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  Rainer Schüttler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rainer Schüttler (born April 25, 1976, Korbach, Germany) is a professional tennis player from Germany.
He became first German to reach a Grand Slam final since Michael Stich was runner-up at Roland Garros in 1996.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rainer_Schuettler   (267 words)

  
 Rainer Schuettler News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Top-seeded Rainer Schuettler of Germany was upset Monday by Tomas Zib of the Czech Republic in first round of the Casablanca Grand Prix.
Third-seeded Rainer Schuettler was upset by Olivier Patience 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Chennai Open, which began Monday as scheduled in Madras, India, despite the tsunami-earthquake catastrophe that...
Rainer Schuettler became the first major casualty of the Australian Open as he slumped to a five-set defeat to Swedish teenager Robin Soderling.
www.topix.net /tennis/rainer-schuettler   (1158 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Australian Open 2003 - Ailing Roddick sapped of energy
Rainer Schuettler is in his first final at a Grand Slam event.
Schuettler beat the ninth-seeded Roddick 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday in the Australian Open to advance to the final against three-time champion Andre Agassi.
Schuettler's longest previous match in the tournament was 2:18 against Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian.
espn.go.com /tennis/aus03/s/2003/0124/1497989.html   (600 words)

  
 International Series - Tokyo
Top seed Rainer Schuettler played a "perfect week of tennis" as he described it, to win his first title for 2003 in Tokyo after defeating No. 2 seed Sebastien Grosjean in 7-6(5), 6-2.
No. 1 seed Rainer Schuettler took one step closer to winning his first title of 2003 as well as qualifying for the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston when he defeated Cyril Saulnier at the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo Saturday.
Top seed Rainer Schuettler, a Tokyo semifinalist for the first time in his career, is playing in his seventh semifinal of 2003, and he is aiming to reach his third final of the season.
www.atptennis.com /tokyo/latestnews03.asp   (701 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - 2003 Australian Open - Schuettler downs Roddick to reach Open final - Saturday January 25, 2003 10:22 PM
Schuettler knows it will be an uphill struggle against Agassi, who is chasing a fourth Open crown, a record for an overseas player.
Schuettler had enjoyed a walkover against the injured Marat Safin in the third round and has spent six hours less on court than his opponent.
Schuettler broke in the first game of the third set when yet another attempt at a clear winner flew wide and long.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /tennis/2003/australian_open/news/2003/01/24/schuettler_roddick   (1179 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Tennis- Schuettler rains on Roddick's parade
Rainer Schuettler has spoiled Andy Roddick's coronation celebration as ATP year-end world number one, beating the US Open champion 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3) at the Masters Cup in Houston.
Schuettler beat Roddick for the third time in four meetings, taking advantage of Roddick's 49 unforced errors and eight double faults, six in the final set, to win in two hours and 35 minutes.
Schuettler surrendered a break to Roddick in the second game of the final set but broke back in the fifth and the two held into the final tie-breaker.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s988827.htm   (646 words)

  
 CNN.com - Schuettler showdown with Grosjean - Oct. 4, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
German Rainer Schuettler extended his run of form at the $860,000 Japan Open, booking his spot in the men's final against Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean in a battle of the top seeds.
Schuettler, currently ranked eighth in the world, scored a methodical 6-3 6-2 win over unseeded Frenchman Cyril Saulnier who advanced to the semis when Australian Mark Philippoussis retired with a sore neck during their quarterfinal.
The No. 1-seeded Schuettler, one of the hottest players on the ATP Tour with seven semifinal appearances in 2003, will be trying to win his first title of the year.
cnn.com /2003/SPORT/10/04/tennis.japan   (427 words)

  
 GN Online: From centre court to a boat
German tennis ace Rainer Schuettler chalked up his first win on the inaugural day of the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open tennis tournament by beating fourth seeded Tim Henman.
While Schuettler's team was dressed in traditional kanduras and looked more experienced, Henman's team of T-shirt clad boys was bubbling with youthful energy.
Schuettler on the other hand looked quite comfortable sitting cross-legged as he gave the thumbs up to his team.
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=78868   (741 words)

  
 rowztennis.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rainer Schuettler lost his bid for back-to-back titles on Sunday.
Schuettler ended Mark Philippoussis' comeback bid in the second round in Hong Kong after capturing the Shanghai title the week before.
This photo of Rainer Schuettler was taken while he practiced at the 2001 U.S. Open.
www.rowztennis.com /picoweek_87.html   (92 words)

  
 Lycos Wimbledon special
Schuettler's career high undoubtedly came at the Australian Open where he reached the final before being outplayed by Andre Agassi.
After reaching the final, Schuettler revealed his delight at reaching the last hurdle and his desire to repeat the feat at future Grand Slams.
Schuettler has steadily improved his ranking over the past four years and become a regular in the latter stages of tournaments.
www.lycos.co.uk /bbc/wimbledon/pprofiles/m9.html   (182 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Schuettler is the first German to reach a Grand Slam final since Michael Stich at the 1996 French Open, the last German winner was Boris Becker at the Australian Open in the same year.
Schuettler enjoyed the benefit of an extensive five-week off-season training programme before coming to Australia and his fitness and court speed were deciding factors against Roddick.
Schuettler made a shaky start and was down three break points in his opening service game before he was broken, but he broke back in the fourth when Roddick double-faulted at 15-40.
www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20030125/sports.htm   (4376 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Tennis- Schuettler continues losing run in Portugal
Top seed Rainer Schuettler fought mightily but lost a first-round match for the seventh time this season, a 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 defeat against Victor Hanescu at the Estoril Open overnight.
Schuettler has yet to win a match at this tournament having crashed out in the first round in his previous two appearances.
The late-afternoon Schuettler drama ran so long, that officials were required to postpone the clay-court comeback of Goran Ivanisevic, who has not stepped onto the surface for nearly three years due to injury.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s1086793.htm   (663 words)

  
 Tennis Masters Canada, Montreal (August 8, 2003)
Schuettler turned the tide after a poor start to stun both the top seed and the large stadium crowd on a warm, clear evening.
Schuettler began the second set in a determined fashion, keeping the errors down and nailing a series of down-the-line winners when presented with openings.
The match is level, and Schuettler had finally won a set from Agassi for the first time in three encou nters.
www.tennis-ontheline.com /mo030808.htm   (2271 words)

  
 Tennis Masters Cup Houston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
RAINER SCHUETTLER: No. Actually, I am not thinking about it.
RAINER SCHUETTLER: I mean, definitely it was a big one.
RAINER SCHUETTLER: I mean, I said before a couple of times, I mean, it's the Masters.
www.masters-cup.com /news/interviews/thursday_schuettler.asp   (425 words)

  
 .: Rainer Schuettler ... Rainer Schüttler :.: MercedesCup / Stuttgart
Rainer Schuettler and Mikhail Youzhny advanced to the quarterfinal round of the doubles today after Paes and Rikl had to retire in the first set.
Schuettler and Youzhny are the first match of the day on Tuesday (11am start, Center Court) as they take on Paes and Rikl.
Rainer Schuetter is the top seed for the MercedesCup as he continues his dream of winning a German ATP singles tournament.
rainerschuettler.blogspot.com /2004/07/mercedescup-stuttgart.html   (1401 words)

  
 CNN.com - Schuettler spoils Rod's coronation - Nov. 13, 2003
Rainer Schuettler spoiled Andy Roddick's coronation celebrations as the year-end world No. 1, beating the U.S. Open champion 4-6 7-6 7-6 at the Masters Cup.
But Schuettler stole some of the thunder from a post-match ceremony honoring the 21-year-old as the 13th man to claim the ATP Champions Race trophy.
Schuettler beat Roddick for the third time in four meetings, taking advantage of Roddick's 49 unforced errors and eight double faults -- six in the final set -- to win in two hours and 35 minutes.
edition.cnn.com /2003/SPORT/11/13/tennis.roddick   (427 words)

  
 Tennis Factory - Tournaments - Australian Open
Rainer Schuettler has become the first German to reach a Grand Slam final in seven years after out-gunning young American Andy Roddick in an energy-sapping four-set semi-final on Centre Court at Rod Laver Arena tonight.
After Schuettler broke Roddick's serve in the opening game of the fourth set, the challenge before the American grew by the minute.
Schuettler has defeated the likes of young American James Blake, 1996 Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek and now Roddick on the way to the final.
www.tennisfactory.com /tournaments/australian/index_01242003.html   (561 words)

  
 .: Rainer Schuettler ... Rainer Schüttler :.: 11/09/2003 - 11/15/2003
Rainer Schuettler v Andy Roddick is scheduled for noon on Thursday in Houston, Coria v Moya is the evening singles match.
Mentions how these two weeks that Rainer is spending in TX is normally 'vacation' in the post-season, and one main reason that his family is all in America for the 1st time at a tourney, so he can still spend that time with them.
Schuettler has said he looks forward to playing Roddick in front of a large and loud crowd (one of his fondest memories was vs. Roddick in the Australian Open), and he is glad that Agassi isn't in his group.
rainerschuettler.blogspot.com /2003_11_09_rainerschuettler_archive.html   (5040 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | today Top seed Schuettler crashes out
Top seed Rainer Schuettler suffered a shock straight sets defeat Friday to unseeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals of the €375,750 BMW Open in Munich.
After defeating dangerous wildcard Tommy Haas in the previous round, Schuettler was firm favourite to down Davydenko, but the Russian surprised with a 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) win which moves him into the semifinals.
Schuettler had hoped to become the first home winner since Michael Stich took the title a decade ago, but the 28-year-old German looked a shadow of the player who reached the Monte Carlo Masters final.
sport.iafrica.com /news/319474.htm   (371 words)

  
 ESPN.com: TENNIS - Schuettler advances to Japan finals, will face Grosjean
TOKYO -- Top-seeded Rainer Schuettler of Germany beat unseeded Cyril Saulnier of France 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to advance to the finals of the Japan Open.
Schuettler, who has seven semifinal appearances in 2003, will be trying to win his first title of the year Sunday.
Schuettler, ranked eighth in the world, and Grosjean, ranked 10th, are trying to qualify for the lucrative season-ending Masters Cup in Houston, which features the top eight players in the world rankings.
espn.go.com /tennis/news/2003/1004/1630187.html   (196 words)

  
 .: Rainer Schuettler ... Rainer Schüttler :.
Rainer Schuettler and some fellow ATPers and some WTA top names are in Beijing for the China Open for the next two weeks (1st week is ATP, 2nd is WTA).
Schuettler, a Top 5 seed for the event, is scheduled to take on Paul Baccanello of Australia in first round action on Monday.
In doubles, Schuettler is again teaming up with Mikhail Youzhny, they are slated to play Stephen Huss and Robert Lindstedt.
www.rainerschuettler.blogspot.com   (721 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Schuettler, Sharapova win in Japan
Top seed Rainer Schuettler of Germany posted his first title in two years when he outclassed Sebastien Grosjean of France to win the men's singles at the Japan Open tennis tournament on Sunday.
Schuettler, the Australian Open finalist, tamed Grosjean's occasional serve-and-volley game with a series of baseline winners to score a 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 victory.
Rainer was seeded number one and has had a great year, so it was a tough match today," added Grosjean.
sport.iafrica.com /news/275624.htm   (499 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Tennis - Rios advances to quarterfinals in Scottsdale - Thursday March 08, 2001 11:45 PM
Posted: Thursday March 08, 2001 10:31 PM Updated: Thursday March 08, 2001 11:45 PM Marcelo Rios defeated Rainer Schuettler 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Franklin Templeton Classic.
The 25-year-old Chilean, seeded seventh, defeated Rainer Schuettler of Germany 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Thursday in the second round of the Franklin Templeton Classic.
Schuettler had two double-faults, including the game point, as Rios went up 5-3, then held serve to win 6-3.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /tennis/news/2001/03/08/rios_quarters_ap   (531 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Australian Open 2003 - Agassi earns eighth Grand Slam title
The 32-year-old Agassi overwhelmed Rainer Schuettler right from the start and breezed to his fourth Australian Open title 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 Sunday, becoming the oldest man to win a Grand Slam singles crown in 31 years.
Andre Agassi's victory over Rainer Schuettler in the Australian Open final on Sunday was his eighth Grand Slam title, taking him into joint sixth place on the all-time list of men's champions.
Schuettler collected $327,000 to add to his previous total of $2.3 million.
espn.go.com /tennis/aus03/s/2003/0125/1499001.html   (823 words)

  
 CNN.com - Lyon title for in-form Schuettler - Oct. 12, 2003
Schuettler, a winner in Tokyo a week ago, now has four career ATP titles.
The match was a one-sided affair and Schuettler, who qualified for the Masters Cup in Houston after reaching the semi-finals in Lyon, won in one hour and 50 minutes.
Schuettler, having his best ever season on the ATP Tour, took the first four games of the second set, before Clement again staged a recovery to break back and trail 4-2 and 5-3.
www.cnn.com /2003/SPORT/10/12/tennis.lyon.ap   (271 words)

  
 Sports: German stops all-American final
Rainer Schuettler of Germany defeated Andy Roddick 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday in the Australian Open semifinals to earn a place in the final against Andre Agassi.
But he still ended up with something other than Schuettler to worry about: pain in his right wrist from diving for a ball in his match against Aynaoui.
Now Schuettler, who also ousted James Blake, can tell him about it, and tell himself that he made the right decision when he decided to turn professional at 17.
www.sptimes.com /2003/01/25/news_pf/Sports/German_stops_all_Amer.shtml   (544 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
RAINER SCHUETTLER: The best souvenir, of course, are the memories.
RAINER SCHUETTLER: Yeah, just because on three fingers I had blisters, but that's normal.
RAINER SCHUETTLER: To be honest with you, I don't know what -- if I could buy something, I don't know what I would buy.
montecarlo.masters-series.com /1005/players/interviews/interview4160_rx.asp   (564 words)

  
 Davis Cup - Match Report
Belarusian No.1 player Max Mirnyi defeated Germany’s Rainer Schuettler in straight sets 63 75 63 after two hours and gave his team the unassailable 3-1 lead, sending them through to the World Group for the first time in the country's nine-year history in the competition.
It is very rewarding for me to beat Rainer and it was a very big win for me, of course.
Schuettler had no chance against his opponent, who played confident and secure.
www.daviscup.com /news/matchreport.asp?id=12546   (679 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Coria, resurgent Schuettler reach Monte Carlo final   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In the other semifinal, Schuettler broke the fifth-seeded Moya at 1-1 in the second set and held serve throughout to reach his first Monte Carlo final.
Schuettler, the 2003 Australian Open runner-up, has had a rough start this year, winning only two ATP Tour matches entering this event.
Schuettler beat him at the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston in November, and lost to the Argentine in the second round of the 2002 French Open.
www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/2004-04-24-roundup_x.htm   (460 words)

  
 The Tennis Channel::Episode Detail
Schuettler, one of the best German players in the world, also heads to Hello Berlin, a German restaurant on the city’s West Side.
Once there, chef Schuettler finds the kitchen and cooks an authentic German meal, complete with bratwurst, potatoes, and sauerkraut.
As if that isn’t enough adventure, Schuettler concludes the day at trapeze school – where he flies through the air like an expert circus performer.
www.thetennischannel.com /programs/EpisodeDetail.aspx?id=661   (132 words)

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