{{short description|South African tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=July 2012}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Christo Steyn | image = | caption = | country = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} South Africa | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1961|05|01}} | birth_place = Springs, South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.85}} | turnedpro = | retired = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $252,274 | singlesrecord = 43–53 | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 42 (18 Augustus 1986) | AustralianOpenresult = 4R (1985) | FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1986) | Wimbledonresult = 3R (1985) | USOpenresult = 2R (1983, 1986) | doublesrecord = 68–65 | doublestitles = 2 | highestdoublesranking = No. 23 (9 March 1987) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1985) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1985, 1986) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1986) | USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1986) | Mixed = | mixedtitles = | mixedrecord = | AustralianOpenMixedresult = | FrenchOpenMixedresult = | WimbledonMixedresult = | USOpenMixedresult = }}
'''Jan Christoffel 'Christo' Steyn''' (born 1 May 1961) is a former South African tennis player. Steyn won two Grand Prix doubles titles during his professional career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisarchives.com/player/?pl=5062|title=player – Tennisarchives.com|website=tennisarchives.com|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref>
A right-hander, Steyn reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 18 August 1986, when he became the No. 42 in the world, though he never won a Grand Prix or WCT tournaments singles title in his career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/christo-steyn/s084/overview|title=Christo Steyn {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref>
==Career finals== ===Doubles (2 titles)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" !style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:55px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:150px"|Opponents !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1986 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Nyström | 3–6, 6–7 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1–1 | Mar 1986 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Dowdeswell | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Brian Levine <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Laurie Warder | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1–2 | Apr 1986 | WCT Atlanta, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser | {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Kohlberg <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Van't Hof | 2–6, 3–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2–2 | Jun 1986 | Bristol Open, England | Grass | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Wally Masur | 6–7, 7–6, 12–10 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2–3 | Aug 1986 | Cincinnati Masters, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Kratzmann <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick | 3–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1986 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser | {{flagicon|USA}} John Letts <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Lundgren | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2–5 | Jan 1987 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Casal <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Sánchez | 6–3, 1–6, 6–7 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}}
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