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Patty Schnyder - Switzerland  

Birth Date: 12/14/1978 Age: 34
Birth Place: Basel, Switzerland Residence: Baech, Switzerland
Height: "5' 6 1/4"" (1.68 m)" Weight: 125 lbs. (56.6 kg)
Year Turned Pro: 1994 (18 years on tour) Plays: Left-handed
Official Website: http://www.patty-schnyder.ch/ Twitter:
Bio
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 Sanchez Vicario, Steffi Graf, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanović, Jennifer Capriati, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Amelie 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. As of July 27, 2009, Schnyder is ranked World No. 19.