Simon Stadler
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Simon Stadler is a left-handed, German tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #140 in February 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #144 in October 2011.
and Athens
to reach his career-high ranking of #164 in April. He reached another semifinal in Telde in May.
In June, Stadler qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
, beating British junior #949 Daniel Cox
(a week after Cox knocked off #67 Thomaz Bellucci
), #248 Rainer Eitzinger, and #270 Nicolas Todero. He took this form into the main singles draw
, where he faced the 18th seed Ivo Karlović
from Croatia
and beat him in four sets 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–3, 7–5. He then beat the aforementioned Brazil
ian, Thomaz Bellucci
in the second round, this time coming through over five sets 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(5), 8–6. He would go on to lose to Cypriot
Marcos Baghdatis
7–6(2), 6–4, 6–2.
Juniors career
Stadler reached a career-high of #8 in singles in February 2001 and #14 in doubles in January 2001.2008
After a slow start to the year, Stadler reached Challenger semifinals two weeks in a row in CremonaCremona
Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...
and Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
to reach his career-high ranking of #164 in April. He reached another semifinal in Telde in May.
In June, Stadler qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
, beating British junior #949 Daniel Cox
Daniel Cox
Daniel Cox , is a British tennis player.Daniel, whilst playing tennis for Lancashire, first came into international prominence when he reached the finals of Le Petit As, Tarbes...
(a week after Cox knocked off #67 Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
), #248 Rainer Eitzinger, and #270 Nicolas Todero. He took this form into the main singles draw
2008 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer, in five sets to win his first Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam championship. It was the longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting four hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays...
, where he faced the 18th seed Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
from Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and beat him in four sets 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–3, 7–5. He then beat the aforementioned Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian, Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
in the second round, this time coming through over five sets 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(5), 8–6. He would go on to lose to Cypriot
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
7–6(2), 6–4, 6–2.