | Jun 2017 | Poprad, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Laslo Djere | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Jul 2017 | Marburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Filip Krajinović | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Aug 2017 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Jordan Thompson | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| Win | Sep 2017 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Taberner | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | Nov 2020 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Liam Broady | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | Sep 2022 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Francesco Passaro | 7–6, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Nikolaus Moser | Peerakit Siributwong Kittipong Wachiramanowong | 7–6, 3–6, [10–8] |
Record against top 10 players
Stebe's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw and Davis Cup matches are considered.
- Nikolay Davydenko 2–0
- Juan Carlos Ferrero 1–0
- Fabio Fognini 1–0
- Janko Tipsarević 1–0
- Lleyton Hewitt 1–1
- Kevin Anderson 0–1
- Félix Auger-Aliassime 0–1
- Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1
- Grigor Dimitrov 0–1
- Novak Djokovic 0–1
- Roger Federer 0–1
- Richard Gasquet 0–1
- Karen Khachanov 0–1
- Juan Mónaco 0–1
- Kei Nishikori 0–1
- Milos Raonic 0–1
- Andrey Rublev 0–1
- Diego Schwartzman 0–1
- Denis Shapovalov 0–1
- Radek Štěpánek 0–1
- Fernando Verdasco 0–1
- Marin Čilić 0–2
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 0–2
- Stanislas Wawrinka 0–2
National participation
Davis Cup (3–1)
| Matches by venue |
|---|
| Group membership |
| World Group (1–0) |
| WG Play-off (2–1) |
| Group I (0–0) |
| Matches by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (3–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Matches by type |
| Singles (3–1) |
| Doubles (0–0) |
| Matches by venue |
| Germany (2–1) |
| Away (1–0) |
| World Group (1–0) |
| WG Play-off (2–1) |
| Group I (0–0) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (3–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Singles (3–1) |
| Doubles (0–0) |
| Germany (2–1) |
| Away (1–0) |
| Group | Rd | Date | Opponent nation | Score | Venue | Surface | Match | Opponent player(s) | W/L | Rubber score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ||||||||||
| WG | 1R | Feb 2012 |  Argentina | 1–4 | Bamberg | Clay (i) | Singles 5 (dead) | Eduardo Schwank | Win | 7–6, 7–5 |
| WG | PO | Sep 2012 |  Australia | 3–2 | Hamburg | Clay | Singles 1 | Bernard Tomic | Loss | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Singles 5 (decider) | Lleyton Hewitt | Win | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 | |||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||||
| WG | PO | Sep 2017 |  Portugal | 3–2 | Oeiras | Clay | Singles 1 | João Sousa | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 |