Name : Patty Schnyder
Date of Birth : December 14, 1978
Birthplace : Basel, Switzerland
Residence : Baech, Switzerland
Nationality : Swiss
Height : 5'6 1/4'' (1.68 m)
Weight : 125 lbs. (56.6 kg)
Plays : Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status : Pro (August 1994)
World-ranked No. 15, defeated No. 1 Austrian regional champion Patrik Mayr 76(6), 75 before a sold out crowd of 1,500 people during a Battle of the Sexes match held in Austria on Sunday, December 15; Mayr's ATP ranking was No. 1162
Biggest mover in WTA Rankings in 1995, moving up 634 spots
Recipient of 1998 WTA Tour Most Improved Player Award
In juniors, won 1994 International Championships and was 1993 and 1994 Swiss Champion; competed in Continental Cup team competition in 1995
WTA Tour mentor was Judith Wiesner in the Partners for Success Alumni program Coached by husband Rainer Hofmann; formerly coached by Hubert Choudury. Married Rainer Hofmann, an information technology specialist, on December 5, 2003, at health resort Baden-Baden in Germany.
Has two cats, Mister and Gizmo.
Loves Australia and would like to live there after tennis career.
Lives right at the Zuerichsee and likes to have fun on the lake with their speedboat, because it's the best way to relax. Also likes to read and watch DVDs.
Other sport interests include skiing, billiards, golf, football and Photo Play computer games.
Favorite book is the biography of Nelson Mandela. Admires the work of Jean Ziegler (Swiss UN human rights ambassador) and Michael Moore.
Would like to write a book with her husband in the upcoming years.
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