Cedrik-Marcel Stebe is a German tennis player, who is currently ranked as the World Number 71 at the ATP Tours. In 2012, he was able to reach his career-high ranking at World Number 71. Stebe was born and raised in Muhlacker Germany, where at a young age, he took interest in tennis. Currently, he is residing in Vaihingen an der Enz, Germany.
Professional Career
Stebe made his first debut in 2011, where he joined the 2011 Mercedes Cup and defeated some of the tennis’ fine players, such as Fabio Fognini and Nikolay Davydenko. Because he reached the quarterfinal, he earned a wildcard to the 2011 International German Open, where he defeated Davydenko for the second time and Juan Carlos Ferrer.
By the following year, he qualified for the second round of the French Open, however, was not able to proceed further. He also joined the 2012 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, where he defeated the former World Number 1, Llyton Hewitt.
A Pause in Tennis
Stebe wasn’t able to maintain his activities in tennis, as he suffered from a hip injury during the Heilbronn Open. In 2013, he underwent multiple surgeries, so he had to spend time rehabilitating his injury until he gets better. Although he wanted to play on the court again, still he was struggling to move across the court. It took him a year and a half to be fully recovered and join Futures in Turkey.
Stebe’s Comeback
In 2015, Stebe was able to win 3 qualifying matches at the Antalya Open and reached the quarterfinals. However, he was defeated by Dimitar Kuzmanov. In 2017, he won his first-ever ATP World Tour Match by defeating Teymuraz Gabashvili and Jan-Lennard Struff.
Tournament Results:
- 2012 1R Davis Cup
- 2012 2R Wimbledon Open
- 2012 1R French Open
