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Monika Schneider (born 12 August 1983) is a former professional
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player from Poland.


Biography

Schneider, who was born in
Siedlce Siedlce () ( ) is a city in the Masovian Voivodeship in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). The city is situated between two small rivers, the Muchawka and the Helenka, and lies along the European route E30, around east of Warsaw. It is ...
, was ranked as high as 19th in the world during her junior career, which included wins over
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and
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. A right-handed player, she played in two
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ties for Poland, against Slovenia and Romania in 2000. On the professional tour, she won two ITF doubles titles, both partnering
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. Her last performance on the ITF Circuit was in November 2005. Based in the UAE, Schneider works as a coach at Dubai's Elite Tennis Academy.


ITF Circuit finals


Singles: 1 (runner-up)


Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)


See also

* List of Poland Fed Cup team representatives


References


External links

* * * 1983 births Living people Polish female tennis players Sportspeople from Siedlce Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates 21st-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-tennis-bio-stub