Gilbert Schaller

Gilbert Schaller
Country (sports)	Austria
Residence	Graz, Austria
Born	17 March 1969 (age 55); Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1987
Retired	1999
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,317,163
Singles
Career record	115-132
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 17 (16 October 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1997)
French Open	2R (1992, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon	1R (1993)
US Open	1R (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
Doubles
Career record	3-13
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 245 (21 March 1994)

Gilbert Schaller (born 17 March 1969), 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 (in Casablanca) and reached the quarterfinals of the 1996 Hamburg Masters and the 1995 Monte Carlo Masters. He participated in 7 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, Vienna, and as an ATP coach with (Florin Mergea and Marin Draganja).

Career finals

Singles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	1995	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Albert Costa	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1.	1995	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Thomas Muster	3–6, 4–6
RLoss	2.	1995	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Sjeng Schalken	4–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	1996	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Tomás Carbonell	5–7, 6–1, 2–6