# Ricardo Schlachter

Ricardo Schlachter (born 7 July 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

## Biography

As a junior, Schlachter was runner-up in the boys' doubles at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, with Vladimír Pláteník as his partner.
Schlachter, who comes from the city of Joinville in Santa Catarina State, turned professional in 1998 and that year qualified for the singles main draw at the Colombia Open. His other ATP Tour main draw appearances were all in doubles, partnering Gustavo Kuerten at the 1998 Movistar Open, then competing twice at the Brasil Open, in 2001 and 2002. He won two doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1994 | Wimbledon | Grass | Vladimir Platenik | Ben Ellwood Mark Philippoussis | 3–6, 4–6 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 8 (3–5)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–0)
* ITF Futures (3–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (3–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1998 | Argentina F1, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Agustín Garizzio | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 1998 | Argentina F2, Mendoza | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Aramburú Acuna | 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 1998 | Germany F7, Augsburg | Futures | Clay | Bartlomiej Dabrowski | 1–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jul 1999 | Uruguay F1, Montevideo | Futures | Clay | Walter Grinovero | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Dec 1999 | Brazil F2, Rio de Janeiro | Futures | Clay | Ivan Beros | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2001 | Brazil F5, Curitiba | Futures | Clay | Diego Veronelli | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2001 | Brazil F10, Aracaju | Futures | Hard | Pedro Braga | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | May 2002 | USA F10, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Emin Agaev | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |

### Doubles: 31 (16–15)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (2–5)
* ITF Futures (14–10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–5)
* Clay (15–10)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1998 | Ghana F2, Accra | Futures | Clay | Carlos Gómez Diaz | Lars Kirschner Wolfgang Winkler | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 1998 | Togo F1, Lomé | Futures | Hard | Joan Jimenez-Guerra | Peter Madarassy Steven Randjelovic | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 1998 | Argentina F1, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Antonio Prieto | Cristiano Testa João Zwetsch | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 1998 | Argentina F2, Mendoza | Futures | Clay | Antonio Prieto | Cristiano Testa João Zwetsch | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 1998 | Brazil F2, Campos do Jordão | Futures | Hard | Thomas Shimada | Nelson Aerts Cristiano Testa | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Dec 1998 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Hermes Gamonal | Enzo Artoni Federico Browne | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | May 1999 | Germany F2, Schwäbisch Hall | Futures | Clay | Andrés Schneiter | Oleg Ogorodov Vladimir Voltchkov | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Aug 1999 | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Paulo Carvallo | Antonio Prieto Alexandre Simoni | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | Nov 1999 | Argentina F5, Lanús | Futures | Clay | Marcos Daniel | Enzo Artoni Andrés Schneiter | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–7 | Dec 1999 | Brazil F2, Rio de Janeiro | Futures | Clay | Leandro Rosa | Flávio Saretta Leonardo Silva | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–7 | Mar 2000 | Argentina F2, Córdoba | Futures | Clay | Márcio Carlsson | Alejandro Olivera Wolfgang Schranz | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Win | 5–7 | Oct 2000 | Brazil F2, Florianópolis | Futures | Clay | Márcio Carlsson | Martín Vassallo Argüello Diego Veronelli | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Oct 2000 | Paraguay F1, Asunción | Futures | Clay | Márcio Carlsson | Juan Pablo Brzezicki Cristian Villagrán | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Nov 2000 | Chile F7, Valparaíso | Futures | Clay | Márcio Carlsson | Jaime Fillol Ignacio González King | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–9 | Dec 2000 | Chile F8, Valparaíso | Futures | Clay | Juan-Felipe Yáñez | Hermes Gamonal Phillip Harboe | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–9 | Apr 2001 | Argentina F3, Santa Fe | Futures | Clay | Bruno Soares | Leonardo Olguín Marcello Wowk | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–9 | Apr 2001 | Brazil F2, Teresópolis | Futures | Clay | Márcio Carlsson | Federico Dondo Iván Miranda | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–9 | May 2001 | Mexico F4, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Bruno Soares | Marcello Amador Miguel Gallardo Valles | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–9 | May 2001 | Mexico F5, Cancún | Futures | Hard | Bruno Soares | Zack Fleishman Doug Root | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–9 | Jun 2001 | Brazil F4, Florianópolis | Futures | Clay | Márcio Carlsson | Guillermo Carry Michael Quintero Aguilar | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11–10 | Jul 2001 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Ricardo Mello | Alejandro Hernández André Sá | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 12–10 | Oct 2001 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Rogier Wassen | Hugo Armando Diego del Río | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 6–4, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Loss | 12–11 | Nov 2001 | Brazil F8, Campinas | Futures | Clay | Márcio Carlsson | Sebastián Decoud Sebastian Uriarte | 4–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Loss | 12–12 | Nov 2001 | Brazil F10, Aracaju | Futures | Hard | Eduardo Bohrer | Pedro Braga Ronaldo Carvalho | 1–6, 7–5, 1–3 ret. |
| Win | 13–12 | May 2002 | USA F11, Hallandale | Futures | Clay | Ignacio González King | Diego Ayala Lazar Magdinchev | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 14–12 | Jun 2002 | Colombia F1, Santa Fe | Futures | Clay | Eduardo Bohrer | Pablo González Michael Quintero | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 15–12 | Jul 2002 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jaime Fillol | Patricio Arquez Sergio Roitman | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15–13 | Feb 2003 | Brazil F1, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | Ronaldo Carvalho | Thiago Alves Bruno Soares | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 15–14 | Jul 2003 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Ignacio González King | Kornél Bardóczky Gergely Kisgyörgy | 6–4, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 16–14 | Sep 2003 | Bolivia F1, Santa Cruz | Futures | Clay | Sebastian Jaeger | Matias Guccione Emiliano Redondi | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 16–15 | Oct 2003 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Hugo Armando | Ricardo Mello Alexandre Simoni | 3–6, 4–6 |