Eduardo Schwank


Eduardo Jonatan Schwank 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)

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.18 July 2010MercedesCup, Stuttgart, GermanyClay Carlos Berlocq Christopher Kas
Philipp Petzschner		7–6, 7–6
Runner-up1.31 October 2010Open Sud de France, Montpellier, FranceHard Marc López Stephen Huss
Ross Hutchins		2–6, 6–4,
Runner-up2.4 June 2011French Open, Paris, FranceClay Juan Sebastián Cabal Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor		6–7, 6–3, 4–6

Team competition finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Titles

Singles

Challengers
Futures

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.March 27, 2006Buenos AiresClay Cristian Villagrán4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2.April 24, 2006Buenos AiresClay Leandro Migani6–3, 7–6
3.August 7, 2006CórdobaClay Leandro Migani5–7, 6–0, 6–0
4.August 14, 2006MendozaClay Andrés Molteni6–4, 6–1
5.September 11, 2006La PazClay Guillermo Carry6–3, 6–1
6.September 18, 2006CochabambaClay Martín Alund7–6, 6–7, 7–6
7.April 23, 2007Santa FeClay Juan-Martín Aranguren6–3, 6–2
8.April 30, 2007Buenos AiresClay Juan-Martín Aranguren6–4, 6–4
9.May 7, 2007TucumanClay Juan Pablo Amado6–1, 6–4
10.October 1, 2007MedellínClay Chris Guccione7–5, 5–7, 7–5
11.April 21, 2008CremonaHard Björn Phau6–3, 6–4
12.April 28, 2008RomeClay Éric Prodon6–3, 6–7, 7–6
13.May 12, 2008BordeauxClay Igor Kunitsyn6–2, 6–2
14.October 25, 2009SantiagoClay Nicolás Massú6–2, 6–2
15.November 22, 2009LimaClay Jorge Aguilar7–5, 6–4
15.January 31, 2010BucaramangaClay 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