Gilbert Schaller (born 17 March 1969), is a former professional

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player from Austria. Schaller achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 17 in 1995. At the

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, Schaller upset world No. 2

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in the first round in a five set match. Schaller won one singles title (in

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) and reached the quarterfinals of the 1996 Hamburg Masters and the 1995 Monte Carlo Masters. He participated in seven

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ties for

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from 1993 to 1997, posting a 3–6 record in singles. Schaller resided in

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when a tour player. From 2007 to 2011, he was Captain of the Austrian

-Team and sports director of the

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. Schaller currently works as the sports director in the McCartney Group in Vienna, and as an ATP coach with (

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and

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ATP career finals

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

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (8–6)

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Performance timeline

Singles

External links

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