Andrés Schneiter

Andres Schneiter

Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born	(1976-04-08) 8 April 1976 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2004
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$217,041
Singles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	NP
French Open	NP
Wimbledon	NP
US Open	NP
Doubles
Career record	24–40
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 62 (31 March 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2001-03)
French Open	3R (2002)
Wimbledon	1R (2001-03)
US Open	2Rd (2001)

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.

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.

Doubles titles

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	23 July 2000	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Clay	Sergio Roitman	Edwin Kempes Dennis van Scheppingen	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
2.	16 July 2001	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Sergio Roitman	Ivan Ljubičić Lovro Zovko	6–2, 7–5

External links

• Andrés Schneiter at the Association of Tennis Professionals