Paul Baccanello Explained
Paul Baccanello |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 129 (3 November 2003) |
Updated: | 16 April 2021 |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 3R (2003) |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 169 (9 June 2003) |
Doublestitles: | 0 |
Doublesrecord: | 4–8 |
Wimbledonresult: | 2R (2003) |
Australianopenresult: | 1R (2005) |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Singlesrecord: | 2–8 |
Coach: | Brent Larkham |
Careerprizemoney: | $261,855[1] |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Turnedpro: | June 1998 |
Birth Place: | Adelaide |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1979 |
Residence: | Adelaide |
Retired: | July 2007 |
Frenchopenresult: | Q3 (2003) |
Usopenresult: | Q2 (2003) |
Paul Baccanello (born 12 June 1979, in Adelaide) is a former Australian professional tennis player. He sustained various injuries during his career, which hampered his results.
Career
Baccanello managed to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon in 2003. He defeated former top 100 player Ivo Heuberger in the first round, before falling in a tight four set match to Croatian Ivo Karlović in the second round. As a result, he earned a career best prize-money of over $23,000 and rose 37 places in the ATP rankings. In arguably his best performance to date, he did manage to reach the semi-finals of the Challenger event at Segovia in 2003, where he played Rafael Nadal. In a close match, Baccanello took Rafael to a tie-break in the first set, before Nadal took control in the second set, winning 7–6, 6–4. His career high singles ranking of 129 was achieved on 3 November 2003, after other strong performances on the Challenger circuit.
Baccanello currently has a 2–8 ATP record and has earned a total of $261,855 prize money in his career.
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 16 (4–12)
Legend (singles) |
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ATP Challenger Tour (0–3) | ITF Futures Tour (4–9) | |
| Titles by surface |
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Hard (0–8) | Clay (3–2) | Grass (1–1) | Carpet (0–1) | |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | | Australia F1, Melbourne | Futures | Clay | Ben Ellwood | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | | Japan F5, Osaka | Futures | Hard | Yong-Il Yoon | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | | Great Britain F7, Hampstead | Futures | Hard (i) | Frederik Fetterlein | 4–1, 4–5(6–8), 2–4,4–5 |
Loss | 0–4 | | Australia F3, Berri | Futures | Grass | Dejan Petrović | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | | Australia F2, Brisbane | Futures | Hard | Todd Larkham | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(1–7) |
Win | 1–5 | | Germany F3, Mannheim | Futures | Clay | Gorka Fraile | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2–5 | | Denmark F2, Rungsted | Futures | Clay | Roko Karanušić | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 3–5 | | Australia F4, Melbourne | Futures | Grass | Todd Larkham | 6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
Loss | 3–6 | | Australia F5, Berri | Futures | Hard | Alun Jones | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | | Tasmania, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–8 | | Australia F1, Burnie | Futures | Hard | Dudi Sela | 3–4 ret. |
Loss | 3–9 | | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Dudi Sela | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–10 | | Italy F16, Cesena | Futures | Clay | Victor Ioniță | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 3–11 | | Ireland F2, Dublin | Futures | Carpet | Mischa Zverev | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 4–11 | | Spain F29, Móstoles | Futures | Clay | Guillermo Alcaide | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–12 | | Lanzarote, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Doubles: 16 (9–7)
Legend (doubles) |
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ATP Challenger Tour (5–2) | ITF Futures Tour (4–5) | |
| Titles by surface |
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Hard (3–4) | Clay (5–2) | Grass (1–1) | Carpet (0–0) | |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Josh Tuckfield | Paul Kilderry Grant Silcock | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | | China F1, Beijing | Futures | Hard | Josh Tuckfield | Tasuku Iwami Takahiro Terachi | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 1–2 | | Australia F2, Melbourne | Futures | Clay | Josh Tuckfield | Stephen Huss Lee Pearson | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–1 |
Win | 2–2 | | Australia F3, Berri | Futures | Grass | Dejan Petrović | Stephen Huss Lee Pearson | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–3 | | Germany F2, Esslingen | Futures | Clay | Ivo Karlović | Franz Stauder Alexander Waske | 5–7, 6–1, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | | Australia F2, Burnie | Futures | Hard | Dejan Petrović | Jaymon Crabb Joseph Sirianni | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
Win | 3–4 | | Spain F12, Santander | Futures | Clay | Diego Hipperdinger | David Ortiz-D'jian José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4–4 | | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Roitman | Jan Frode Andersen Oliver Gross | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–5 ret. |
Loss | 4–5 | | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Todd Perry | Sebastián Prieto Sergio Roitman | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | | Australia F3, Melbourne | Futures | Grass | Nathan Healey | Mark Hlawaty Sadik Kadir | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Win | 5–6 | | Australia F3, Berri | Futures | Hard | Nathan Healey | Mark Hlawaty Sadik Kadir | 7–6(7–1), 6–7(4–7), [10-8] |
Win | 6–6 | | Sassuolo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Galvani | Enzo Artoni Martín Vassallo Argüello | 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
Win | 7–6 | | Grenoble, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Harel Levy | Rik De Voest Johan Landsberg | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 8–6 | | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | | Andrew Derer Joseph Sirianni | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 9–6 | | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Chris Guccione | Johan Landsberg Filip Prpic | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 9–7 | | France F12, Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Futures | Hard | Sam Groth | Thomas Oger Nicolas Tourte | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 | |
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Record against other players
Record against top 10 players
Paul Baccanello's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw and Davis Cup matches are considered:
Player | width=60 | Record | width=60 | Win % | width=60 | Hard | width=60 | Clay | width=60 | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 4 ranked players | |
Robin Söderling | 0–1 | | 0–1 | – | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2004 Bangkok |
Number 5 ranked players | |
Rainer Schüttler | 0–1 | | 0–1 | – | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2004 Beijing |
Number 7 ranked players | |
Mardy Fish | 0–1 | | 0–1 | – | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (4–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2003 Stockholm |
Number 9 ranked players | |
Marc Rosset | 1–0 | bgcolor=LIME | | 1–0 | – | – | style=background:#cfc;text-align:left | Won (7–6(7–2), 1–6, 7–6(7–4)) at 2004 Bangkok |
Total | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | |
Record against players ranked No. 11–20
Active players are in boldface.
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.atptour.com/en/players/paul-baccanello/b681/overview ATP World Tour Profile