Gilbert Schaller


Gilbert Schaller, is a former professional tennis player from Austria.
Schaller achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 17 in 1995. At the 1995 French Open, Schaller upset world No. 2 Pete Sampras in the first round in a five set match.
Schaller won one singles title and reached the quarterfinals of the 1996 Hamburg Masters and the 1995 Monte Carlo Masters. He participated in seven Davis Cup ties for Austria from 1993 to 1997, posting a 3–6 record in singles. Schaller resided in Graz when a tour player. From 2007 to 2011, he was Captain of the Austrian Davis Cup-Team and sports director of the ÖTV. Schaller currently works as the sports director in the McCartney Group in Vienna, and as an ATP coach with.

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–01995 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles|Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClaydts|Sep 1995

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (8–6)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0-1Salzburg, AustriaChallengerClaydts|Jul 1992

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Venice, ItalyChallengerClay

Performance timeline

Singles