Patty Schnyder is a Swiss retired tennis player. A former top 10 player in singles, she twice defeated a reigning world No. 1 player in her career: Martina Hingis at the 1998 Grand Slam Cup and Jennifer Capriati at the Family Circle Cup in 2002. In addition, she has notable wins over such former No. 1 players as Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic, and Caroline Wozniacki.
Barbara Schett Eagle is an Austrian former professional tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1999. Between 1993 and 2004 she played in 48 matches for the Austria Fed Cup team, winning 30. She also represented Austria at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in singles and doubles, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles event. She retired after the 2005 Australian Open and now works for Eurosport as a commentator and presenter.
The 2007 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 106th edition of the Cincinnati Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, with the men playing from August 11 through August 19, 2007, and the women from July 14 through July 22, 2007.
The 2008 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali in Bali, Indonesia, from 8 September through 14 September 2008. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title.
The 2008 TENNIS.com Zurich Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the event known that year as the TENNIS.com Zurich Open, and was part of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland, from 11 October through 19 October 2008. Venus Williams won the singles title.
The 2005 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 104th edition of the Cincinnati Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, with the men playing from August 15 through August 22, 2005, and the women from August 23 through August 30, 2005.
The 2003 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France that was part of Tier II of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and was held from 3 February through 9 February 2003. First-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title.
The 2004 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France that was part of Tier II of the 2004 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 9 February until 15 February 2004. First-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title.
The 2009 GDF Suez Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the Budapest Grand Prix, an International-level tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 4 July until 12 July 2009. Ágnes Szávay won the singles title.
The 1998 Faber Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Hanover, in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 16 February until 22 February 1998. Unseeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.
The 1998 Piberstein Styrian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sportpark Piberstein in Maria Lankowitz, Austria that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July until 12 July 1998. First-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title.
The 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 July until 19 July 1998. First-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $17,700 first-prize money.
The 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 3 January through 9 January 1999. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 2005 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the event then known as the Uncle Tobys Hardcourts, and was a Tier III event on the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 2 January through 8 January 2005. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 2002 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the event known as the Zurich Open, and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2002 WTA Tour. It took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 13 October through 20 October 2002. Unseeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title.
The 2001 SEAT Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg which was part of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the 6th edition of the tournament and was held from 22 October until 28 October 2001. First-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title, her second at the event after 1999, and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1994 Volvo Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Dusit Resort Hotel in Pattaya in Thailand that was part of Tier IV of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 April through 17 April 1994. First-seeded Sabine Appelmans won the singles title, her second at the event after 1992, and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
The 2003 Croatian Bol Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bol, Croatia and was part of the Tier III category of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 April until 4 May 2003. Third-seeded Vera Zvonareva won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
Anne Kremer was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to tournament winner Patty Schnyder.
Yayuk Basuki and Caroline Vis were the defending champions, but Vis did not compete this year. Basuki teamed up with Tamarine Tanasugarn and lost in semifinals to tournament winners Åsa Carlsson and Iroda Tulyaganova.
Patty Schnyder 
Åsa Svensson / 
Iroda Tulyaganova 
