Patty Schnyder : biography
14 December 1978 –
Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978 in Basel, Weltwoche, 14. September 2011) is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former world no. 7. She defeated twice a reigning world no. 1 player in her career: Martina Hingis at the 1998 Grand Slam Cup and Jennifer Capriati at the 2002 Family Circle Cup. In addition she defeated players who were no. 1 at some other time, including Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova.
During her long career, she reached six Grand Slam singles quarterfinals and one Grand Slam singles semifinal. She won 11 WTA singles titles and 5 WTA doubles titles and earned over US$8.4 million in prize money., Tagesanzeiger Zürich, 29. March 2011
WTA Tour singles finals (27)
Winner (11)
Legend |
Grand Slam (0) |
WTA Championships (0) |
Grand Slam Cup (0) |
Tier I (1) |
Tier II (1) |
Tier III (5) |
Tier IV-V (4) |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
1. |
18 January 1998 |
Hobart, Australia |
Hard |
BEL}} Dominique van Roost |
6–3, 6–2 |
2. |
22 February 1998 |
Hannover, Germany |
Carpet (i) |
CZE}} Jana Novotná |
6–0, 3–6, 7–5 |
3. |
24 May 1998 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
BEL}} Dominique van Roost |
3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
4. |
12 July 1998 |
Maria Lankowitz, Austria |
Clay |
ESP}} Gala León García |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
5. |
19 July 1998 |
Palermo, Italy |
Clay |
AUT}} Barbara Schett |
6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
6. |
10 January 1999 |
Gold Coast, Australia |
Hard |
FRA}} Mary Pierce |
4–6, 7–6(5), 6–2 |
7. |
11 November 2001 |
Pattaya City, Thailand |
Hard |
SVK}} Henrieta Nagyová |
6–0, 6–4 |
8. |
20 October 2002 |
Zürich, Switzerland |
Carpet (i) |
USA}} Lindsay Davenport |
6–7(5), 7–6(8), 6–3 |
9. |
8 January 2005 |
Gold Coast, Australia |
Hard |
AUS}} Samantha Stosur |
1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
10. |
24 July 2005 |
Cincinnati, USA |
Hard |
JPN}} Akiko Morigami |
6–4, 6–0 |
11. |
8 September 2008 |
Bali, Indonesia |
Hard |
AUT}} Tamira Paszek |
6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up (16)
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
1. |
15 September 1996 |
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic |
Clay |
ROM}} Ruxandra Dragomir |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
2. |
28 September 1998 |
Munich, Germany |
Hard (i) |
USA}} Venus Williams |
6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
3. |
16 July 2000 |
Klagenfurt, Austria |
Clay |
AUT}} Barbara Schett |
5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
4. |
12 July 2001 |
Vienna, Austria |
Clay |
UZB}} Iroda Tulyaganova |
6–3, 6–2 |
5. |
21 April 2002 |
Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA |
Clay |
CRO}} Iva Majoli |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
6. |
15 May 2005 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
7. |
23 October 2005 |
Zürich, Switzerland |
Carpet (i) |
USA}} Lindsay Davenport |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
8. |
30 October 2005 |
Linz, Austria |
Hard (i) |
RUS}} Nadia Petrova |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
9. |
16 April 2006 |
Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
Clay |
RUS}} Nadia Petrova |
6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
10. |
30 July 2006 |
Stanford, California, USA |
Hard |
BEL}} Kim Clijsters |
6–4, 6–2 |
11. |
16 April 2007 |
San Diego, California, USA |
Hard |
RUS}} Maria Sharapova |
6–2, 3–6, 6–0 |
12. |
28 October 2007 |
Linz, Austria |
Hard (i) |
SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová |
6–4, 6–2 |
13. |
9 March 2008 |
Bangalore, India |
Hard |
USA}} Serena Williams |
7–5, 6–3 |
14. |
12 July 2009 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Clay |
HUN}} Ágnes Szávay |
2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
15. |
11 July 2010 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Clay |
HUN}} Ágnes Szávay |
6–2, 6–4 |
16. |
17 October 2010 |
Linz, Austria |
Hard (i) |
SRB}} Ana Ivanovic |
6–1, 6–2 |