Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Klagenfurt, Austria | 22 August 1968
Died | 7 June 2008 Hamburg, Germany | (aged 39)
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1985 |
Retired | 1999 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach | Günter Bresnik[1] Dumitru H?r?d?u |
Prize money | $1,651,858 |
Singles | |
Career record | 228-203 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 18 (1 January 1990) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995) |
French Open | 2R (1987, 1989, 1991) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1991) |
US Open | 2R (1991) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (1988, 1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 48-57 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 70 (18 September 1989) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (1988) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | SF (1990) |
Horst Skoff (22 August 1968 - 7 June 2008) was a professional tennis player from Austria, who won four tournaments at the top-level.
Skoff was born in Klagenfurt, Austria, and started playing tennis at age 6.[2] In 1984 he won the singles title at the 16-and-under category of the Orange Bowl.[1] He turned professional in 1985. Skoff won his first top-level singles title in 1988 at Athens. Over the course of his career he won four top-level singles titles and two tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were world No. 18 in singles and world No. 70 in doubles. His career prize money totalled US$1,651,858.
Skoff played on Austria's Davis Cup team for nine years, compiling a 22-17 win-loss record. He helped the team reach the World Group semi-finals in 1990. Memorable Davis Cup rubbers which Skoff was involved in include a five-set win over world No. 2 Mats Wilander in the 1989 quarterfinal that lasted more than six hours; and a five-set loss to Michael Chang in the 1990 semifinal.[3][4]
Despite Skoff's relative success during his career of winning four top-level tournaments, his memorable Davis Cup moments, and reaching a career high world ranking of 18 in singles competition, he never managed to progress beyond the second round at any Grand Slam event.
Skoff played in his last top-level tournament in August 1995, at the San Marino Open. From 1996-1999, due to his lower world ranking, Skoff played in challenger and futures tournaments. He retired in August 1999, after playing his last match in Sylt, Germany.
Skoff died on 7 June 2008 in Hamburg, Germany, following a heart attack at age 39.[3][5][6]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1-0 | Jun 1988 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
6-3, 2-6, 6-2 |
Win | 2-0 | Oct 1988 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
Loss | 2-1 | May 1989 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
4-6, 1-6, 3-6 |
Loss | 2-2 | Aug 1989 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | ![]() |
5-7, 6-7 |
Loss | 2-3 | Sep 1989 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
4-6, 4-6, 2-6 |
Win | 3-3 | Sep 1990 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
7-6(10-8), 7-6(7-4) |
Loss | 3-4 | Oct 1990 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | ![]() |
3-6, 3-6, 1-6 |
Loss | 3-5 | Jun 1991 | Firenze, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
2-6, 7-6(7-2), 4-6 |
Loss | 3-6 | Sep 1991 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
2-6, 4-6 |
Win | 4-6 | Jul 1993 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
7-5, 1-6, 6-0 |
Loss | 4-7 | Jul 1994 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
4-6, 3-6 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1-0 | Nov 1986 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
Loss | 1-1 | May 1988 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6-7, 4-6 |
Loss | 1-2 | Aug 1988 | Prague, Czechoslavakia | Clay | ![]() |
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5-7, 6-7 |
Win | 2-2 | Aug 1989 | Prague, Czechoslavakia | Clay | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-4 |
Loss | 2-3 | Apr 1990 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-7 |
Loss | 2-4 | Jul 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-4, 4-6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | SR | W-L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | NH | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 0-5 | |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q3 | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3-6 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1-5 | |
US Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1-5 | |
Win-loss | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 / 21 | 5-21 | |
Grand Prix Championship Series / Super 9 tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | Not GPCS | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4-7 | ||
Key Biscayne | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 4-6 | |
Monte Carlo | A | A | SF | 3R | SF | QF | SF | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 18-8 | |
Hamburg | A | A | 2R | 3R | F | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 11-7 | |
Rome | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3-5 | |
Stockholm | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | Not Super 9 | 0 / 3 | 1-3 | |||||
Paris | Not Grand Prix Champ. | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2-3 | ||||
Win-loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 4-5 | 13-7 | 6-5 | 8-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 / 39 | 43-39 | |
National representation | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 0-2 | |||||||||
Davis Cup | A | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | QF | SF | 1R | Z1 | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 21-13 | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
Overall win-loss | 1-2 | 16-8 | 23-23 | 28-19 | 38-23 | 34-25 | 34-30 | 22-25 | 19-19 | 11-16 | 2-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 228-203 | ||
Year-end ranking | 299 | 42 | 63 | 45 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 92 | 74 | 47 | 392 | 339 | 199 | 722 | 429 | 53% |
No. | Player | Rank | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score | Skoff Rank |
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1987 | |||||||
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4 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 | 48 |
1989 | |||||||
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2 | Davis Cup, Vienna, Austria | Clay (i) | QF | 6-7, 7-6, 1-6, 6-4, 9-7 | 35 |
3. | ![]() |
2 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | SF | 7-6, 6-2 | 31 |
1990 | |||||||
4. | ![]() |
5 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | 3R | 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 | 31 |
5. | ![]() |
8 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | QF | 6-4, 6-2 | 27 |
6. | ![]() |
7 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | SF | 6-2, 7-6 | 29 |
1991 | |||||||
7. | ![]() |
4 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6-0, 6-7, 6-3 | 32 |
8. | ![]() |
10 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | QF | 6-3, 6-3 | 32 |