Quick Facts
Biography
Caroline Schneider (born 1 June 1973) is a German professional tennis player. During her career, she won several titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Career highlights
On 25 April 1994, Schneider reached her highest doubles ranking: World Number 61. Her highest singles ranking came on 12 December 1994, when she became World Number 289. In her career, she won $US 256,449.
Grand Slam Doubles
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.
ITF Women's Doubles
In July 1996, with her partner Kirstin Freye, she won the $25,000 Buenos Aires. In 1997, she won the $10,000 Salzburg with Austria's Patricia Wartusch; and the $25,000 Kiev with Sweden's Annica Lindstedt. In April 2006, she partnered with Italy's Romina Oprandi to win the $25,000 Bari.
ITF Seniors Circuit
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.
WTA Tour finals
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam |
| WTA Championships |
| Tier I |
| Tier II |
| Tier III |
| Tier IV & V |
Doubles finals
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 7 February 1994 | Linz Open Linz, Austria | Carpet (I) |  Åsa Carlsson |  Eugenia Maniokova Leila Meskhi | 2–6, 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles finals
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 6 August 1990 | Nicolosi, Italy | Hard (O) |  Cristina Salvi | 7–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 10 August 1992 | Munich, Germany | Clay (O) |  Eva-Maria Schuerhoff | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 28 March 1994 | Marsa, Malta | Clay (O) |  Elizma Nortje | 7–6(2), 6–4 |
Doubles finals
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 30 November 1987 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay (O) |  Petra Schmitt | Catrin Jexell Monica Lundqvist | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 13 June 1988 | Madeira, Portugal | Hard (O) |  Jackie Joseph |  Mara Eijkenboom Cora Linneman | 7–6, 4–6, 8–6 |
| Runner-up | 31 July 1989 | Pisticci, Italy | Hard (O) |  Mareke Plocher | Cristina Salvi Alessia Vesuvio | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4 September 1989 | Agliana, Italy | Clay (O) | Kylie Johnson | Andrea Noszaly Zuzana Witzova | 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 30 October 1989 | Pforzheim, Germany | Hard (O) | Elizabeth Galphin | Elena Bryukhovets Eugenia Maniokova | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 27 November 1989 | Budapest, Hungary | Carpet (I) |  Alexandra Niepel |  Agnes Blumberga Tanja Hauschildt | 3–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 29 January 1990 | Danderyd, Sweden | Hard (I) | Carolin Franzke | Elena Bryukhovets Eugenia Maniokova | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 6 August 1990 | Nicolosi, Italy | Hard (O) | Cristina Salvi |  Justine Hodder Susi Lohrmann | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 6 July 1992 | Erlangen, Germany | Clay (O) | Angie Woolcock |  Li Ling Chen Miki Yokobori | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 10 August 1992 | Munich, Germany | Clay (O) | Renata Kochta |  Ivona Horvat Christina Zachariadou | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Winner | 12 September 1994 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay (O) |  Katharzyna Teodorowicz | Petra Raclavska Kateřina Kroupová | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 22 July 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay (O) | Kirstin Freye |  Maria-Fernanda Landa Larissa Schaerer | 7–6(4), 6–4 |
| Winner | 31 March 1997 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay (O) | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | Nora Koves Helena Vildova | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 19 May 1997 | Brixen, Austria | Clay (O) |  Patricia Wartusch | Luciana Masante Miroslava Vavrinec | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 26 May 1997 | Salzburg, Austria | Clay (I) | Patricia Wartusch | Laura Dell'Angelo Tathiana Garbin | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8 September 1997 | Kiev, Ukraine | Clay (O) | Annica Lindstedt |  Natalia Medvedeva Angelina Zdorovitskaia | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 10 November 1997 | Le Havre, France | Clay (O) | Katalin Marosi | Melanie Schnell Julie Steven | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(3) |
| Runner-up | 17 November 1997 | Deauville, France | Carpet (I) | Katalin Marosi | Julia Abe Lubomira Bacheva | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6 April 1998 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay (O) | Radka Bobkova |  Caroline Dhenin Emilie Loit | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 16 November 1998 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard (O) |  Maureen Drake |  Vanessa Menga Alicia Ortuño | 3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4 December 2000 | Cergy-Pontoise Challenger Cergy-Pontoise, France | Hard (I) |  Maja Matevžič |  Justine Henin Virginie Razzano | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 9 April 2001 | Open GDF Suez de Bretagne Dinan, France | Clay (I) | Eleni Daniilidou | Vanessa Henke Syna Schmidle | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
| Runner-up | 6 September 2005 | Durmersheim, Germany | Clay (O) | Adriana Barna |  Danica Krstajić Elena Chalova | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 18 April 2006 | Bari, Italy | Clay (O) | Romina Oprandi | Darija Jurak Stefanie Haidner | 7–5, 6–2 |