Andrew Sznajder
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
Born | Preston, England | 25 May 1967
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Plays | Right-handed |
College | Pepperdine University |
Prize money | $419,995 |
Singles | |
Career record | 58–74 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 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 record | 7–18 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 182 (29 July 1991) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | SF (1992) |
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 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 sophomore 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]
See also[]
- List of select Jewish tennis players
References[]
- ^ "Kelly: The man who built Milos Raonic's tennis game". thestar.com. 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Eugenie Bouchard: from Waterloo to Wimbledon". therecord.com. 2 July 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Andrew Sznajder | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Andrew SZNAJDER "
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. Jersey City: KTAV Publishing House. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-88125-969-8.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica Year Book. Encyclopaedia Judaica. 1983 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Hicks, J. (16 March 2012). "My Passion is Tennis". The Record. Metroland News. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Player profile – Andrew SZNAJDER (CAN)". Davis Cup. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ "Andrew Sznajder," GPTCA.
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9780881259698 – via Google Books.
External links[]
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian male tennis players
- Canadian people of English descent
- Jewish Canadian sportspeople
- Jewish tennis players
- Olympic tennis players of Canada
- Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario
- People from Preston, Lancashire
- Pepperdine Waves men's tennis players
- Racket sportspeople from Ontario
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics