Franz Stauder (born 28 May 1977) is a former professional

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player from Germany and current head coach at TC Rot-Weiß Worms.

Biography

His first appearance in the main draw of an ATP Tour level tournament came at the 1996 Gerry Weber Open in Halle where he partnered

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in the doubles. He also featured twice in the singles event at Halle, as a wildcard in 1997 and a qualifier in 1998, for a first round exit in each. On the second occasion, the 1998 Gerry Weber Open, he took world number 27

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to a final set tiebreak. From 1998 to 2001 he competed in the men's doubles at Halle every year. He was a quarter-finalist three times, twice with

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and once with

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. Stauder, who won six

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titles, narrowly missed out on

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for the singles draw at the

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. In the final qualifying round he had a two set lead over Britain's

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, but the local player came back to win 7–5 in the fifth set. In 2007, he tested positive for a metabolite of

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, from a sample given during qualifying in Halle. The

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ruled that Stauder had "no intent" to "enhance his sporting performance" through taking the drug. As a result, discretion was exercised and he received only a two-month suspension, as well as forfeiting relevant ranking points and prize money.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (6)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stauder, Franz 1977 births Living people German male tennis players Doping cases in tennis German sportspeople in doping cases