Rainer Schüttler

Insights

Peak came in 2003, capped by an Australian Open final

His best Grand Slam season was 2003: he reached the Australian Open final, then added three straight round-of-16 runs at the French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. That is the only season in the data with four results all at least as deep as the round of 16.

Wimbledon was his deepest and most durable major

Wimbledon produced both his best result and his longest run of consistency: the semifinal in 2008, plus round-of-16 or better in 2001, 2003, and 2004. Across 14 Wimbledon appearances, he never lost before the second round.

Australian Open was the strongest of the other three majors

He reached at least the round of 32 in seven Australian Opens, including the 2003 final and the round of 16 in 2001. By contrast, his French Open and US Open records are more heavily weighted toward first-round exits.

Late-career results were mostly first-round losses

From 2004 through 2011, 18 of his 28 Grand Slam appearances ended in R128. The only exceptions in that span were a 2004 Wimbledon R32, 2005 Australian Open and US Open R64 runs, 2008 Australian Open R64, 2008 Wimbledon semifinal, and 2010 Australian Open R64.

He stayed active into his mid-30s, but without another deep run

His final Grand Slam results came at ages 34 and 35 in 2010 and 2011, with only R64 or R128 finishes. The data show his career stretching from age 22 at Wimbledon in 1998 to age 35 at the 2011 French Open.