Country (sports) Argentina Australian Open NP Prize money $217,041 Name Andres Schneiter Retired 2004 | Career record 0–1 Role Tennis player Highest ranking 62 Career titles 0 Turned pro 1994 | |
Born 8 April 1976 (age 47)
Buenos Aires, Argentina ( 1976-04-08 ) Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||
Residence Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
How to pronounce andr s schneiter argentine spanish argentina pronouncenames com
Andres Schneiter (born 8 April 1976), 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.
Contents
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 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
Schneiter was the former coach of Mariano Puerta and was his coach when Puerta reached the 2005 French Open final, where Puerta tested positive for drugs.