Thomas Schiessling
{{short description|Austrian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Thomas Schiessling
|image =
|fullname =
|country_represented = {{AUT}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|11|01|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Innsbruck, Austria
|height = {{height|m=1.80}}
|plays = Left-handed
|turnedpro = 1994
|careerprizemoney = $83,192
|singlesrecord = 4–9
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 257 (14 December 1998)
|FrenchOpenresult = Q2 (1997)
|doublesrecord = 0–0
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 894 (3 May 1995)
|updated = 24 December 2022
}}
Thomas Schiessling (born 1 November 1974) is an Austrian former professional tennis player.
A left-handed player from Innsbruck, Schiessling turned professional in 1994 and reached a career best singles ranking of 257 in the world.{{cite news |last1=Schmid |first1=Matthias |title=Reif für die ATP-Tour |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/sport/tennis-reif-fuer-die-atp-tour-1.3020866 |work=Süddeutsche.de |date=5 June 2016 |language=German}} Most of his ATP Tour main draw appearances came at his home tournament, the Austrian Open Kitzbühel, but he had his best performance at Mallorca in 1998, beating Marat Safin en route to the quarter-finals.{{cite news |title="Stierkämpfer" schlagen sich durch |url=https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/sport/mehr_sport/378978_Stierkaempfer-schlagen-sich-durch.html |work=Wiener Zeitung Online |date=10 March 1998 |language=German}}
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 13 (7–6)=
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|ITF Futures (7–6) |
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!Finals by surface |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Jul 1998}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Austria F4, Seefeld |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Dezort |7–5, 2–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–2 |{{dts|Jul 1998}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Austria F5, Schwaz |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Hector Moretti |6–0, 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–2 |{{dts|Aug 1998}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Austria F7, Vienna |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|AUT}} Michel Kratochvil |6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–2 |{{dts|Nov 1998}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Brazil F6, Curitiba |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Taicher |6–1, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–2 |{{dts|Dec 1998}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Brazil F7, Pouso Alegre |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Daniel |6–0, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3–3 |{{dts|May 2000}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Austria F2, Telfs |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|AUT}} Clemens Trimmel |4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–3 |{{dts|Jun 2000}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F4, Pavia |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Elia Grossi |2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4–4 |{{dts|Jun 2001}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F5, Pavia |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Galimberti |2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4–5 |{{dts|Aug 2003}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Austria F3, Seefeld |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Navratil |2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4–6 |{{dts|Jul 2006}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Austria F5, Telfs |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Haider-Maurer |6–0, 3–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–6 |{{dts|Jul 2006}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Austria F6, Kramsach |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Bastian Knittel |6–4, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6–6 |{{dts|Sep 2006}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F14, Nuremberg |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Marc Sieber |6–0, 6–0 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7–6 |{{dts|Jul 2007}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Austria F5, Telfs |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|AUT}} Armin Sandbichler |7–6(12–10), 6–2 |
=Doubles: 1 (1–0)=
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!Finals by surface |
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| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Nov 1998}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Brazil F5, Florianópolis |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Paul Hartveg |{{flagicon|BRA}} Daniel Melo |walkover |
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