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Rainer Schüttler (born April 25, 1976, Korbach, Germany) is a professional tennis player from Germany. He began playing tennis at the age of ten. He currently resides in Switzerland.
Schüttler reached his first ATP tour quarterfinal in Chennai in 1997. In 1999, he finished in the ATP top 50 for the first time and also won his first ATP title in Doha.
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2003 achievements
In 2003, Schüttler finished in the ATP top 10 for the first time improving his ATP ranking for the ninth year in succession, which is best among current players. He also became the first German since Boris Becker in 1989 to advance to the 4th round at all Grand Slams. He became first German to reach a Grand Slam final since Michael Stich was runner-up at Roland Garros in 1996.
2004 achievements
In April, Schuettler reached his first career ATP Masters Series final in Monte Carlo by beating Gustavo Kuerten in the 1st round, Lleyton Hewitt in the 3rd round, world no. 7 Tim Henman in the quarter-final and world no. 8 Carlos Moya in the semifinal. He however lost to Coria in the final. 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.
Titles (6)
Singles (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | Jan 4, 1999 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Tim Henman (UK) | 6-4 5-7 6-1 |
| 2. | Sep 17, 2001 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Michel Kratochvil (Switzerland) | 6-3 6-4 |
| 3. | Sep 29, 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Sebastien Grosjean (France) | 7-6 6-2 |
| 4. | Oct 6, 2003 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Arnaud Clement (France) | 7-5 6-3 |
Singles Finalist (8)
- 1999: Chennai (lost to Byron Black)
- 2000: Doha (lost to Fabrice Santoro)
- 2001: Hong Kong (lost to Marcelo Rios)
- 2001: St. Petersburg (lost to Marat Safin)
- 2002: Munich (lost to Younes El Aynaoui)
- 2003: Australian Open (lost to Andre Agassi)
- 2003: Costa Do Sauipe (lost to Sjeng Schalken)
- 2004: Monte Carlo AMS (lost to Guillermo Coria)
Doubles (2)
External link
- Profile on www.atptennis.com (http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playersearch=Schuettler,+R)de:Rainer Schüttler