David Schneider

David Schneider (; born 17 May 1955) is a former professional South-African-Israeli tennis player, originally from South Africa. Schneider won three gold medals at the 1973 Maccabiah Games, in the men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles. He has played in the US Open, French Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon, and for the Israel Davis Cup team.

Career Schneider, who is Jewish, won three gold medals at the 1973 Maccabiah Games, in the men's singles, doubles with Errol Kilov, and mixed doubles with Ilana Kloss.

A serve and volley specialist, Schneider had his breakthrough performance at the South African Open in 1978. He reached the semi-finals, with wins over Jose Luis Clerc, John Feaver, Deon Joubert and Peter Fleming, He also reached the quarter finals in Gstaad beating Bob Hewitt which ensured he finished the season ranked in the top 100,reaching a career high 58 for the first time. Earlier in the year, he won his first Grand Slam singles match, on his sixth attempt, beating Australian Dick Crealy at Wimbledon. He also had success with Glickstein on the 1981 Grand Prix season, with the pair finishing runner-up in Johannesburg and at the South Orange Open. While living in Israel, Schneider served in the Israeli military (he had also previously served in the South African military).

He eventually settled in the United States, where he married an American, the former Jill Strelitz with whom he has three children, Jonathan, Daniella and Michael, and three grandchildren. He started a diamond wholesale business in Boca Raton, Florida, which he has run with his son for over 30years

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)