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.
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]
roland, stadler, born, june, 1959, former, professional, tennis, player, from, switzerland, country, sports, switzerlandborn, 1959, june, 1959, zurich, switzerlandheight5, playsambidextrousprize, money, 370singlescareer, record52, 84career, titles0highest, ran. Roland Stadler born 14 June 1959 is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland Roland StadlerCountry sports SwitzerlandBorn 1959 06 14 14 June 1959 age 64 Zurich SwitzerlandHeight5 ft 10 in 178 cm PlaysAmbidextrousPrize money 110 370SinglesCareer record52 84Career titles0Highest rankingNo 68 17 Oct 1983 Grand Slam singles resultsFrench Open3R 1984 Wimbledon1R 1981 1984 1987 US Open2R 1981 DoublesCareer record26 39Career titles0Highest rankingNo 185 25 Jun 1984 Contents 1 Career 2 Grand Prix career finals 2 1 Singles 1 0 1 3 Challenger titles 3 1 Singles 3 3 2 Doubles 1 4 ReferencesCareer editStadler 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 Srejber Tomas Smid and Emilio Sanchez 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 Loic 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 editSingles 1 0 1 edit Result W L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 0 1 1986 Gstaad Switzerland Clay nbsp Stefan Edberg 7 5 4 6 6 1 4 6 6 2Challenger titles editSingles 3 edit No Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score 1 1983 Brescia Italy Clay nbsp Victor Pecci 6 3 6 1 2 1988 Waiblingen West Germany Clay nbsp Frank Dennhardt 6 4 6 4 3 1988 Budapest Hungary Clay nbsp Sandor Noszaly 4 6 6 3 6 0 Doubles 1 edit No Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score 1 1982 Travemunde West Germany Clay nbsp Wolfgang Popp nbsp Brad Guan nbsp Warren Maher 6 4 6 2References edit ATP World Tour Profile Los Angeles Times Tennis Roundup Stadler Upsets Smid Sanchez 13 July 1986 ITF Tennis Profile Davis Cup Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roland Stadler amp oldid 1109111884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
