Eduardo Schwank

Eduardo Jonatan Schwank (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo ˈʃwaŋk]; also known as Schwanka;[1] born 23 April 1986)[2] 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.

Eduardo Schwank
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceRosario, Argentina
Born (1986-04-23) 23 April 1986
Rosario, Argentina
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,453,012
Singles
Career record36–61
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (7 June 2010)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2011)
French Open3R (2008, 2012)
Wimbledon1R (2008, 2009, 2010)
US Open2R (2010)
Doubles
Career record45–39
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 14 (20 June 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2009)
French OpenF (2011)
WimbledonSF (2010)
US OpenSF (2010)
Medal record
2007 Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro Doubles
2007 Rio de Janeiro Singles

Schwank's family background is from the German-speaking part of Switzerland [3]

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.[4] Schwank finished no. 2 in the rankings behind Gaël Monfils.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

At the 2008 2008 French Open, Schwank defeated former world no. 1 Carlos Moyà in the first round.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

Major finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2011 French Open Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor		 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2011 US Open Hard Gisela Dulko Melanie Oudin
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)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 18 July 2010 MercedesCup, Stuttgart, Germany Clay Carlos Berlocq Christopher Kas
Philipp Petzschner		 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up 1. 31 October 2010 Open Sud de France, Montpellier, France Hard (i) Marc López Stephen Huss
Ross Hutchins		 2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Runner-up 2. 4 June 2011 French Open, Paris, France Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor		 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 4–6

Team competition finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. December 2–4, 2011 Davis Cup, Seville, Spain Clay (i) David Nalbandian
Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Mónaco		 Rafael Nadal
David Ferrer
Fernando Verdasco
Feliciano López		 1–3

Titles

Singles
Challengers (7)
Futures (9)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. March 27, 2006 Buenos Aires Clay Cristian Villagrán 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2. April 24, 2006 Buenos Aires Clay Leandro Migani 6–3, 7–6
3. August 7, 2006 Córdoba Clay Leandro Migani 5–7, 6–0, 6–0
4. August 14, 2006 Mendoza Clay Andrés Molteni 6–4, 6–1
5. September 11, 2006 La Paz Clay Guillermo Carry 6–3, 6–1
6. September 18, 2006 Cochabamba Clay Martín Alund 7–6, 6–7, 7–6
7. April 23, 2007 Santa Fe Clay Juan-Martín Aranguren 6–3, 6–2
8. April 30, 2007 Buenos Aires Clay Juan-Martín Aranguren 6–4, 6–4
9. May 7, 2007 Tucuman Clay Juan Pablo Amado 6–1, 6–4
10. October 1, 2007 Medellín Clay Chris Guccione 7–5, 5–7, 7–5
11. April 21, 2008 Cremona Hard Björn Phau 6–3, 6–4
12. April 28, 2008 Rome Clay Éric Prodon 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
13. May 12, 2008 Bordeaux Clay Igor Kunitsyn 6–2, 6–2
14. October 25, 2009 Santiago Clay Nicolás Massú 6–2, 6–2
15. November 22, 2009 Lima Clay Jorge Aguilar 7–5, 6–4
15. January 31, 2010 Bucaramanga Clay Juan Pablo Brzezicki 6–4, 6–2

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament200820092010201120122013SRW–L
Australian Open 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2
French Open 3R 1R 1R 3R Q1 0 / 4 4–4
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3
US Open 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2
Win–Loss 2–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 0 / 11 6–11

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
Tournament2008200920102011201220132014SRW–L
Australian Open 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3
French Open 1R 1R F 2R 0 / 4 6–4
Wimbledon 2R SF 3R 3R 2R 0 / 5 10–5
US Open 2R SF 2R 1R 0 / 4 6–4
Win–Loss 2–2 0–2 8–3 8–4 4–3 1–2 0 / 16 23–16

References
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  2. "FutureTennisStars.com – Eduardo Schwank Profile". Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  3. Source
  4. "Eduardo Schwank's 2004 Junior Record". ITF. 2008-05-27.
  5. "2004 Junior Ranking". ITF. 2008-05-27.
  6. ATPWorldTour.com – Players – Profile
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2008-05-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ATPtennis.com
  9. "Schwank relives horror blaze". Tennis Australia. 2008-05-27.
  10. Roland Garros – The 2008 French Open – Official Site by IBM
  11. "Eduardo Schwank". Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  12. "Eduardo Schwank Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
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