Eduardo Schwank

Infobox Tennis player
playername= Eduardo Schwank


nickname= Gordo
country= ARG
residence= Rosario
datebirth= birth date and age|1986|4|23
placebirth= Rosario, Argentina
height= height|m=1.82
weight= convert|82|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro= 2005
plays= Right-handed; double-handed backhand
careerprizemoney= $379,753
singlesrecord= 14–14
singlestitles= 0
highestsinglesranking= No. 54 (September 8, 2008)
AustralianOpenresult= -
FrenchOpenresult= 3rd (2008)
Wimbledonresult= 1st (2008)
USOpenresult= 1st (2008)
doublesrecord= 5–4
doublestitles= 0
highestdoublesranking= No. 99 (July 28, 2008)
updated =October 6, 2008

Eduardo Schwank (born April 23, 1986, in Rosario, Argentina) [http://www.futuretennisstars.com/itfprofile-Eduardo%20Schwank.html FutureTennisStars.com - Eduardo Schwank Profile ] ] is a professional tennis player from Argentina on the ATP Tour. He is a right hander with a double handed backhand who is currently coached by Javier Nalbandian, the brother of David Nalbandian.

Schwank's family background is from the German-speaking part of Switzerland [Source: [http://www.tennis.com.au/Pages/News.aspx?id=4&pageId=162&HandlerId=2&archive=false&newsid=4319] ]

Junior career

Schwank in his final year on the junior circuit in 2004 had a record of 39-4 winning 5 tournaments, with his biggest title winning the Banana Bowl defeating Pablo Andujar in the final cite news
title = Eduardo Schwank's 2004 Junior Record
url = http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/activity.asp?player=100038022
publisher = ITF
date = 2008-05-27
accessdate =] . Schwank finished 2nd in the rankings behind Gael Monfils who won three out of four of the Junior Grand Slams in that season. cite news
title = 2004 Junior Ranking
url = http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/history/index.asp
publisher = ITF
date = 2008-05-27
accessdate =]

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, as well as three consecutive futures events. [http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=SE66 ATPtennis.com - Players - Profiles - Profile ] ] He also won the bronze medal in singles and the gold medal in men's doubles at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. http://stevegtennis.com/results/2007/ex-panamgames.txt] At the 2007 United States Open qualifying singles, he defeated Mischa Zverev and Richard Bloomfield before falling to Alexander Waske. [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/activity.asp?player=100038022 ITF Tennis - Mens Circuit - Player Activity ] ]

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, passport, as well as the prize money he had earned from the Rome challenger tournament. Schwank was not in his room at the time. [http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/fire.asp ATP Tennis Ratiwatanas, De Voest Survive Bordeaux Fire ] ] He ended up winning the tournament, making that his third consecutive challenger title for the year. [http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/3824/mds.pdf ATPtennis.com ] ]

He is currently involved in a legal battle after reportedly being accused of responsibility for the blaze by leaving an oven switched on in his room. He has denied the charges, stating "We have a lawyer managing all of this. I spent that whole day in the police station'. cite news
title = Schwank relives horror blaze
url = http://www.tennis.com.au/Pages/News.aspx?id=4&pageId=162&HandlerId=2&archive=false&newsid=4319
publisher = Tennis Australia
date = 2008-05-27
accessdate =]

At the 2008 Roland Garros tournament (commonly known as the French Open) Schwank was the number 1 seed in the qualifying rounds. He defeated Bjorn Rehnquist, Uladzimir Ignatik and Ilia Bozoljac in the first, second and third qualifying rounds respectively to qualify for the main draw of the tournament. In the first round, Schwank defeated Carlos Moya. [http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/draws/qs/index.html Roland Garros - The 2008 French Open - Official Site by IBM ] ] He was also victorious in his next match, but was defeated in the third by frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu in four sets. He is currently ranked 58 in the world in singles.

Titles

ingles Titles

References

External links

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* [http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Schwank&weeks=12 Schwank Recent Match Results]
* [http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Schwank Schwank World Ranking History]