Paul Baccanello
# Paul Baccanello

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)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
* ITF Futures Tour (4–9)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–8)
* Clay (3–2)
* Grass (1–1)
* Carpet (0–1)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1999 | Australia F1, Melbourne | Futures | Clay | Ben Ellwood | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2000 | Japan F5, Osaka | Futures | Hard | Yong-Il Yoon | 4–6, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2000 | Great Britain F7, Hampstead | Futures | Hard (i) | Frederik Fetterlein | 4–1, $4–5^{(6–8)},$ 2–4,4–5 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Nov 2000 | Australia F3, Berri | Futures | Grass | Dejan Petrović | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Apr 2001 | Australia F2, Brisbane | Futures | Hard | Todd Larkham | 5–7, 6–4, $6–7^{(1–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–5 | May 2001 | Germany F3, Mannheim | Futures | Clay | Gorka Fraile | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–5 | Aug 2002 | Denmark F2, Rungsted | Futures | Clay | Roko Karanušić | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–5 | Nov 2002 | Australia F4, Melbourne | Futures | Grass | Todd Larkham | 6–3, $7–6^{(9–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3–6 | Nov 2002 | Australia F5, Berri | Futures | Hard | Alun Jones | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Mar 2003 | Tasmania, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Mar 2003 | Australia F1, Burnie | Futures | Hard | Dudi Sela | 3–4 ret. |
| Loss | 3–9 | Aug 2005 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Dudi Sela | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Jun 2006 | Italy F16, Cesena | Futures | Clay | Victor Ioniță | 3–6, 6–4, $6–7^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3–11 | Jul 2006 | Ireland F2, Dublin | Futures | Carpet | Mischa Zverev | 4–6, $6–7^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 4–11 | Sep 2006 | Spain F29, Móstoles | Futures | Clay | Guillermo Alcaide | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–12 | May 2007 | Lanzarote, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 16 (9–7)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (5–2)
* ITF Futures Tour (4–5)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (3–4)
* Clay (5–2)
* Grass (1–1)
* Carpet (0–0)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 1999 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Josh Tuckfield | Paul Kilderry Grant Silcock | 4–6, $6–7^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2000 | China F1, Beijing | Futures | Hard | Josh Tuckfield | Tasuku Iwami Takahiro Terachi | 2–6, $6–7^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2000 | Australia F2, Melbourne | Futures | Clay | Josh Tuckfield | Stephen Huss Lee Pearson | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2000 | Australia F3, Berri | Futures | Grass | Dejan Petrović | Stephen Huss Lee Pearson | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2001 | Germany F2, Esslingen | Futures | Clay | Ivo Karlović | Franz Stauder Alexander Waske | 5–7, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2002 | Australia F2, Burnie | Futures | Hard | Dejan Petrović | Jaymon Crabb Joseph Sirianni | 6–2, $6–7^{(5–7)},$ 1–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2002 | Spain F12, Santander | Futures | Clay | Diego Hipperdinger | David Ortiz-D'jian José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2002 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Roitman | Jan Frode Andersen Oliver Gross | 6–4, $6–7^{(5–7)},$ 6–5 ret. |
| Loss | 4–5 | Sep 2002 | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Todd Perry | Sebastián Prieto Sergio Roitman | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Nov 2002 | Australia F3, Melbourne | Futures | Grass | Nathan Healey | Mark Hlawaty Sadik Kadir | $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 4–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Nov 2002 | Australia F3, Berri | Futures | Hard | Nathan Healey | Mark Hlawaty Sadik Kadir | $7–6^{(7–1)},$ $6–7^{(4–7)},$ [10-8] |
| Win | 6–6 | Jun 2003 | Sassuolo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Galvani | Enzo Artoni Martín Vassallo Argüello | 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–6 | Sep 2003 | Grenoble, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Harel Levy | Rik De Voest Johan Landsberg | 5–7, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 8–6 | Jun 2005 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Lovro Zovko | Andrew Derer Joseph Sirianni | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–6 | Aug 2006 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Chris Guccione | Johan Landsberg Filip Prpic | 6–3, $7–6^{(7–2)}$ |
| Loss | 9–7 | Sep 2006 | France F12, Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Futures | Hard | Sam Groth | Thomas Oger Nicolas Tourte | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | S/R | W–L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | A | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Career Statistics |||||||||||
| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career | Career |
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
| Year-end ranking | 331 | 410 | 334 | 144 | 324 | 336 | 275 | 422 | 20% | 20% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | S/R | W–L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| Career Statistics ||||||||||
| | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career | Career |
| Tournaments | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Overall win–loss | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4-8 | 4-8 |
| Year-end ranking | 232 | 186 | 187 | 491 | 322 | 190 | 840 | 33% | 33% |

## 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 | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number 4 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Robin Söderling | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2004 Bangkok |
| Number 5 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Rainer Schüttler | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2004 Beijing |
| Number 7 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Mardy Fish | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, $6–7^{(4–7)})$ at 2003 Stockholm |
| Number 9 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Marc Rosset | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won $(7–6^{(7–2)},$ 1–6, $7–6^{(7–4)})$ at 2004 Bangkok |
| Total | 1–3 | 25% | 1–3 (25%) | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) | |

### Record against players ranked No. 11–20

Active players are in boldface.

* Nicolas Escudé 0–1
* Feliciano López 0–1
* Ivo Karlović 0–1
