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Eduardo Schwank
Argentine tennis player

Eduardo Schwank

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Argentine tennis player
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Male
Place of birth
Rosario, Rosario Department, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Age
38 years
Residence
Rosario
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Height:
183
Weight:
83
Eduardo Schwank
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Biography

Eduardo Jonatan Schwank (born 23 April 1986) is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina. In 2011, he reached the finals of the French Open in men's doubles partnering Juan Sebastian Cabal and of the US Open in mixed doubles partnering Gisela Dulko. He was coached by Javier Nalbandian, the brother of David Nalbandian.

Schwank's family background is from the German-speaking part of Switzerland

Junior career

In his final year on the junior circuit in 2004, Schwank had a record of 39-4 winning five tournaments, with his biggest title the Banana Bowl defeating Pablo Andújar in the final. Schwank finished no. 2 in the rankings behind Gaël Monfils.

Professional career

2006

In 2006, he won four consecutive Futures events: the former two in Argentina, the latter two in Bolivia.

2007

In 2007 he won a Challenger title in Medellín, defeating Chris Guccione in the final. He also won three consecutive Futures events. He won the bronze medal in singles and the gold medal in men's doubles at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.

2008

In April 2008, Schwank won two consecutive Challenger events, the first in Cremona, Italy and the second in Rome, Italy. On May 12, 2008, a hotel in which Schwank was staying while competing in a Challenger event in Bordeaux, France caught fire. Schwank's room was engulfed by the blaze, which destroyed his laptop, his passport, as well as the prize money he had earned from the Rome Challenger tournament. Schwank was not in his room at the time. He ended up winning the tournament, making that his third consecutive Challenger title.

He was involved in a legal battle after reportedly being accused of responsibility for the blaze by leaving an oven switched on in his room. He denied the charges.

At the 2008 2008 French Open, Schwank defeated former world no. 1 Carlos Moyà in the first round. He was also victorious in his next match, but was defeated in the third round by Paul-Henri Mathieu in four sets.

2011

Schwank reached the final of the French Open in men's doubles partnering Juan Sebastian Cabal. In the final, they lost to Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in three tight sets with a tiebreak in the first set. He also reached the final of the US Open in mixed doubles partnering Gisela Dulko. They lost to Jack Sock and Melanie Oudin in a super-tiebreak.

2012

In 2012, Schwank qualified for the French Open and advanced to the third round, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He also teamed with Gisela Dulko in mixed doubles, and they beat Serena Williams and Bob Bryan in the first round. Schwank, partnering Juan Ignacio Chela, reached third round of Wimbledon 2012 doubles and lost to Daniele Bracciali and Julian Knowle. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he partnered with David Nalbandian in the men's doubles, but they were knocked out in the first round.

Major finals

Grand Slam

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up2011French OpenClayColombia Juan Sebastián CabalBelarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–7(3–7), 6–3, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up2011US OpenHardArgentina Gisela DulkoUnited States Melanie Oudin
United States Jack Sock
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [8–10]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.18 July 2010MercedesCup, Stuttgart, GermanyClayArgentina Carlos BerlocqGermany Christopher Kas
Germany Philipp Petzschner
7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up1.31 October 2010Open Sud de France, Montpellier, FranceHard (i)Spain Marc LópezAustralia Stephen Huss
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Runner-up2.4 June 2011French Open, Paris, FranceClayColombia Juan Sebastián CabalBelarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–7(3–7), 6–3, 4–6

Team competition finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.December 2–4, 2011Davis Cup, Seville, SpainClay (i)Argentina David Nalbandian
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Argentina Juan Mónaco
Spain Rafael Nadal
Spain David Ferrer
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Spain Feliciano López
1–3

Titles

Singles

Challengers (7)
Futures (9)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.March 27, 2006Buenos AiresClayArgentina Cristian Villagrán4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2.April 24, 2006Buenos AiresClayArgentina Leandro Migani6–3, 7–6
3.August 7, 2006CórdobaClayArgentina Leandro Migani5–7, 6–0, 6–0
4.August 14, 2006MendozaClayArgentina Andrés Molteni6–4, 6–1
5.September 11, 2006La PazClayArgentina Guillermo Carry6–3, 6–1
6.September 18, 2006CochabambaClayArgentina Martín Alund7–6, 6–7, 7–6
7.April 23, 2007Santa FeClayArgentina Juan-Martín Aranguren6–3, 6–2
8.April 30, 2007Buenos AiresClayArgentina Juan-Martín Aranguren6–4, 6–4
9.May 7, 2007TucumanClayArgentina Juan Pablo Amado6–1, 6–4
10.October 1, 2007MedellínClayAustralia Chris Guccione7–5, 5–7, 7–5
11.April 21, 2008CremonaHardGermany Björn Phau6–3, 6–4
12.April 28, 2008RomeClayFrance Éric Prodon6–3, 6–7, 7–6
13.May 12, 2008BordeauxClayRussia Igor Kunitsyn6–2, 6–2
14.October 25, 2009SantiagoClayChile Nicolás Massú6–2, 6–2
15.November 22, 2009LimaClayChile Jorge Aguilar7–5, 6–4
15.January 31, 2010BucaramangaClayArgentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki6–4, 6–2

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament200820092010201120122013SRW–L
Australian Open1R2R0 / 21–2
French Open3R1R1R3RQ10 / 44–4
Wimbledon1R1R1R0 / 30–3
US Open1R2R0 / 21–2
Win–Loss2–30–31–31–12–10–00 / 116–11

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Tournament2008200920102011201220132014SRW–L
Australian Open1R1R2R0 / 31–3
French Open1R1RF2R0 / 46–4
Wimbledon2RSF3R3R2R0 / 510–5
US Open2RSF2R1R0 / 46–4
Win–Loss2–20–28–38–44–31–20 / 1623–16
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