Andrés Schneiter (born 8 April 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina and works as a coach on ATP tour. His career-high ATP Entry singles ranking was No. 219 in 1998 and No. 62 in doubles in 2003.

Andrés Schneiter
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1976-04-08) 8 April 1976 (age 48)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Turned pro1994
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$218,536
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 219 (21 September 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ2 (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record24–40
Career titles2
10 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 62 (31 March 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2001, 2002, 2003)
French Open3R (2002)
Wimbledon1R (2001, 2002, 2003)
US Open2R (2001)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2003)
Wimbledon1R (2001, 2002, 2003)

Playing career

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On the futures tour, Schneiter won four singles titles, three on clay and the other on carpet.

He was a doubles specialist who won two doubles titles with Sergio Roitman at Amsterdam in 2000 and at Umag in 2001. Schneiter was a runner up at Bucharest in 2002 with Emilio Benfele Álvarez. His best Grand Slam doubles result was reaching the third round of the French Open with Sergio Roitman. Schneiter retired in 2004.

Coaching career

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Schneiter was the former coach of Mariano Puerta[1] and was his coach when Puerta reached the 2005 French Open final, where Puerta tested positive for drugs.

He later coached Cristian Garín to four ATP titles[2] whom he is currently coaching together with Juan Ignacio Londero, Federico Coria and Emilio Gómez.

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2000 Amsterdam, Netherlands World Series Clay   Sergio Roitman   Edwin Kempes
  Dennis van Scheppingen
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jul 2001 Umag, Croatia World Series Clay   Sergio Roitman   Ivan Ljubičić
  Lovro Zovko
6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Sep 2002 Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay   Emilio Benfele Álvarez   Jens Knippschild
  Peter Nyborg
3–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 4 (4–0)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1998 Poland F1, Kraków Futures Clay   Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jul 1998 Germany F12, Kassel Futures Clay   Stefano Cobolli 6–0, 4–6, 6–4
Win 3–0 Jul 1998 Spain F1, Albufereta Futures Clay   Juan Giner 6–3, 6–0
Win 4–0 Sep 1999 Spain F9, Oviedo Futures Clay   Javier Garcia-Sintes 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 29 (14–15)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (10–8)
ITF Futures (4–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (14–15)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1998 Italy F9, Valdengo Futures Clay   Fabio Massetta   Nicolas Kischkewitz
  Guillaume Marx
1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Sep 1998 Santa Cruz, Bolivia Challenger Clay   Marcelo Charpentier   Kepler Orellana
  Jimy Szymanski
6–2, 6–1
Loss 1–2 May 1999 Argentina F2, Córdoba, Argentina Futures Clay   Marcelo Charpentier   Guillermo Coria
  David Nalbandian
1–6, 0–6
Loss 1–3 May 1999 Argentina F3, Córdoba, Argentina Futures Clay   Marcelo Charpentier   Ignacio González King
  Alexandre Simoni
5–7, 2–6
Loss 1–4 May 1999 Germany F2, Schwäbisch Hall Futures Clay   Ricardo Schlachter   Oleg Ogorodov
  Vladimir Voltchkov
3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 2–4 Aug 1999 Spain F7, Irun Futures Clay   Marcello Wowk   Julien Jeanpierre
  Carlos Martinez-Comet
7–6, 7–5
Loss 2–5 Nov 1999 Argentina F4, Rosario Futures Clay   Enzo Artoni   Guillermo Coria
  David Nalbandian
1–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 2–6 Nov 1999 Argentina F5, Lanús Futures Clay   Enzo Artoni   Marcos Daniel
  Ricardo Schlachter
6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win 3–6 Nov 1999 Chile F4, Santiago Futures Clay   Enzo Artoni   Hermes Gamonal
  Leandro Rosa
7–6, 6–4
Win 4–6 Mar 2000 Argentina F1, Mendoza Futures Clay   Enzo Artoni   Leonardo Olguín
  José Acasuso
6–1, 6–3
Loss 4–7 Jun 2000 Germany F7, Trier Futures Clay   Dmitriy Tomashevich   Boris Bachert
  Lars Uebel
6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win 5–7 Aug 2000 Sopot, Poland Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman   Oscar Hernandez
  Germán Puentes Alcañiz
6–4, 6–2
Win 6–7 Sep 2000 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman   David Miketa
  David Škoch
6–3, 6–3
Loss 6–8 Nov 2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Pablo Albano
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 7–8 May 2001 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay   Enzo Artoni   Aleksandar Kitinov
  Alexandre Simoni
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
Win 8–8 Jun 2001 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay   Enzo Artoni   Massimo Bertolini
  Cristian Brandi
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1
Loss 8–9 Jul 2001 Budaörs, Hungary Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman   Petr Dezort
  Radomír Vašek
3–6, 7–5, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 8–10 Aug 2001 Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman   Adriano Ferreira
  Antonio Prieto
1–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Win 9–10 Apr 2002 Tunis, Tunisia Challenger Clay   Álex López Morón   Devin Bowen
  Ashley Fisher
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 9–11 May 2002 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman   Gabriel Trifu
  Vladimir Voltchkov
1–6, 2–6
Loss 9–12 Jun 2002 Weiden, Germany Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman   Jens Knippschild
  Dušan Vemić
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 9–13 Aug 2002 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Orlin Stanoytchev   Victor Hănescu
  Leonardo Olguín
6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Win 10–13 Sep 2002 Aschaffenburg, Germany Challenger Clay   Diego del Río   Kornél Bardóczky
  Zoltán Nagy
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 11–13 Sep 2002 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   José Acasuso   Leoš Friedl
  David Škoch
6–4, 7–5
Win 12–13 Mar 2003 Cagliari, Italy Challenger Clay   Álex López Morón   Juan Ignacio Carrasco
  Albert Portas
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 12–14 May 2003 Košice, Slovakia Challenger Clay   Álex López Morón   Stephen Huss
  Myles Wakefield
4–6, 3–6
Loss 12–15 Jun 2003 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Álex López Morón   Juan-Manuel Balcells
  Juan-Albert Viloca-Puig
4–6, 4–6
Win 13–15 Aug 2003 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Álex López Morón   Philipp Petzschner
  Emilio Benfele Álvarez
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(9–7)
Win 14–15 Nov 2003 Argentina F6, Buenos Aires Futures Clay   Gustavo Marcaccio   Diego del Río
  Sebastián Prieto
6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Doubles

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Tournament 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
French Open 1R 3R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open 2R 1R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Win–loss 1–4 2–4 0–4 0 / 12 3–12 20%

References

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  1. ^ "Carga con el peso de otros" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2009-06-19.
  2. ^ "Cristian Garín is now coached by Franco Davín". 18 November 2020.
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