Patty Schnyder

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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