Monika Schneider

Monika Schneider
Country (sports) Poland
Born (1983-08-12) 12 August 1983 (age 41)
Siedlce, Poland
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$17,305
Singles
Career record57–70
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 484 (16 June 2003)
Doubles
Career record45–41
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 434 (24 May 2004)

Monika Schneider (born 12 August 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Poland.

Biography

Schneider, who was born in Siedlce, was ranked as high as 19th in the world during her junior career, which included wins over Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova.[1] A right-handed player, she played in two Fed Cup ties for Poland, against Slovenia and Romania in 2000. On the professional tour, she won two ITF doubles titles, both partnering Olga Brózda. Her last performance on the ITF Circuit was in November 2005.

Based in the UAE, Schneider works as a coach at Dubai's Elite Tennis Academy.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 8 June 2003 ITF Ankara, Turkey Clay Ukraine Olga Lazarchuk 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 19 May 2003 ITF Olecko, Poland Clay Poland Alicja Rosolska Belarus Ekaterina Dzehalevich
Australia Michelle Summerside
2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 10 August 2003 ITF Gdynia, Poland Clay Latvia Irina Kuzmina-Rimša Poland Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
Poland Alicja Rosolska
5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 16 November 2003 ITF Le Havre, France Clay (i) Slovakia Martina Babáková Belgium Leslie Butkiewicz
Belgium Eveline Vanhyfte
2–6, 2–2 ret.
Winner 1. 3 May 2004 ITF Warsaw, Poland Clay Poland Olga Brózda Ukraine Natalia Bogdanova
Ukraine Valeria Bondarenko
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 14 May 2005 ITF Falkenberg, Sweden Clay Poland Natalia Kołat Sweden Mari Andersson
Sweden Johanna Larsson
1–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 19 July 2005 ITF Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Poland Olga Brózda Montenegro Danica Krstajić
Russia Elena Chalova
1–6, 6–1, 6–2

See also

References

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Schneider, Monika (POL)". www.itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "Serving up a delight: The Elite Tennis Academy in Dubai". Yahoo. 20 November 2013.