Rainer Schüttler
Schüttler at the 2011 Queen's Club
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| Country (sports) |
 Germany
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| Residence | Altstätten, Switzerland | |||||||||
| Born |
25 April 1976 Korbach, West Germany |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||
| Turned pro | 1995 | |||||||||
| Retired | 11 October 2012 | |||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 7,407,508 | |||||||||
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| Career record | 327–337 | |||||||||
| Career titles | 4 | |||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (26 April 2004) | |||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | F (2003) | |||||||||
| French Open | 4R (2003) | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (2008) | |||||||||
| US Open | 4R (2003) | |||||||||
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| Tour Finals | SF (2003) | |||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2000, 2008) | |||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||
| Career record | 124–172 | |||||||||
| Career titles | 4 | |||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 40 (11 July 2005) | |||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2004, 2007, 2010) | |||||||||
| French Open | QF (2007) | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (2005) | |||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) | |||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||
| Olympic Games |
 Silver Medal (2004) |
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Rainer Schüttler (born 25 April 1976) is a retired German professional tennis player. As of 2015, he is the most recent male German player to reach the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament, finishing as runner-up at the 2003 Australian Open. Schüttler also won a Silver medal in doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 5 in April 2004.
He began playing tennis at the age of nine. He resides in Switzerland.
In 2003, Schüttler became the first German since Boris Becker in 1989 to advance to the fourth round at all Grand Slams. He became the first German to reach a Grand Slam final, at the Australian Open, since Michael Stich was the runner-up at Roland Garros in 1996. En route to the final, which he lost in straight sets to Andre Agassi, he defeated Andy Roddick who would end the season as world no 1.
In 2004, Schüttler reached his first career ATP Masters Series final in Monte Carlo by beating Gustavo Kuerten in the first round, Lleyton Hewitt in the third round, Tim Henman in the quarter-final and Carlos Moyá in the semi-final. He however lost to Guillermo Coria in the final. That week, he would reach a career high ranking of No. 5. Schüttler won a silver medal for Germany in tennis men's doubles with partner Nicolas Kiefer at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. 2004 was the sixth straight year in, which he finished in the ATP top 50.
In 2008, Schüttler reached his first career semi-final at Wimbledon by beating Santiago Ventura, James Blake, Guillermo García-López, Janko Tipsarević, and Arnaud Clément 6–3, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7, 8–6. His match with Clément was over 5 hours, completed in two days to reach the semi finals, and in which Schuettler saved a match point at 6–5 down in the fifth set. He was defeated by eventual champion Rafael Nadal 1–6, 6–7, 4–6. His achievement was a big surprise, since he entered the tournament ranked 94th and with a streak of 13 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments without making it past the second round.
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