Andres Schneiter
Encyclopedia
Andres Schneiter nicknamed El Gringo, due to his blond hair and blue eyed complexion, 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.
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 Alvarez
. His best Grand Slam doubles result was reaching the third round of the French Open with Sergio Roitman
. Schneiter retired in 2004.
and was his coach when Puerta reached the 2005 French Open final, where Puerta tested positive for drugs.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and works as a coach on ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tour.. His career-high ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
Entry singles ranking was No.219 in 1998 and No. 62 in doubles in 2003.
Playing career
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
Sergio Roitman
Sergio Andres Roitman in Buenos Aires, Argentina, nicknamed Escopeta is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina....
at Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
in 2000 and at Umag
Umag
Umag is a coastal city in Istria, Croatia.The city hosts the yearly Croatia Open ATP tennis tournament on clay courts.-Geography:It is the westernmost city of Croatia, and the municipality includes Savudrija which is westernmost point of Croatia....
in 2001. Schneiter was a runner up at Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
in 2002 with Emilio Benfele Alvarez
Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Emilio Benfele Álvarez is a professional tennis player from Spain who retired in 2005. His favourite surface was clay, and he achieved his only ATP final in 2000 after reaching the final in Kitzbühel...
. His best Grand Slam doubles result was reaching the third round of the French Open with Sergio Roitman
Sergio Roitman
Sergio Andres Roitman in Buenos Aires, Argentina, nicknamed Escopeta is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina....
. Schneiter retired in 2004.
Coaching career
Schneiter was the former coach of Mariano PuertaMariano Puerta
Mariano Ruben Puerta is a former Argentine professional male tennis player best known for making the final of the French Open in 2005, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in four sets.-Career:...
and was his coach when Puerta reached the 2005 French Open final, where Puerta tested positive for drugs.
Doubles titles
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | July 23, 2000 |  Amsterdam2000 Dutch Open (tennis) The 2000 Dutch Open was an ATP-tournament staged in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The tournament was held from July 17 to July 23. Magnus Gustafsson won his fourteenth and last title of his career.-Men's Singles:... , Netherlands |
Clay |  Sergio RoitmanSergio Roitman Sergio Andres Roitman in Buenos Aires, Argentina, nicknamed Escopeta is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.... |
Edwin Kempes Edwin Kempes Edwin Kempes is a retired tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1995.... Dennis van ScheppingenDennis van Scheppingen Dennis van Scheppingen is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.Turning pro in 1993, the right-hander van Scheppingen reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 13 September 2004, when he became the number 72 of the world.-References:... |
4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2. | July 16, 2001 |  UmagUmag Umag is a coastal city in Istria, Croatia.The city hosts the yearly Croatia Open ATP tennis tournament on clay courts.-Geography:It is the westernmost city of Croatia, and the municipality includes Savudrija which is westernmost point of Croatia.... , 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 ... |
Clay | Sergio Roitman |
Ivan Ljubičić Ivan Ljubicic ----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37.... Lovro ZovkoLovro Zovko Lovro Zovko is a professional Croatian tennis player.-Tennis career:Early on in 2000 and 2001, Zovko reached the Umag final both years with Ivan Ljubičić.... |
6–2, 7–5 |