Country (sports) | Switzerland |
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Residence | Basel |
Born | Basel | 14 December 1978
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Retired | 2011–2015, 2018 |
Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $8,570,479 |
Singles | |
Career record | 669–430 |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (14 November 2005) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2004) |
French Open | QF (1998, 2008) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2007) |
US Open | QF (1998, 2008) |
Other tournaments | |
Grand Slam Cup | F (1998) |
Tour Finals | RR (2005) |
Olympic Games | 3R (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 230–245 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 15 (6 June 2005) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2009) |
French Open | SF (2005) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2004) |
US Open | SF (2004) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | QF (1996) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2009) |
French Open | 1R (2010) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
US Open | 1R (2004, 2009) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | F (1998), record 50–23 |
Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978)[1] is a Swiss retired tennis player. A former top 10 player in singles, she twice defeated a reigning world No. 1 player in her career: Martina Hingis at the 1998 Grand Slam Cup (by retirement) and Jennifer Capriati at the Family Circle Cup in 2002. In addition, she has notable wins over such former No. 1 players as Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic, and Caroline Wozniacki.
In her career, she reached six Grand Slam singles quarterfinals and one major singles semifinal. She won eleven WTA Tour singles titles including Zurich Open (Tier I), and five WTA doubles titles, and earned almost $8.6 million in prize money.[2]