Daniel Orsanic (Croatian: Daniel Oršanić, pronounced [dǎniel ǒrʃanitɕ]; born 11 June 1968)[1] is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He was captain of the Argentina Davis Cup team that won the country's first title in 2016.

Daniel Orsanic
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1968-06-11) 11 June 1968 (age 56)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2003
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize moneyUS$991,800
Singles
Career record14–31
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 107 (15 November 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
French Open1R (1992)
Wimbledon1R (1991, 1993)
US OpenQ1 (1996)
Doubles
Career record145–170
Career titles8
10 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 24 (11 May 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
French OpenSF (1997, 2000)
Wimbledon2R (2001)
US Open3R (2000)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2000)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2000)
French Open3R (1995, 1999)
Wimbledon2R (1997, 2002)
US Open2R (1999)
Last updated on: 15 July 2022.

Playing career

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Orsanic was a left-hander with a double handed backhand. He was primarily a doubles specialist with his best tournament results in singles reaching three quarterfinals in 1993 at Buenos Aires and twice in 1994 at Birmingham, Alabama and Båstad.

In doubles Orsanic won eight titles and was a finalist on seven occasions all of these performances were on clay. 1998 was his most successful year with two titles at Majorca and Kitzbühel and a finalist in Palermo, Mexico City, and Gstaad. His last title came in 2001 Palermo with Spaniard Tomás Carbonell. Orsanic retired as a player at the end of the 2003 season. He is of Croatian descent.

Coaching career

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Orsanic was the former coach to Peruvian Luis Horna.[2] He was also the team captain for Argentina when they won the 2007 World Team Cup in Düsseldorf. Orsanic was the former coach of José Acasuso, they separated before Roland Garros.[3] He is now working with the Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas.

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (1–0)
ATP 250 Series (7–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (8–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (8–7)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1993 San Marino, San Marino World Series Clay   Olli Rahnasto   Juan Garat
  Roberto Saad
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win 2–0 Aug 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands World Series Clay   Jan Siemerink   David Adams
  Andrei Olhovskiy
6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Sep 1997 Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay   Hendrik Jan Davids   Luis Lobo
  Javier Sánchez
5–7, 5–7
Loss 2–2 Oct 1997 Palermo, Italy World Series Clay   Hendrik Jan Davids   Andrew Kratzmann
  Libor Pimek
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win 3–2 Oct 1997 Mexico City, Mexico World Series Clay   Nicolás Lapentti   Luis Herrera
  Mariano Sánchez
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 3–3 Jul 1998 Gstaad, Switzerland International Series Clay   Cyril Suk   Gustavo Kuerten
  Fernando Meligeni
4–6, 5–7
Win 4–3 Aug 1998 Kitzbühel, Austria International Series Clay   Tom Kempers   Joshua Eagle
  Mark Kratzmann
6–3, 6–4
Win 5–3 Oct 1998 Majorca, Spain World Series Clay   Pablo Albano   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
7–6, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Oct 1998 Palermo, Italy World Series Clay   Pablo Albano   Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana
4–6, 6–7
Loss 5–5 Oct 1998 Mexico City, Mexico International Series Clay   David Roditi   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
4–6, 2–6
Win 6–5 May 1999 Munich, Germany World Series Clay   Mariano Puerta   Massimo Bertolini
  Cristian Brandi
7–6, 3–6, 7–6
Win 7–5 Jul 1999 Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series Clay   Jaime Oncins   Aleksandar Kitinov
  Jack Waite
6–2, 6–1
Loss 7–6 May 2001 Munich, Germany International Series Clay   Jaime Oncins   Petr Luxa
  Radek Štěpánek
7–5, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 7–7 May 2001 Sankt Pölten, Austria International Series Clay   Jaime Oncins   Petr Pála
  David Rikl
3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 8–7 Sep 2001 Palermo, Italy International Series Clay   Tomás Carbonell   Enzo Artoni
  Emilio Benfele Álvarez
6–2, 2–6, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 4 (2–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1989 Goiânia, Brazil Challenger Clay   Juan-Antonio Pino-Perez 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 1990 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Roberto Argüello 3–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 1992 Pembroke Pines, United States Challenger Clay   Leonardo Lavalle 4–6, 6–7
Win 2–2 May 1993 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay   Andrei Cherkasov 4–6, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles: 22 (10–12)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (10–12)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–5)
Clay (10–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1989 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard   Stefan Dallwitz   Nelson Aerts
  Fernando Roese
3–6, 6–7
Win 1–1 Mar 1991 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay   Mauricio Hadad   Scott Patridge
  Kenny Thorne
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Aug 1991 Cervia, Italy Challenger Clay   João Cunha-Silva   Christian Miniussi
  Diego Pérez
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Apr 1992 Parioli, Italy Challenger Clay   Luis Lobo   Shelby Cannon
  Greg Van Emburgh
6–7, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 1992 Salerno, Italy Challenger Clay   Gabriel Markus   Andrew Kratzmann
  Roger Rasheed
4–6, 3–6
Win 2–4 Jul 1992 Neu Ulm, Germany Challenger Clay   Gustavo Luza   Bruce Derlin
  Steve Guy
6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–5 Oct 1992 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay   Mario Tabares   Michael Geserer
  Fabio Silberberg
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 Aug 1994 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Luis Lobo   Brett Dickinson
  Glenn Wilson
1–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 3–6 Mar 1996 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Laurence Tieleman   Juan Carlos Bianchi
  Claude N'Goran
5–7, 4–6
Loss 3–7 Apr 1996 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard   Claude N'Goran   Francisco Montana
  Jack Waite
2–6, 3–6
Win 4–7 Feb 1997 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Martín Rodríguez   Nelson Aerts
  Fernando Meligeni
6–2, 6–4
Loss 4–8 Apr 1997 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay   Lucas Arnold Ker   Javier Frana
  Mark Knowles
3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win 5–8 May 1997 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay   Lucas Arnold Ker   David Škoch
  Fernon Wibier
6–0, 6–4
Win 6–8 Sep 1997 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Tom Kempers   Cristian Brandi
  Filippo Messori
6–3, 7–5
Win 7–8 Nov 1997 Palmer, Puerto Rico Challenger Clay   Lucas Arnold Ker   Sebastián Prieto
  Mariano Hood
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win 8–8 Nov 1997 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay   Diego del Río   Pablo Albano
  Luis Lobo
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 8–9 Feb 1999 Laguna Hills, United States Challenger Hard   Pablo Albano   Paul Goldstein
  Brian Macphie
6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 8–10 Mar 1999 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Lucas Arnold Ker   Sebastián Prieto
  Mariano Hood
2–6, 6–7
Win 9–10 Oct 1999 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay   Jaime Oncins   Sebastián Prieto
  Mariano Hood
6–2, 6–2
Loss 9–11 Nov 1999 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Diego del Río   Pablo Albano
  Martín García
2–6, 3–6
Win 10–11 Oct 2001 Brasília, Brazil Challenger Clay   Luis Lobo   Daniel Melo
  Alexandre Simoni
walkover
Loss 10–12 Sep 2002 Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Clay   Juan Pablo Guzmán   Jaroslav Levinský
  Yuri Schukin
6–7(5–7), 5–7

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A 1R Q2 Q2 Q3 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon 1R Q1 1R A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 4 0–4 0%
ATP Masters Series
Miami A A A A 1R A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

Doubles

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Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 0–5 0%
French Open A A A A 1R A SF 1R 2R SF 1R 1R 0 / 7 9–7 56%
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 A A A A 1R 1R A 1R 2R 1R 0 / 5 1–5 17%
US Open A A A A A 1R A 1R 1R 3R 2R A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 4–2 0–4 1–3 6–4 2–4 0–3 0 / 22 13–22 37%
Year-End Championships
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR DNQ 0 / 1 1–2 33%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A A 1R A 1R 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Miami A A A A 2R A 1R QF 1R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 7 5–7 42%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R SF 1R 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Hamburg A A A A A A A QF 1R A QF A 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Rome A A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Canada A A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A A A Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris A A A A A A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 5–5 0–4 3–5 7–6 0–2 0 / 24 16–24 40%

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
French Open 3R A A 2R 3R 1R A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R A 1R A 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
US Open A A A 1R 2R A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–3 1–3 0–1 1–1 0 / 14 7–14 33%

References

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  1. ^ "Davis Cup Final: Argentina's Captain Talks About his Croatian Roots | Croatia Week". 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Old Luis Horna profile" (in French). Sports Voila. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Coria vuelve a Roland Garros" (in Spanish). La Nación. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
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