WTA · Retired · Switzerland

Patty Schnyder

Career-high ranking: 7 · Ranking as of 2026-08-24

Player at a glance

Patty Schnyder (Switzerland): born 1978, 168 cm, left-handed, career-high No. 7. See results by surface, recent matches and related analysis.

Status: Retired
Age: Age 47
Height: 168 cm
Playing hand: Left-handed
Tour wins: 530 / 896
Tour titles: 11
Grand Slam titles: 0
Career win rate: 59.2%

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Results by surface

Read each win rate together with its recorded match sample.

Hard: 60.0%458 matches
Clay: 62.2%331 matches
Carpet: 47.9%71 matches
Grass: 41.7%36 matches

Career timeline by age

Oct 2, 1995 · Age 16
First recorded tour match
The first main-draw tour match covered by the current data set.
Jan 11, 1998 · Age 19
First tour title
A verified tour-title milestone in this player’s career.
Nov 14, 2005 · Age 26
Career-high ranking: No. 7
The highest position found in the available weekly singles rankings.
Aug 27, 2018 · Age 39
Most recent recorded match
The latest tour match included in the current snapshot.

What to watch

A result-based profile built from surface results, rankings, titles, and playing hand. Missing shot-speed, spin-rate, and point-pattern data are not invented.

If you are new to this player

On Clay, follow the player’s starting position and first two shots after the serve or return.
After a lost point, look for a change in serve direction, return position, or rally height.
Track where the left-handed serve moves the returner and which space opens for the next ball.

For a closer look

Separate first- and second-serve points, then log return position, rally direction, and the third ball.
Distinguish the ball that turns defense into neutral play from the ball that starts the attack.
Compare serve location and first-attack direction before and after break points.

What to borrow for your game

Copy the sequence of preparation, contact point, and recovery rather than only the final shot.
On Clay, identify the repeated starting position and purpose of the first two shots before borrowing the pattern.
Compare footage from different career stages to see how positioning and shot selection evolved.

Notable numbers

Reached a verified career-high singles ranking of world No. 7.
This page uses 896 recorded matches from the 1995–2018 seasons.
The snapshot records 11 tour titles.

Reviewed sources

A result-based profile built from surface results, rankings, titles, and playing hand. Missing shot-speed, spin-rate, and point-pattern data are not invented.

Patty Schnyder · Charlie Cowins, Belmont, NC, USA · CC BY 2.0

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