Richard Schmidt (born January 31, 1965) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Born in Chicago, Schmidt later moved to Madison, Wisconsin and was on the collegiate team at the University of Arkansas.

On the ATP Tour his most noted performance came at the 1992 Cincinnati Open, a top-tier Championship Series (Masters) tournament, where he beat Jeff Tarango, before losing in the second round to world number one Jim Courier.

[5] As a doubles player his best performances include making the third round of the 1988 Australian Open, with Tim Siegel.

At the 1989 Volvo International in Stratton Mountain, he and Derrick Rostagno had a win over a doubles team consisting of Jim Courier and Pete Sampras.