Paul Baccanello
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Paul Baccanello is an Australia
n professional tennis
player. He has sustained various injuries during his career, which have hampered his results.
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, Paul 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. His current singles ranking is 439.
Paul currently has a 2–8 ATP record and has earned a total of $261,855 prize money in his career, but the costs involved with being a struggling tennis player far outweigh this, believed to have cost in the realm of $400,000.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. He has sustained various injuries during his career, which have hampered his results.
Career
Baccanello managed to qualify for the main draw at WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
in 2003. He defeated former top 100 player Ivo Heuberger
Ivo Heuberger
Ivo Heuberger is a retired tennis player who represented Switzerland at the Davis Cup.-Early life:Ivo Heuberger was born in the small town of Altstätten, Switzerland on February 19, 1976. He began his tennis career after moving to the French part of Switzerland to attend the National Training Center...
in the first round, before falling in a tight four set match to Croatian Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
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
Segovia
Segovia is a city in Spain, the capital of Segovia Province in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is situated north of Madrid, 30 minutes by high speed train. The municipality counts some 55,500 inhabitants.-Etymology:...
in 2003, where he played Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
. In a close match, Paul 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. His current singles ranking is 439.
Paul currently has a 2–8 ATP record and has earned a total of $261,855 prize money in his career, but the costs involved with being a struggling tennis player far outweigh this, believed to have cost in the realm of $400,000.