Gilbert Schaller


Gilbert Schaller, 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 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 , and as an ATP coach with.

Career finals

Singles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.1995Casablanca, MoroccoClay Albert Costa6–4, 6–2
Loss1.1995Bucharest, RomaniaClay Thomas Muster3–6, 4–6
RLoss2.1995Valencia, SpainClay Sjeng Schalken4–6, 2–6
Loss3.1996Casablanca, MoroccoClay Tomás Carbonell5–7, 6–1, 2–6