Roland Stadler

Roland Stadler
Country (sports)	Switzerland
Born	14 June 1959 (age 65); Zurich, Switzerland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Plays	Ambidextrous
Prize money	$110,370
Singles
Career record	52-84
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 68 (17 Oct 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1984)
Wimbledon	1R (1981, 1984, 1987)
US Open	2R (1981)
Doubles
Career record	26-39
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 185 (25 Jun 1984)

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

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