Name Jason Stoltenberg Spouse Andrea (m. 1995) Role Tennis player Retired 2001 | Turned pro 1987 Height 1.85 m Children Matthew Prize money $3,305,212 Weight 80 kg | |
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Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Similar People Scott Draper, Ashleigh Barty, Tony Roche, Nathan Healey, Lleyton Hewitt | ||
Lleyton hewitt vs jason stoltenberg adelaide 1998 first title 16 years
Jason Stoltenberg (born 4 April 1970) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
Contents
- Lleyton hewitt vs jason stoltenberg adelaide 1998 first title 16 years
- Lleyton Hewitt vs Jason Stoltenberg Adelaide International 1998
- Tennis career
- Juniors
- Pro tour
- Coaching career
- References
Lleyton Hewitt vs Jason Stoltenberg Adelaide International 1998
Tennis career
Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed (crushed termite mound) court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far West (the bush) of New South Wales. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
Juniors
In 1987, he won the Boys' Singles title at the Australian Open and was ranked the No. 1 junior player in the world. He turned professional later that year.
Pro tour
Stoltenberg reached his first tour singles final in 1989 at Livingston, New Jersey and won his first top-level title in 1993 at Manchester. He was also part of the Australian team which finished runners-up in that year's Davis Cup, losing in the final to Germany.
Stoltenberg's best performance at a Grand Slam event came in 1996, when he reached the semi finals at Wimbledon, defeating Adrian Voinea, Jiří Novák, Mosé Navarra, Jakob Hlasek and Goran Ivanišević in the quarter finals, before being knocked-out by eventual champion Richard Krajicek.
During his career, Stoltenberg won four top-level singles titles and five doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 19 in singles and No. 23 in doubles. His career prize money totalled US$3,305,212. His last singles title came in 1997 at Coral Springs, Florida. He retired from the professional tour in 2001.
Coaching career
Stoltenberg was the coach of Lleyton Hewitt from December 2001 until June 2003. He resigned as Hewitt's coach after Hewitt lost to Tommy Robredo at the 2003 French Open.