Andrew Sznajder

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Andrew Sznajder
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Residence Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Born (1967-05-25) 25 May 1967 (age 57)
Preston, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1988
PlaysRight-handed
College Pepperdine University
Prize money $419,995
Singles
Career record58–74
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 46 (25 September 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1990)
French Open 2R (1989, 1990)
Wimbledon Q3 (1993)
US Open 2R (1989)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (1992)
Doubles
Career record7–18
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 182 (29 July 1991)
Team competitions
Davis Cup SF (1992)
Last updated on: 20 October 2021.

Andrew Sznajder (pronounced: shnigh-der) (born 25 May 1967) is a Canadian former professional tour tennis player.

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Sznajder achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 46 in September 1989. This was the highest any Canadian male was ranked in singles by the ATP until Greg Rusedski made it to No. 41 (before becoming a British citizen; subsequently in February 2011, Milos Raonic reached World No. 37). [1] [2] He was inducted into the Canada Tennis Hall of Fame.

Early life

Sznajder was born in Preston, Lancashire, England, moved to Canada at age seven, and is Jewish. [3] [4] [5] [6] He lives in Oakville, Ontario. [7]

Tennis career

He was named Tennis Canada's "Most Improved Player" in 1985, and "Male Player of the Year" in 1986. [3] Over his career, he was a five-time Canada national champion. [7] Sznajder was a record six-time winner of the Canadian Closed singles championship and three-time Tennis Canada singles Player of the Year.[ citation needed ]

Prior to his pro career, Sznajder played college tennis at Pepperdine University for the Pepperdine Waves, and was a two-time All-American selection (1987 and 1988; he was # 3 in college rankings both years). [3] His .800 won-lost percentage there (40–10) is the 6th-best in the school's history. [8] In 1988, he won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association indoor individual championship. He turned pro in his second year. [3]

The summer of 1989 was his best season as a pro – he won the Chicoutimi challenger event, reached the 3rd round at both the Stratton Mountain and Indianapolis Grand Prix events, the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open and Los Angeles Grand Prix tournament, and the 2nd round of the U.S. Open. [9] In July 1989 he defeated world # 24 Jay Berger in Stratton Mountain, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, in August he beat # 23 Kevin Curren in Montreal, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, and in September he upset # 8 Tim Mayotte in Los Angeles, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5. [9]

In April 1990, Sznajder was a finalist of the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix event. In November he upset world # 35 Karel Nováček 6–4, 6–3, in Brazil. [9]

Upon retiring from the tour, Sznajder worked as Product Manager at PageNet Canada Inc. for 10 years. [10] He then founded his own tennis health and racquet club software company, and directs his own tennis academy ASTA, and GSM Tennis Club, in Kitchener, Ontario. [11] [12]

He continued to play competitively, and captured the 2002 Ontario Indoor Championship. [13]

After retiring, Sznajder became a top-ranking competitor on the ITF sanctioned Wilson/Mayfair Senior Circuit Over-35s.[ citation needed ]

In 2002 he was inducted into the Canada Tennis Hall of Fame. [14]

Olympics

Sznajder represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics, reaching the 2nd round. [7]

Davis Cup

As a Canada Davis Cup team competitor, he had a career win-lose record of 14–10, all in singles, including a win and a loss in a losing tie to Spain in the first round of the 1991 World Group. It was Canada's first appearance in the World Group. [8]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Apr 1990 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Mattar 4–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (1–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 1989 Chicoutimi, CanadaChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Braasch 7–6, 1–6, 6–1
Loss1–1Sep 1992 Bogota, ColombiaChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Marco 6–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–2Oct 1992 Ixtapa, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Herrera 1–6, 2–6
Loss1–3Oct 1992 Caracas, VenezuelaChallengerHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek 6–7, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 1990 Brasília, BrazilChallengerCarpet Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Oncins Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Mattar
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Roese 		7–5, 3–6, 7–6

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 2R 1R Q1 A Q1 A0 / 21–233%
French Open AAA 2R 2R 1R AAA Q1 0 / 32–340%
Wimbledon AAAAAAA Q3 AA0 / 00–0 – 
US Open A 1R A 2R 1R A 1R Q3 Q3 Q3 0 / 41–420%
Win–loss0–00–10–02–22–30–20–10–00–00–00 / 94–931%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAAAAAA Q1 Q3 A0 / 00–0 – 
Miami AAA 3R 1R 1R AA Q1 A0 / 32–340%
Rome AAAA 1R AAAAA0 / 10–10%
Canada 1R 3R 2R QF 3R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 0 / 98–947%
Cincinnati AAAA 3R AAA Q2 A0 / 12–167%
Win–loss0–12–11–15–24–40–20–10–10–00–10 / 1412–1446%

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