Patty Schnyder, Swiss tennis player
Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978) is a Swiss retired tennis player. A former top 10 player in singles, she twice defeated a reigning world No. 1 player in her career: Martina Hingis at the 1998 Grand Slam Cup (by retirement) and Jennifer Capriati at the Family Circle Cup in 2002. In addition, she has notable wins over former number ones Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki.

In her career, she reached six Grand Slam singles quarterfinals and one Grand Slam singles semifinal. She won eleven WTA singles titles including Zurich Open (Tier I), and five WTA doubles titles and earned almost $8.6 million in prize money.