David Schneider (tennis)
Country (sports) | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 17 May 1955||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 29–85 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 62 (31 December 1978) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1979) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (1977, 1981) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1978, 1979) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (1975–1980) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 34–86 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1979) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (1977, 1981) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1979) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1979) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Schneider (born 17 May 1955) is a former professional South-African-Israeli tennis player, originally from South Africa.[1] Schneider won three gold medals at the 1973 Maccabiah Games, in the men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles. He has played in the US Open, French Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon, and for the Israel Davis Cup team.
Career
Schneider, who is
A serve and volley specialist, Schneider had his breakthrough performance at the
In 1979 he had his best year on tour, making a quarter-finals in Atlanta, Johannesburg, and Toronto where he beat top tenner Vijay Amritraj and
Schneider holds an Israeli passport and began playing for the Israel Davis Cup team in 1981. Over three years, he took part in six ties and played nine matches, of which he won four, a singles rubber over Slobodan Živojinović and three doubles matches, partnering Shlomo Glickstein.[4] He also had success with Glickstein on the 1981 Grand Prix season, with the pair finishing runner-up in Johannesburg and at the South Orange Open. While living in Israel, Schneider served in the Israeli military (he had also previously served in the South African military).
He eventually settled in the United States, where he married an American, the former Jill Strelitz with whom he has three children, Jonathan, Daniella and Michael, and three grandchildren. He started a diamond wholesale business in
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1981 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Shlomo Glickstein | Bernard Mitton Raymond Moore |
5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1981 | South Orange, United States | Clay | Shlomo Glickstein | Fritz Buehning Andrew Pattison |
1–6, 4–6 |
See also
References
- ^ "ITF Pro Circuit Profile".
- Palm Beach Post, "U.S. Athletes Hold Slim Lead Over Israel"[permanent dead link], 17 July 1973, p. 42
- ^ a b c d e "Players | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Davis Cup - Players". daviscup.com.
- CBS Publications. 1984.