Rainer Schüttler (born April 25, 1976) is a
professional tennis player from Germany. He began
playing tennis at the age of ten. He currently
resides in Switzerland. He is currently 145th in the
ATP rankings.
Rainer Schüttler was born in Korbach, Hesse.
He had is breakthrough year in 2003, when he
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,
at Australian Open, since Michael Stich was
runner-up at Roland Garros in 1996.
In 2004 Schüttler 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, Tim Henman in the quarter-final and
Carlos Moyà in the semifinal. 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.
