Daniel Orsanic

Daniel Orsanic (Croatian: Daniel Oršanić, pronounced [dǎniel ǒrʃanitɕ]; born 11 June 1968)[1] is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He is currently captain of the Argentina Davis Cup team.

Daniel Orsanic
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1968-06-11) 11 June 1968
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2003
Prize moneyUS$ 1,000,200
Singles
Career record14–31
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 107 (15 November 1993)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
French Open1R (1992)
Wimbledon1R (1991, 1993)
Doubles
Career record145–170
Career titles8
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)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1997, 2002)

Playing career

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

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.

Career finals

Doubles (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1993 San Marino Clay Olli Rahnasto Juan Garat
Roberto Saad		 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win 2. 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Jan Siemerink David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1. 1997 Bucharest, Romania Clay Hendrik Jan Davids Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez		 5–7, 5–7
Loss 2. 1997 Palermo, Italy Clay Hendrik Jan Davids Andrew Kratzmann
Libor Pimek		 6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win 3. 1997 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Nicolás Lapentti Luis Herrera
Mariano Sánchez		 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 3. 1998 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Cyril Suk Gustavo Kuerten
Fernando Meligeni		 4–6, 5–7
Win 4. 1998 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Tom Kempers Joshua Eagle
Mark Kratzmann		 6–3, 6–4
Win 5. 1998 Majorca, Spain Clay Pablo Albano Jiří Novák
David Rikl		 7–6, 6–3
Loss 4. 1998 Palermo, Italy Clay Pablo Albano Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana		 4–6, 6–7
Loss 5. 1998 Mexico City, Mexico Clay David Roditi Jiří Novák
David Rikl		 4–6, 2–6
Win 6. 1999 Munich, Germany Clay Mariano Puerta Massimo Bertolini
Cristian Brandi		 7–6, 3–6, 7–6
Win 7. 1999 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Jaime Oncins Aleksandar Kitinov
Jack Waite		 6–2, 6–1
Loss 6. 2001 Munich, Germany Clay Jaime Oncins Petr Luxa
Radek Štěpánek		 7–5, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 7. 2001 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay Jaime Oncins Petr Pála
David Rikl		 3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 8. 2001 Palermo, Italy Clay Tomás Carbonell Enzo Artoni
Emilio Benfele Álvarez		 6–2, 2–6, 6–2

References
  1. https://www.croatiaweek.com/davis-cup-final-argentinas-captain-talks-about-his-croatian-roots
  2. "Old Luis Horna profile" (in French). Sports Voila. 28 May 2008.
  3. "Coria vuelve a Roland Garros" (in Spanish). La Nación. 28 May 2008.


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