Roland Stadler

Roland Stadler (born 14 June 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.

Roland Stadler
Country (sports) Switzerland
Born (1959-06-14) 14 June 1959
Zurich, Switzerland
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
PlaysAmbidextrous
Prize money$110,370
Singles
Career record52-84
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 68 (17 Oct 1983)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open3R (1984)
Wimbledon1R (1981, 1984, 1987)
US Open2R (1981)
Doubles
Career record26-39
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 185 (25 Jun 1984)

Career

Stadler was one of few players who used a two-handed grip for both his forehand and backhand.[1]

The Zurich born player was a surprise finalist at the Swiss Open in 1986, coming into the tournament ranked 403 in the world.[2] He defeated three top 40 players, Milan Šrejber, Tomáš Šmíd and Emilio Sánchez. In the final he pushed Stefan Edberg to five sets but was unable to prevail. Some of his other best performances on tour also came at home, with two semi-finals and a quarter-final appearance in Geneva as well as being a semi-finalist at Basel in 1983.

Stadler had his best Grand Slam showing at the 1984 French Open, where he reached the third round, with wins over South Africa's Derek Tarr and local qualifier Loïc Courteau.[3]

He was a regular fixture in the Switzerland Davis Cup team throughout the 1980s and took part in a total of 22 ties. Of his 38 singles rubbers, he finished the victor in 20 of them, including one against Ivan Lendl in 1981, when the Czech retired hurt in a first set tiebreak. He was unbeaten in his three doubles matches.[4]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 1986 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Stefan Edberg 7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)
No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1983 Brescia, Italy Clay Víctor Pecci 6–3, 6–1
2. 1988 Waiblingen, West Germany Clay Frank Dennhardt 6–4, 6–4
3. 1988 Budapest, Hungary Clay Sándor Noszály 4–6, 6–3, 6–0

Doubles: (1)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1982 Travemünde, West Germany Clay Wolfgang Popp Brad Guan
Warren Maher		 6–4, 6–2

References
  1. ATP World Tour Profile
  2. Los Angeles Times, "Tennis Roundup : Stadler Upsets Smid, Sanchez", 13 July 1986
  3. ITF Tennis Profile
  4. Davis Cup Profile
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