| Franz Stauder | |
| Fullname: | Franz Stauder |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1977 |
| Careerprizemoney: | $84,765 |
| Singlesrecord: | 0–2 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 322 (7 June 1999) |
| Doublesrecord: | 3–6 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 147 (1 April 2002) |
Franz Stauder (born 28 May 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Germany and current head coach at TC Rot-Weiß Worms.[1]
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 Pat Cash in the doubles.[2] 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 Jan Siemerink to a final set tiebreak.[3] From 1998 to 2001 he competed in the men's doubles at Halle every year. He was a quarter-finalist three times, twice with Karsten Braasch and once with Rainer Schüttler.[4]
Stauder, who won six Challenger titles, narrowly missed out on qualifying for the singles draw at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. In the final qualifying round he had a two set lead over Britain's Jamie Delgado, but the local player came back to win 7–5 in the fifth set.[5]
In 2007, he tested positive for a metabolite of cannabis, from a sample given during qualifying in Halle. The International Tennis Federation 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.[6] [7] [8]
| width=40 | No. | width=50 | Year | width=200 | Tournament | width=60 | Surface | width=160 | Partner | width=200 | Opponents | width=160 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1999 | Lübeck, Germany | Carpet | Patrick Sommer | Michael Kohlmann Filippo Veglio | 6–4, 7–5 | |||||||
| 2. | 2001 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Clay | Alexander Waske |  Fredrik LovénDamien Roberts | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | |||||||
| 3. | 2002 | Magdeburg, Germany | Carpet |  Orest Tereshchuk |  Dick NormanDjalmar Sistermans | 6–4, 6–3 | |||||||
| 4. | 2003 | Zell, Germany | Clay | Karsten Braasch |  Jan Frode Andersen Oliver Marach | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | |||||||
| 5. | 2003 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Clay | Alexander Waske |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6–4, 7–5 | |||||||
| 6. | 2003 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | Karsten Braasch | Jan Frode Andersen Philipp Petzschner | 6–4, 7–5 |