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Patty Schnyder - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

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Explore Patty Schnyder net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Swiss pro tennis player that made it to the feat of winning six Grand Slam singles quarterfinals, one Grand Slam singles semifinal, and also defeated the two World No. 1s. In this article, we will discover how old is Patty Schnyder? Who is Patty Schnyder dating now & how much money does Patty Schnyder have?

NamePatty Schnyder
First NamePatty
Last NameSchnyder
OccupationTennis Player
BirthdayDecember 14
Birth Year1978
Place of BirthBasel
Home TownBasel-Stadt
Birth CountrySwitzerland
Birth SignSagittarius
Full/Birth Name
ParentsWilly, Iris
SiblingsDany Schnyder
SpouseRainer Hofmann
Children(s)Not Available

Patty Schnyder Biography

Patty Schnyder is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on December 14, 1978 in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland. She took on She competed against Anna Kournikova

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 six years ranked in the 15–30 range before re-entering the top 10 in May 2005.

In December 2003, Schnyder married Rainer Hofmann, who had accompanied her on the WTA Tour since 1999 and became her full-time tennis coach in early 2003.

She was married to her trainer Rainer Hoffmann, in the year 2003. Hoffman was found guilty of embezzlement in the year 2002.

She was once World No. 7 and from 1993 until 2011 she was a regular at the WTA tour.

Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978) is a Swiss retired tennis player. A former top 10 player in singles, she twice defeated a reigning world No. 1 player in her career: Martina Hingis at the 1998 Grand Slam Cup (by retirement) and Jennifer Capriati at the Family Circle Cup in 2002. In addition, she has notable wins over former number ones Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki.

Patty Schnyder Net Worth

Patty is one of the richest Tennis Player from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Patty Schnyder's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

She started playing tennis when she was a young girl.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeTennis Player
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

2005 was Schnyder’s most consistent overall season to date. She reached five tour finals, winning two of them (Gold Coast and Cincinnati, both Tier-III events). She was runner-up at the Tier-I events Rome (to Amélie Mauresmo) and Zurich (to Lindsay Davenport). She also reached the final in Linz (Tier II), falling to Nadia Petrova. She reached the career high of world No. 7 after the end-of-season WTA Tour Championships.

Schnyder won eleven singles titles, including a victory in Zürich (Tier-I event) over former No. 1 Lindsay Davenport, and five doubles titles. Her first title on U.S. soil came in August 2005, when she won at Cincinnati’s Western & Southern Women’s Open. Schnyder defeated four top-10 players consecutively, including Serena Williams and then-world No. 1 Jennifer Capriati, in 2002 at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, which is the largest women-only tennis event held in the United States.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Schnyder’s best Grand Slam performance came at the 2004 Australian Open, where she reached the semifinals, before falling to Kim Clijsters. Later that season, she also reached the semifinals at the Tier-I tournaments in Charleston and Zurich, two large WTA events where Schnyder compiled an excellent record.

Who is Patty Schnyder Dating?

According to our records, Patty Schnyder married to Rainer Hofmann . As of January 13, 2024, Patty Schnyder’s is not dating anyone.

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2006 proved to be a good season for Schnyder also, staying within the top 10 and reaching the finals in Charleston (defeating top seed and defending champion Justine Henin in the semifinals and also ending Henin’s winning streak on clay, though Schnyder lost to Petrova in the final), and in Stanford (falling to top seed and defending champion Kim Clijsters).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Patty Schnyder height 5 ft 6 in Patty weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 6 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

On 5 December 2003, Schnyder married her German coach Rainer Hofmann, who was also an IT specialist, at a resort in Baden-Baden, Germany. In early 2014, three years following her retirement from tennis, Schnyder announced her divorce to Hofman. In November 2014, she gave birth to a daughter, Kim Ayla, and initially kept the father’s name a secret. She later named Jan Heino, her current partner, to be the father of her daughter.

Schnyder had a mediocre year in 2007, and she lost her top-10 ranking. First, she obtained an invitation to play in the Watsons Water Champions Challenge. She reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, where she lost to Anna Chakvetadze after leading 4–1 in the first set. At the French Open, she reached the fourth round, where she had two match points against Maria Sharapova, but ended up losing 7–9 in the final set. At Wimbledon, she was beaten in the fourth round by No. 1 Justine Henin in straight sets. At the Acura Classic in July, she reached the final, beating former No. 1 and compatriot Martina Hingis in three sets, and Russian Elena Dementieva, along the way, before losing to Sharapova, again in three sets. Schnyder briefly moved up due to this. However, at the US Open, she lost in the third round to the unseeded Austrian Tamira Paszek in a final-set tie-break, again wasting leads. After that, she played at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, where she lost to Ana Ivanovic. She finished her year with a run to the Generali Ladies Linz final, beating Chakvetadze in the quarterfinals and Marion Bartoli in the semifinals, before convincingly losing in the final to Hantuchová.

Top Facts about Patty Schnyder

  1. Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss tennis player.
  2. She turned professional in 1994 and retired in 2011.
  3. Schnyder won 11 WTA singles titles and 5 doubles titles.
  4. Her highest ranking was world No.7 in singles and No.15 in doubles.
  5. She reached the quarterfinals or better at all four Grand Slams.
  6. Schnyder won a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
  7. She defeated Martina Hingis twice in their five meetings.
  8. Schnyder had a unique two-handed forehand and backhand technique.
  9. She played for Switzerland in Fed Cup from 1996 to 2010.
  10. In total, she earned over $8 million USD in prize money throughout her career

Facts & Trivia

Patty Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Patty Schnyder celebrates birthday on December 14 of every year.

Schnyder again lost to Casey Dellacqua at Wimbledon in the first round, although she played an epic match. Alongside Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Schnyder played for her team in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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