Facts: - singlesrecord: 212 -- 212 - wimbledonresult: 2r -lrb- 1989 -rrb- - frenchopenresult: 4r -lrb- 1992 -rrb- - birth date: 01 september 1967 - height: 1.80 - olympicsresult: qf -lrb- 1988 -rrb- - retired: 1996 - singlestitles: 3 - australianopenresult: 4r -lrb- 1988 -rrb- - name: carl-uwe steeb - birth place: aalen , germany - turnedpro: 1986 - doublesrecord: 72 -- 79 - doublestitles: 3 - usopenresult: 4r -lrb- 1991 -rrb- - othertournaments: yes - residence: reith bei kitzbuhel , austria - plays: left-handed -lrb- two-handed backhand -rrb- - highestdoublesranking: no. 41 -lrb- 15 may 1989 -rrb- - highestsinglesranking: no. 14 -lrb- 15 january 1990 -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of carl-uwe steeb .
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carl-uwe steeb -lrb- born 1 september 1967 -rrb- is a former professional tennis player from germany .steeb turned professional in 1986 .he won his first top-level singles title in 1989 in gstaad .his best singles performances at grand slam events came in reaching the fourth round at the australian open in 1988 , the us open in 1991 , and the french open in 1992 .steeb was a member of three german davis cup champion teams -- in 1988 , 1989 and 1993 -lrb- he played in the final in '88 and ' 89 , and in the earlier rounds in ' 93 -rrb- .over the course of his career , steeb won three top-level singles titles and three tour doubles titles .his career-high rankings were world no. 14 in singles -lrb- in 1990 -rrb- , and world no. 41 in doubles -lrb- in 1989 -rrb- .his career prize money totalled $ 2,320,082 .steeb retired from the professional tour in 1996 .