Boris Pašanski

Boris Pašanski
Country (sports) Yugoslavia (2001–2003)
 Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
 Serbia (2006–2014)
ResidenceValletta, Malta
Born (1982-11-03) 3 November 1982 (age 42)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$837,645
Singles
Career record28–51 (35.44%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 55 (27 February 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2006)
French Open1R (2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon1R (2006, 2008)
US Open1R (2006)
Doubles
Career record4–18 (18.18%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 190 (17 August 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2006)
Team competitions
Davis Cup6–3
Medal record
Representing  Malta
Games of the Small States of Europe
Silver medal – second place 2005 Andorra Singles

Boris Pašanski (Serbian Cyrillic: Бopиc Пaшaнcки), often spelled Pashanski in English-language media, is a former ATP Top 100 player and a Serbian tennis coach.[1]

Career highlights

Pašanski reached a career-high ranking of world No. 55 in singles on 27 February 2006, while in doubles, he reached a career-high of world No. 190 on 17 August 2009. He was coached by former ATP pros Adrian Voinea and Marcos Górriz.[2]

He reached one ATP doubles final at 2006 Copa Telmax, partnering up with Greek Vasilis Mazarakis, which they lost to the No. 1 seeds and the defending champions, František Čermák and Leoš Friedl from Czech Republic.

During his career, he won 12 singles titles and 3 doubles titles on the ITF circuit. Pašanski also won silver medal for Serbia in singles at Games of the Small States of Europe held in Andorra, where he lost in the final to Benjamin Balleret of Monaco.

Pašanski was a member of the Serbia Davis Cup team and has a career 4:3 Davis Cup singles record in five ties. As part of the team, he participated in reaching the finals of 2013 Davis Cup, which Serbia lost 3:2 in a tie against Czech Republic Davis Cup team.[3]

Coaching career

After finishing his professional career at the end of the 2014 season, Pašanski began his coaching career. Being a GPTCA A-level coach, he worked with the fellow Serbian players Viktor Troicki, Nikola Milojević, Peđa Krstin, Marko Miladinović and Hamad Medjedovic.[4][5][6][7]

Private life

Nicknamed Paša (Pasha), he lived in Malta, but began playing tennis at a local club near his house in Belgrade. His father, Milan, was a professor at Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Belgrade. Milan Pašanski was also a former member of Yugoslavia National Basketball team, while his grandfather, Ratibor Rajko Pašanski was a professional footballer and member of the Yugoslavia national football team during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Pašanski stated that if he wasn’t a tennis player, he would be a guitar player...He is a big fan of Jim Morrison and Roger Waters.[8] Today, Boris Pašanski is married and has a child.[9]

Playing style

Pašanski played his best games on clay courts, with a strong baseline game capable of creating decent pace on both wings, especially effective on clay, which was also his favorite surface.[10]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 A 2R Q2 1R Q1 A A A Q1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A Q1 A 1R 1R 1R Q1 A A A Q1 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 A 1R A 1R A A A A Q3 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A A A 1R A A A A A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 8 1–8 11%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami A A A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte Carlo A A A 1R A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Rome A A A 1R A Q2 A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Hamburg A A A 1R A Q2 A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–5 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 5 0–5 0%

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP International Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2006 Buenos Aires, Argentina International Series Clay Greece Vasilis Mazarakis Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl 		1–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 25 (12–13)

Legend
ATP Challenger (8–11)
ITF Futures (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (11–13)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2003 Hungary F1, Miskolc Futures Clay Russia Igor Andreev 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 May 2003 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay Sweden Johan Settergren 5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2003 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 1–3 Jul 2004 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay France Éric Prodon 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Win 2–3 May 2005 Hungary F3, Hódmezővásárhely Futures Clay Israel Amir Hadad 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Loss 2–4 May 2005 Dresden, Germany Challenger Clay Greece Vasilis Mazarakis 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Jun 2005 Cuenca, Ecuador Challenger Clay United States Zack Fleishman 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 Jul 2005 Budaors, Hungary Challenger Clay Greece Vasilis Mazarakis 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–5 Jul 2005 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Croatia Roko Karanušić 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
Loss 4–6 Aug 2005 Saransk, Russia Challenger Clay Russia Igor Kunitsyn 5–7, 4–6
Win 5–6 Aug 2005 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Greece Vasilis Mazarakis 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–6 Sep 2005 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay Greece Vasilis Mazarakis 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 6–7 Nov 2005 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(3–7)
Win 7–7 Nov 2005 Aracaju, Brazil Challenger Clay Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 7–6(11–9), 7–5
Win 8–7 Jan 2006 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay Chile Paul Capdeville 6–2, 7–6(11–9)
Loss 8–8 Nov 2006 Aracaju, Brazil Challenger Clay Argentina Sergio Roitman 1–6, 3–6
Loss 8–9 Jul 2007 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Carlos Berlocq 4–6, 2–6
Win 9–9 Sep 2007 Cherkassy, Ukraine Challenger Clay Spain Santiago Ventura 7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 9–10 Mar 2008 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Russia Mikhail Kukushkin 3–6, 4–6
Loss 9–11 Oct 2010 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Fabio Fognini 4–6, 2–4 ret.
Win 10–11 Mar 2012 Italy F1, Trento Futures Hard Italy Stefano Galvani 1–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 10–12 Jun 2012 Italy F14, Busto Arsizio Futures Clay Romania Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 11–12 Aug 2012 Romania F7, Iași Futures Clay Romania Victor Crivoi 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–5
Loss 11–13 Oct 2012 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Clay Portugal Gastão Elias 3–6, 5–7
Win 12–13 Jul 2014 France F14, Bourg-en-Bresse Futures Clay Belgium Yannik Reuter 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–1)
ITF Futures (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2005 Hungary F3, Hódmezővásárhely Futures Clay Serbia and Montenegro Viktor Troicki Hungary Norbert Pakai
Hungary Tibor Szathmary 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2007 Rabat, Morocco Challenger Clay Australia Peter Luczak Russia Yuri Schukin
Ukraine Orest Tereshchuk 		7–6(10–8), 6–7(4–7), [3–10]
Win 1–2 Aug 2008 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Thomas Fabbiano Italy Massimo Dell'Acqua
Italy Alessio di Mauro 		7–6(9–7), 7–5
Win 2–2 Nov 2008 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay Austria Daniel Köllerer Argentina Diego Junqueira
Australia Peter Luczak 		6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 2–3 Jun 2012 Italy F14, Busto Arsizio Futures Clay Italy Antonio Comporto Italy Stefano Ianni
Italy Walter Trusendi 		3–6, 3–6
Win 3–3 Sep 2012 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Serbia Nikola Ćirić Netherlands Stephan Fransen
Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung 		5–7, 6–4, [10–6]

References

  1. ^ Pashanski - Coaches - GPTCA
  2. ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/players/boris-pashanski/p642/overview
  3. ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/players/boris-pashanski/p642/player-activity?matchType=Singles&year=all&tournament=DC
  4. ^ https://www.zurnal.rs/sr/clanak/56675/naSi-treneri-sve-cenjeniji-troicki-odabrao-pasanskog
  5. ^ https://www.alo.rs/sport/tenis/663124/novak-jos-jednom-pokazao-svoju-velicinu/vest
  6. ^ https://www.imago-images.com/sp/1002227229
  7. ^ https://sportklub.n1info.rs/skener/a340688-andquotZao-mi-meca-s-Agasijem-za-Novaka-se-oduvek-znaloandquot/
  8. ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/players/boris-pashanski/p642/bio
  9. ^ https://sportklub.n1info.rs/skener/a340688-andquotZao-mi-meca-s-Agasijem-za-Novaka-se-oduvek-znaloandquot/
  10. ^ https://sportazzo.com/the-10-best-serbian-tennis-players-of-all-time/
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