# Daniel Orsanic

Daniel Orsanic (Croatian: Daniel Oršanić, pronounced; born 11 June 1968) 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.

## 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. 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. He is now working with the Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* 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
### Singles: 4 (2–2)

* 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)

* 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

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| 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

| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | RR | DNQ | 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

| 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% |