# Andrés Schneiter

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.

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

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

* 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
### Singles: 4 (4–0)

* 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)

* 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

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Doubles

| 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% |