Last updated on: 23 October 2012.</td></tr></table>
Jason Stoltenberg (born 4 April 1970, in Narrabri, Australia) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
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.[1]
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 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.
Singles finals: 13 (4–9)
Legend
|
Grand Slam (0–0)
|
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
|
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
|
ATP Tour (4–8)
|
Outcome
|
No.
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Surface
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Runner-up
|
1.
|
13 August 1989
|
Livingston
|
Hard
|
23x15px Brad Gilbert
|
4–6, 4–6
|
Winner
|
1.
|
21 June 1993
|
Manchester
|
Grass
|
23x15px Wally Masur
|
6–1, 6–3
|
Winner
|
2.
|
18 April 1994
|
Birmingham
|
Clay
|
23x15px Gabriel Markus
|
6–3, 6–4
|
Runner-up
|
2.
|
24 July 1994
|
Washington
|
Hard
|
23x15px Stefan Edberg
|
4–6, 2–6
|
Runner-up
|
3.
|
31 July 1994
|
Toronto
|
Hard
|
23x15px Andre Agassi
|
4–6, 4–6
|
Winner
|
3.
|
20 May 1996
|
Coral Springs
|
Clay
|
23x15px Chris Woodruff
|
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–5
|
Runner-up
|
4.
|
4 May 1997
|
Atlanta
|
Clay
|
23x15px Marcelo Filippini
|
6–7(2–7), 4–6
|
Winner
|
4.
|
12 May 1997
|
Coral Springs
|
Clay
|
23x15px Jonas Björkman
|
6–0, 2–6, 7–5
|
Runner-up
|
5.
|
11 January 1998
|
Adelaide
|
Hard
|
23x15px Lleyton Hewitt
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
|
Runner-up
|
6.
|
8 March 1998
|
Scottsdale
|
Hard
|
23x15px Andre Agassi
|
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
|
Runner-up
|
7.
|
3 May 1998
|
Atlanta
|
Clay
|
23x15px Pete Sampras
|
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
|
Runner-up
|
8.
|
16 January 2000
|
Sydney
|
Hard
|
23x15px Lleyton Hewitt
|
4–6, 0–6
|
Runner-up
|
9.
|
16 April 2000
|
Atlanta
|
Clay
|
23x15px Andrew Ilie
|
3–6, 5–7
|
Doubles finals: 11 (5–6)
Legend
|
Grand Slam (0–0)
|
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
|
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
|
ATP Tour (5–6)
|
Outcome
|
No.
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Surface
|
Partner
|
Opponents
|
Score
|
Runner-up
|
1.
|
17 April 1988
|
Madrid
|
Clay
|
23x15px Todd Woodbridge
|
23x15px Sergio Casal 23x15px Emilio Sánchez
|
7–6, 6–7, 3–6
|
Runner-up
|
2.
|
22 April 1990
|
Seoul
|
Hardcourt
|
23x15px Todd Woodbridge
|
23x15pxGrant Connell 23x15pxGlenn Michibata
|
6–7, 4–6
|
Winner
|
1.
|
6 May 1990
|
Singapore
|
Hardcourt
|
23x15px Mark Kratzmann
|
23x15px Brad Drewett 23x15px Todd Woodbridge
|
6–1, 6–0
|
Winner
|
2.
|
24 June 1990
|
Manchester
|
Grass
|
23x15px Mark Kratzmann
|
23x15px Nick Brown 23x15px Kelly Jones
|
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
|
Winner
|
3.
|
30 September 1990
|
Brisbane
|
Hardcourt
|
23x15px Todd Woodbridge
|
23x15px Brian Garrow 23x15pxMark Woodforde
|
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
|
Winner
|
4.
|
10 February 1991
|
San Francisco
|
Carpet (i)
|
23x15px Wally Masur
|
23x15px Ronnie Båthman 23x15px Rikard Bergh
|
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
|
Runner-up
|
3.
|
5 January 1992
|
Adelaide
|
Hardcourt
|
23x15px Mark Kratzmann
|
23x15px Goran Ivanišević 23x16px Marc Rosset
|
6–7, 6–7
|
Winner
|
5.
|
17 January 1993
|
Sydney
|
Hardcourt
|
23x15px Sandon Stolle
|
23x15px Luke Jensen 23x15px Murphy Jensen
|
6–3, 6–4
|
Runner-up
|
4.
|
18 April 1993
|
Hong Kong
|
Hardcourt
|
23x15px Sandon Stolle
|
23x15px David Wheaton 23x15px Todd Woodbridge
|
1–6, 3–6
|
Runner-up
|
5.
|
23 April 1995
|
Bermuda
|
Clay
|
23x15px Brett Steven
|
23x15px Grant Connell 23x15px Todd Martin
|
6–7, 6–2, 5–7
|
Runner-up
|
6.
|
12 July 1998
|
Newport
|
Harcourt
|
23x15px Scott Draper
|
23x15px Doug Flach 23x15px Sandon Stolle
|
2–6, 6–4, 6–7
|
References
External links
Persondata
|
Name
|
Stoltenberg, Jason
|
Alternative names
|
|
Short description
|
Australian tennis player
|
Date of birth
|
4 April 1970
|
Place of birth
|
Narrabri, Australia
|
Date of death
|
|
Place of death
|
|
|