Andrew Sznajder
| Country (sports) |  Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 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.
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
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
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)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1990 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | World Series | Carpet |  Luiz Mattar
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4–6, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 4 (1–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1989 | Chicoutimi, Canada | Challenger | Clay |  Karsten Braasch
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7–6, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1992 | Bogota , Colombia
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Challenger | Clay |  Daniel Marco
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6–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1992 | Ixtapa, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Luis Herrera
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1992 | Caracas, Venezuela | Challenger | Hard |  Daniel Vacek
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6–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1990 | Brasilia , Brazil
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Challenger | Carpet | Jaime Oncins
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Luiz Mattar Fernando Roese
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7–5, 3–6, 7–6 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
1989 |
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |||||||||||
Wimbledon
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A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| US Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | Q3 | Q3 | Q3 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% | |||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells
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A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
Miami
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A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |||||||||||
Rome
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A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
Canada
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1R | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% | |||||||||||
Cincinnati
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A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 14 | 12–14 | 46% | |||||||||||
See also
References
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- ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica Year Book. Encyclopaedia Judaica. 1983.
- ^ a b c Hicks, J. (16 March 2012). "My Passion is Tennis". The Record. Metroland News. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Player profile – Andrew SZNAJDER (CAN)". Davis Cup. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "Andrew Sznajder | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Pagenet".
- ^ "AS Group of Companies". 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ "New ventures: Tennis club; reflexology clinic". therecord.com. 11 November 2015.
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- ISBN 9780881259698.
