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Patty Schnyder

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Tennis Player

The Resume

    (December 14, 1978- )
    Resides in Bottmingen, Switzerland
    Married Rainer Hofmann (December 8, 2003)
    Biggest mover in WTA Tour 1995 rankings (up 634 places)
    Won Sanex WTA Tour Most Improved Player Award (1998)
    Ranked #8 (1999)
    WTA Tour's most improved player (1999)
    Doubles partner of Barbara Schett
    Semi finalist in the Australian Open (2004)

Why she might be annoying:

    She is gullible.
    She told Tennis Week of her family: 'I don't want to talk to them and have a relationship with them. They hurt me so many times and they were really terrorizing me. They could not let go and let me live my life and respect my decisions.'
    At age 20, she began seeing Rainer Harnecker, an alternative healer.
    Rainer Harnecker, who had a svengali-like hold on her, has her drink mass quantities of orange juice daily.
    Harnecker claims he can heal cancer and AIDS via herbs, acupuncture and diet.
    Harnecker claimed that he turned down assisting Steffi Graf. Graf said 'I've never heard of this man.'
    During the Australian Open, although more than twice her age, he shared a hotel room with her, where he brainwashed her with his philosophy.
    Her parents gave her an ultimatum to leave Harnecker and she refused, causing her to split from her parents and brother.
    After the 2000 Australian Open and under his influence, she fired her coach, dumped her boyfriend and severed relationship with her family.
    Prior to meeting Harnecker, she said: 'I love my life. I love to be with my family and with my coach.'
    She met Rainer Hofmann who swayed her away from Harnecker.
    She shifted her dependency from Harnecker to Hofmann.
    She said her parents are telling lies about Hofmann's past and she still is estranged from them.
    Her wedding was tiny, only her four best friends and his parents (December 8, 2003).
    She has frizzy hair and her fans wear frizzy hair wigs.
    She is one of the few top tennis players to refuse to have a coach.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She beat Venus and Serena Williams, Lisa Raymond, Lindsey Davenport, Martina Hingis and Jennifer Capriati.
    She is left handed.
    She enjoys movies and books that are mysteries and thrillers.
    She has a great interest in different languages.
    She loves to play the keyboard.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 97 Votes: 55.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 168 Votes: 40.48% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 158 Votes: 55.70% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 117 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 234 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 462 Votes: 53.46% Annoying