Sandon Stolle
# Sandon Stolle

Sandon Stolle (born 13 July 1970) is a former professional male tennis player and at one time ranked No. 2 in World doubles.

Sandon is the son of Australian tennis champion Fred Stolle, the former was born in Sydney and now lives in Aventura, Florida, United States.

In his career Stolle has won twenty-two ATP doubles titles, including one Grand Slam title (1998 U.S Open) and reached four Grand Slam finals.

## Grand Slam finals

### Doubles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1995 | U.S. Open | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1998 | U.S. Open | Hard | Cyril Suk | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 4–6, $7–6^{(10–8)},$ 6–2 |
| Loss | 2000 | French Open | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | $6–7^{(7–9)},$ 4–6 |
| Loss | 2000 | Wimbledon | Grass | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 4–6, 1–6 |

## Career finals

### Doubles (22 titles, 29 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (1)
* Tennis Masters Cup (0)
* ATP Masters Series (4)
* ATP International Series Gold (4)
* ATP Tour (13)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (16)
* Clay (0)
* Grass (2)
* Carpet (4)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1. | 26 October 1992 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | John Fitzgerald | Patrick Baur Christo van Rensburg | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 18 January 1993 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Jason Stoltenberg | Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | 1 March 1993 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Luke Jensen | Mark Keil Dave Randall | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 19 April 1993 | Hong Kong | Hard | Jason Stoltenberg | David Wheaton Todd Woodbridge | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 18 January 1994 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Darren Cahill | Mark Kratzmann Laurie Warder | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 28 February 1994 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Jan Apell Ken Flach | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | 4 April 1994 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | Martin Damm | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 15 August 1994 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Wayne Ferreira Mark Kratzmann | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | 13 February 1995 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Alex O'Brien | Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe | 6–3, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 15 May 1995 | Pinehurst, U.S. | Clay | Alex O'Brien | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 31 July 1995 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Brian MacPhie | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 11 September 1995 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 15 January 1996 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink | 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 15 April 1996 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Byron Black | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 12 August 1996 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Cyril Suk | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | 21 October 1996 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet | Cyril Suk | Ján Krošlák Karol Kučera | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11. | 17 February 1997 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Cyril Suk | Sander Groen Goran Ivanišević | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 24 February 1997 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) | Cyril Suk | David Adams Olivier Delaître | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 16 June 1997 | London, England | Grass | Cyril Suk | Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter | 2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 7. | 13 July 1998 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Doug Flach | Scott Draper Jason Stoltenberg | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 8. | 3 August 1998 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Patrick Rafter | Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9. | 14 September 1998 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Cyril Suk | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 10. | 15 February 1999 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Wayne Black | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14. | 8 March 1999 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Mark Knowles | Justin Gimelstob Richey Reneberg | 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11. | 15 March 1999 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Wayne Black | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–3 |
| Win | 12. | 29 March 1999 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Wayne Black | Boris Becker Jan-Michael Gambill | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 13. | 18 October 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | David Prinosil | Piet Norval Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15. | 25 October 1999 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Wayne Ferreira | Piet Norval Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 16. | 10 January 2000 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 17. | 17 January 2000 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 18. | 20 March 2000 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 19. | 24 April 2000 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Loss | 20. | 1 May 2000 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström | 2–6, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ $6–7^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 21. | 22 May 2000 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Wayne Arthurs | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 22. | 12 June 2000 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 23. | 26 June 2000 | s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Paul Haarhuis | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 24. | 10 July 2000 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 14. | 31 July 2000 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Paul Kilderry | Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries | W/O |
| Win | 15. | 21 August 2000 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 16. | 13 November 2000 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Ivan Ljubičić Jack Waite | 6–1, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Win | 17. | 15 January 2001 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 2–6, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 18. | 5 March 2001 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 25. | 14 May 2001 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 26. | 21 May 2001 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 19. | 18 June 2001 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Daniel Nestor | Max Mirnyi Patrick Rafter | 6–4, $6–7^{(5–7)},$ 6–1 |
| Win | 20. | 8 October 2001 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Max Mirnyi | Mahesh Bhupathi Jeff Tarango | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 21. | 22 October 2001 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Ellis Ferreira Jeff Tarango | $7–6^{(7–0)},$ $7–6^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 27. | 14 January 2002 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 28. | 4 March 2002 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 3–6, [11–13] |
| Loss | 29. | 7 October 2002 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Joshua Eagle | Roger Federer Max Mirnyi | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 22. | 14 October 2002 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Joshua Eagle | Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek | 6–4, 6–3 |

## Doubles performance timeline

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Career SR |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 1R | 0 / 13 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | F | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 10 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | QF | F | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 11 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | F | 2R | A | W | QF | QF | SF | 1R | A | 1 / 10 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 44 |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | W | F | 1R | QF | A | 1 / 9 |
| Miami | NME | A | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | QF | W | QF | 2R | QF | A | 1 / 11 |
| Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 |
| Rome | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | 1R | QF | F | SF | A | 0 / 6 |
| Hamburg | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | F | QF | A | 0 / 3 |
| Canada | NME | A | A | QF | A | A | F | A | 2R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | SF | A | 0 / 7 |
| Cincinnati | NME | A | A | A | QF | W | 2R | F | A | 2R | QF | QF | 1R | QF | A | 1 / 9 |
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | NME | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | W | 2R | A | 1 / 8 |
| Paris | NME | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 1R | A | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 7 |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 62 |
| Year-end ranking | 781 | 366 | 188 | 105 | 69 | 16 | 23 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1205 | N/A |
