Caroline Schneider (born 1 June 1973) is a German professional tennis player.[1] During her career, she won several titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Caroline Schneider
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1973-06-01) 1 June 1973 (age 50)
Munich, West Germany
Prize money$256,449
Singles
Career record142-283
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 289 (12 December 1994)
Doubles
Career record202-310
Career titles0 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking61 (25 April 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1998)
French Open2R (1991)
Wimbledon2R (1998)
US Open1R (1998)

Career highlights edit

On 25 April 1994, Schneider reached her highest doubles ranking: world No. 61.[1] Her highest singles ranking came on 12 December 1994, when she became world No. 289.[1] In her career, she won $US 256,449.[1]

Grand Slam Doubles edit

From 1988 to 2002, Schneider competed in twenty Grand Slam doubles tournaments, but never advanced beyond the second round. She competed six times at the Australian Open, nine times at the French Open, four times at Wimbledon and once at the US Open.[2]

ITF Women's doubles edit

In July 1996, with her partner Kirstin Freye, she won the $25,000 Buenos Aires.[3] In 1997, she won the $10,000 Salzburg with Austria's Patricia Wartusch;[4] and the $25,000 Kyiv with Sweden's Annica Lindstedt.[5] In April 2006, she partnered with Italy's Romina Oprandi to win the $25,000 Bari.[6]

ITF Seniors Circuit edit

Schneider is a participant in the ITF Seniors Circuit. She reached her highest W40 singles ranking (27) on 1 June 2010 and her highest W40 doubles ranking (132) on 30 May 2016.[7]

WTA Tour finals edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Championships
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Doubles finals edit

Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Feb 1994 Linz Open, Austria Carpet (I)   Åsa Carlsson   Eugenia Maniokova
  Leila Meskhi
2–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles edit

Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 6 August 1990 Nicolosi, Italy Hard (O)   Cristina Salvi 7–6, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 10 August 1992 Munich, Germany Clay (O)   Eva-Maria Schürhoff 3–6, 4–6
Win 28 March 1994 Marsa, Malta Clay (O)   Elizma Nortje 7–6(2), 6–4

Doubles edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 30 November 1987 Budapest, Hungary Clay (O)   Petra Schmitt   Catrin Jexell
  Monica Lundqvist
3–6, 2–6
Win 1. 13 June 1988 Madeira, Portugal Hard (O)   Jackie Joseph   Mara Eijkenboom
  Cora Linneman
7–6, 4–6, 8–6
Loss 2. 31 July 1989 Pisticci, Italy Hard (O)   Mareke Plocher   Cristina Salvi
  Alessia Vesuvio
4–6, 3–6
Win 2. 4 September 1989 Agliana, Italy Clay (O)   Kylie Johnson   Andrea Noszály
  Zuzana Witzová
3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Loss 3. 30 October 1989 Pforzheim, West Germany Hard (O)   Elizabeth Galphin   Elena Bryukhovets
  Eugenia Maniokova
1–6, 1–6
Loss 4. 27 November 1989 Budapest, Hungary Carpet (I)   Alexandra Niepel   Agnese Blumberga
  Tanja Hauschildt
3–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 5. 29 January 1990 Danderyd, Sweden Hard (I)   Carolin Franzke   Elena Bryukhovets
  Eugenia Maniokova
2–6, 0–6
Loss 6. 6 August 1990 Nicolosi, Italy Hard (O)   Cristina Salvi   Justine Hodder
  Susi Lohrmann
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 6 July 1992 Erlangen, Germany Clay (O)   Angie Woolcock   Chen Li-Ling
  Miki Yokobori
4–6, 2–6
Loss 8. 10 August 1992 Munich, Germany Clay (O)   Renata Kochta   Ivona Horvat
  Christina Zachariadou
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 3. 12 September 1994 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay (O)   Katarzyna Teodorowicz   Petra Kučová
  Kateřina Kroupová
6–1, 6–1
Win 4. 22 July 1996 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay (O)   Kirstin Freye   María Fernanda Landa
  Larissa Schaerer
7–6(4), 6–4
Win 5. 31 March 1997 Makarska, Croatia Clay (O)   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Nóra Köves
  Helena Vildová
6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win 6. 19 May 1997 Brixen, Austria Clay (O)   Patricia Wartusch   Luciana Masante
  Miroslava Vavrinec
6–3, 6–0
Win 7. 26 May 1997 Salzburg, Austria Clay (I)   Patricia Wartusch   Laura Dell'Angelo
  Tathiana Garbin
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 8. 8 September 1997 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay (O)   Annica Lindstedt   Natalia Medvedeva
  Angelina Zdorovitskaia
6–1, 6–2
Loss 9. 10 November 1997 Le Havre, France Clay (O)   Katalin Marosi   Melanie Schnell
  Julie Steven
2–6, 6–3, 6–7(3)
Loss 10. 17 November 1997 Deauville, France Carpet (I)   Katalin Marosi   Julia Abe
  Lubomira Bacheva
2–6, 4–6
Loss 11. 6 April 1998 Estoril, Portugal Clay (O)   Radka Bobková   Caroline Dhenin
  Émilie Loit
2–6, 3–6
Loss 12. 16 November 1998 Caracas, Venezuela Hard (O)   Maureen Drake   Vanessa Menga
  Alicia Ortuño
3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 13. 4 December 2000 Cergy-Pontoise Challenger
Cergy-Pontoise, France
Hard (I)   Maja Matevžič   Justine Henin
  Virginie Razzano
2–6, 4–6
Win 9. 9 April 2001 Open GDF Suez de Bretagne
Dinan, France
Clay (I)   Eleni Daniilidou   Vanessa Henke
  Syna Schmidle
6–3, 7–6(4)
Loss 14. 6 September 2005 Durmersheim, Germany Clay (O)   Adriana Barna   Danica Krstajić
  Elena Chalova
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 10. 18 April 2006 Bari, Italy Clay (O)   Romina Oprandi   Stefanie Haidner
  Darija Jurak
7–5, 6–2

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "WTA Players: Caroline Schneider". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ^ "WTA Players: Caroline Schneider Results". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – $25,000 Buenos Aires – 22 July – 28 July 1996". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ^ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – $10,000 Salzburg – 26 May – 01 June 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. ^ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – $25,000 Kiev – 08 September – 14 September 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  6. ^ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – $25,000 Bari – 17 April – 23 April 2006". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  7. ^ "ITF Tennis – SENIORS – Player Profile – SCHNEIDER, Caroline (GER)". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

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