Daniel Orsanic
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Daniel Orsanic (born June 11, 1969 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina and currently works as a coach on ATP tour.
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[edit] Playing Career
Orsanic was a left hander and a double handed backhand. He was primarily a doubles specialist with his best results in singles reaching 3 quarter finals in 1993 at Buenos Aires [1] and twice in 1994 at Birmingham, Alabama and Båstad [2].
In doubles Orsanic won 8 titles and was a finalist on 7 occasions all of these performances were on clay. 1998 was his most successful year with 2 titles at Mallorca and Kitzbühel and a finalist in Palermo, Mexico City and Gstaad. His last title camein 2001 Palermo with Spaniard Tomas Carbonell after playing a few challengers in 2003, Orsanic retired as an active player at the end of the 2003 season.
[edit] Coaching Career
Orsanic was the former coach to Peruvian Luis Horna [3] . He was also the team captain for Argentina when they won the 2007 World Team Cup in Dusseldorf. Orsanic was the former coach of Jose Acasuso, they sound their separation just before Roland Garros [4]. He is now working with the Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas.
[edit] Doubles Titles (8)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1993 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay |  Olli Rahnasto |
 Juan Garat Roberto Saad |
6-4 1-6 6-3 |
| 2. | 1994 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay |  Jan Siemerink |
 David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy |
6-4 6-2 |
| 3. | 1997 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay |  Nicolas Lapentti |
 Luis Herrera Mariano Sanchez |
4-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 4. | 1998 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Tom Kempers |
 Josh Eagle Mark Kratzmann |
6-3 6-4 |
| 5. | 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Pablo Albano |
 Jiri Novak David Rikl |
7-6 6-3 |
| 6. | 1999 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Mariano Puerta |
 Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi |
7-6 3-6 7-6 |
| 7. | 1999 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay |  Jaime Oncins |
 Aleksandar Kitinov Jack White |
6-2 6-1 |
| 8. | 2001 | Palermo, Italy | Clay |  Tomas Carbonell |
Enzo Artoni Emilio Benfele Álvarez |
6-2 2-6 6-2 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Daniel Orsanic 1993 Singles Playing Activity", Tennis Corner, 2008-05-28.
- ^ "1994 Singles Playing Activity", Tennis Corner, 2008-05-28.
- ^ "(French) Old Luis Horna profile", Sports Voila, 2008-05-28.
- ^ "(Spanish) Coria vuelve a Roland Garros", La Nacion, 2008-05-28.
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