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Sports News // 1 decade ago

Szavay, Schnyder stage rematch

Agnes Szavay and Patty Schnyder, who met for the championship at the Budapest Grand Prix last year, will stage a rematch for the crown Sunday.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

No. 1 seed Kleybanova beaten in Budapest

Patty Schnyder pulled off a straight-set upset of No. 1-seeded Alisa Kleybanova at the $220,000 Budapest Grand Prix tennis tournament in Hungary.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Venus, Kuznetsova advance at French Open

Venus Williams and defending champ Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the second round of the French Open Sunday after taking their opening round matches.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Schnyder through to Morocco quarters

No. 2-seeded Patty Schnyder was pushed to three sets Wednesday before advancing to the quarterfinals of the $220,000 Moroccan Grand Prix tennis tournament.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Henin advances at Indian Wells

Justine Henin led the way on the opening day of the BNP Paribas Open Wednesday by rolling to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Magdalena Rybarikova.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Kim Clijsters out at Luxembourg Open

Second-seeded Kim Clijsters was among Thursday's losers in a second-round match at the Luxembourg Open.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Top seed reaches Palermo semis

Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta and defending champion Sara Errani moved into the semifinals of the Palermo International Friday.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Serena Williams upset in Rome

American Serena Williams was upset Tuesday by 30-year-old Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the $2 million Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Radwanska wins, Schnyder loses in Zurich

Fifth-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska won but sixth-seeded heavy Swiss crowd favorite Patty Schnyder was upset Tuesday in first-round play at the Zurich Open.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Schnyder, Bartoli advance in Rogers Cup

Swiss veteran Patty Schnyder and French former Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli were first-round winners Monday at the $1.34 million Rogers Cup in Montreal.

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I realise my last title on the Tour was three years ago
Schnyder wins Volvo Women's Open Nov 11, 2001

Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978 in Basel) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has been playing on the WTA tour since 1993 and is a former World No. 7. She has defeated several World No. 1 players, including Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Steffi Graf, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanović, Jennifer Capriati, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, and Maria Sharapova.

During her long career, she has reached four Grand Slam singles quarterfinals and one Grand Slam singles semifinal. She has won 11 WTA singles titles and 5 WTA doubles titles and has earned over US$7.6 million in prize money.

In 1996, Schnyder made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the French Open. In 1997, she quickly rose up through the rankings, and by August 1998 she had entered the WTA Top 10. However, Schnyder fell out of the Top 10 in April 1999, and spent the next 6 years ranked in the 15–30 range before re-entering the Top 10 in May 2005.

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