Background
Skoff was born in Klagenfurt, Austria, and turned professional in 1985.
Skoff was born in Klagenfurt, Austria, and turned professional in 1985.
His career-high rankings were World Number 18 in singles and World Number 70 in doubles. His career prize money totalled United States$1,651,858. He helped the team reach the World Group semi-finals in 1990.
Skoff played in his last top-level tournament in August 1995, at the San Marino Open.
From 1996–1999, with his world ranking having gone well down, Skoff played in challenger and futures tournaments. He retired in August 1999, after playing his last match in Sylt, Germany.
Skoff died on June 7, 2008 in Hamburg, Germany, following a heart attack. He was 39.