Simon Stadler (German pronunciation: [ˈziːmɔn ˈʃtaːdlɐ];[1][2] born 20 July 1983 in Heidelberg, West Germany) is a German retired professional left-handed tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 140 in February 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 52 in February 2014.
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| Country (sports) |  Germany |
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| Residence | Heidelberg, Germany |
| Born | 20 July 1983 Heidelberg, West Germany |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Retired | 2016 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $593,657 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–10 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 140 (23 February 2009) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2011) |
| French Open | Q2 (2007, 2008) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2008) |
| US Open | Q3 (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 16–28 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 52 (17 February 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 385 (26 December 2016) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2014) |
| French Open | 2R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
| US Open | 1R (2013) |
Juniors career
editStadler reached a career-high of No. 8 in singles in February 2001 and No. 14 in doubles in January 2001.
Professional career
edit2008
editAfter a slow start to the year, Stadler reached Challenger semifinals two weeks in a row in Cremona and Athens to reach his career-high ranking of No. 164 in April. He reached another semifinal in Telde in May.
In June, Stadler qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, beating British junior No. 949 Daniel Cox (a week after Cox knocked off No. 67 Thomaz Bellucci), No. 248 Rainer Eitzinger and No. 270 Nicolás Todero. He took this form into the main singles draw, where he faced the 18th seed Ivo Karlović from Croatia and beat him in four sets. He then defeated the aforementioned Brazilian, Thomaz Bellucci in the second round, 8–6 in the fifth. He would go on to lose to Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the third round.
ATP career finals
editDoubles: 3 (1–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2013 | Copa Claro, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay |  Nicholas Monroe |  Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2013 | Swedish Open, Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Nicholas Monroe |  Carlos Berlocq Albert Ramos | 6–2, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2013 | ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag, Umag, Croatia | Clay | Nicholas Monroe |  Martin Kližan David Marrero | 1–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
Performance timelines
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
edit| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | W–L | ||
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| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | 0–1 | ||
| French Open | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 | ||
| Wimbledon | 1R | Q3 | 3R | A | A | Q2 | 2–2 | ||
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0–0 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | ||
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1–2 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1–2 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–6 |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 11–14 | 3–9 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 16–28 |
| Year-end ranking | 780 | 250 | 791 | 1012 | 576 | 693 | 433 | 398 | 370 | 322 | 151 | 85 | 61 | 271 | 777 | 385 | |
References
edit- ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 785, 801. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 930, 948. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
