She was 15 when she became the youngest Grand Slam champion, winning the women's doubles title at Wimbledon 1996. Schnyder has been ranked as high as No. Wawrinka's career highlight so far is winning the gold at the men's doubles event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he partnered with Federer. It's really surprising that he hasn't been able to get past the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. In her 17-year professional career, Schnyder won 11 singles titles and five doubles titles. He was a longtime coach of Steffi Graf, widely considered the greatest woman ever to grace the game, and also coached Jelena Dokić for a brief period. Hlasek was to achieve further glory on the international front when he played for the Swiss team which won the 1996 World Team Cup, the second-most prestigious men's team competition after the Davis Cup.
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List of the best tennis players from Switzerland, listed by popularity with photos of the players when available. Martina Hingis, known as the Swiss Miss, was one of the most successful women's tennis players and was world No. His last coaching stint was with Ana Ivanović from February to November, 2010. Wawrinka is one of the most enjoyable players to watch on the tour due to his powerful, offensive baseline play. She was 16 when she became the youngest person ever to win a Grand Slam singles title at the 1997 Australian Open.
Hlasek is most remembered for his exploits in 1992 when he won the French Open doubles title with Marc Rosset, and was part of the Swiss teams that won the Hopman Cup and reached the final of the Davis Cup. This category lists tennis players with Wikipedia articles who have notably represented Switzerland.Note that articles are sub-categorized by whether a player has done so in male or female competition, and also by particular notable competitions.
An emotional Hingis denied the charges and cut off all contacts with the sport again. Switzerland has produced some very talented tennis players over the years, including both men and women. F. Roger Federer; W. Stanislas Wawrinka This page wis last eeditit on 4 Apryle 2013, at 17:21. Wawrinka, like Federer, has one of the best one-handed backhands in the game. 7 in the rankings by the end of the year, Hingis had her comeback stint cut short the following year after testing positive for cocaine and was banned for two years. 22 in 1986. He reached a career-high ranking of No.
Standing at a towering 6'7", Rosset was regarded to have one of the most powerful and fastest serves in the game, and reached career-high rankings of No. Now, what do I tell you about this man that you don't know already?
After clawing her way back up to No. 7 in the WTA rankings. Hingis, age 22, had a premature retirement in 2003 citing injuries.
9 in singles and No. Here's a list of seven Swiss tennis players you should know of: Jakob Hlasek was a Swiss-Czech player who won five singles titles and 20 doubles titles in his career. But the country has produced some other good tennis players—maybe not as prominent as Federer, but good nonetheless. She never won a Grand Slam, but reached six Grand Slam singles quarterfinals and one Grand Slam singles semifinal.
The win also got the pair the Swiss Team of the Year award. The great John McEnroe even described it as one of the most powerful backhands he has ever seen.
4 in doubles. He has reached a career-high ranking of No. In singles, Günthardt's best results were quarterfinal appearances at the same tournaments mentioned above. She has defeated several world No. Patty Schnyder, who retired earlier this year, was known for her knack of beating top-ranked players. The Swiss Miss celebrated her comeback by winning her first-ever Grand Slam mixed doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi at the 2006 Australian Open. However, she is currently contemplating yet another return to the sport for the 2012 London Olympics. It's a shame that he got overshadowed by his more illustrious compatriot towards the end of his career. In the Olympics, he beat players of the caliber of Jim Courier, Goran Ivanišević, Wayne Ferreira and Emilio Sánchez before disposing Spain's Jordi Aresse for the gold. Federer has been the pride and glory of the picturesque European nation ever since he beat Pete Sampras in the 2001 Wimbledon Championships and has become synonymous with the sport in the country.
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