Luciano Vitullo
Argentine tennis player
Country (sports) | Argentina |
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Born | ( 1983-03-02 ) 2 March 1983 (age 40) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $20,693 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 440 (19 Aug 2002) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 627 (12 Jun 2006) |
Luciano Vitullo (born 3 February 1983) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. [1]
A native of Carapachay , Vitullo had a promising junior career and was taken under the wing of Paul Annacone , coach of Pete Sampras . [2] He won the Eddie Herr International Junior Championships in 2000 and made the US Open junior semi-finals in 2001. As a doubles player he claimed a junior title at the 2001 Australian Open , partnering Ytai Abougzir . [3]
Vitullo reached a best singles world ranking of 440 and won two ITF Futures titles. [4]
ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2001 | Argentina F9, Buenos Aires | Clay | Juan Pablo Brzezicki | 6–7 (2) , 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2001 | Paraguay F2, Asuncion | Clay | Héctor Moretti | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2002 | USA F18, Pittsburgh | Clay | Matias Boeker | 7–6 (2) , 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2003 | Jamaica F11, Montego Bay | Hard | Kepler Orellana | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2005 | Colombia F6, Medellín | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2000 | Argentina F9, Buenos Aires | Clay | Patricio Rudi |
Martin Stringari
Tomas Tenconi |
2–4, 4–5 (2) , 1–4 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2004 | Argentina F6, Buenos Aires | Clay | Daniel Wendler |
Francisco Cabello
Diego Junqueira |
1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Oct 2005 | Colombia F5, Barranquilla | Clay | Horacio Zeballos |
Brian Dabul
Iván Miranda |
5–7, 7–6 (4) , 6–4 |
Win | 2–2 | Oct 2005 | Colombia F6, Medellín | Clay | Felipe Parada |
Michael Quintero
Sergio Ramirez |
6–3, 7–5 |
References
- ↑ "Vitullo, un argentino campeón en Australia" . Clarín (in Spanish). 28 January 2001.
- ↑ Parsons, John (23 January 2001). "Australian Open: Britons promising in defeat" . Daily Telegraph .
- ↑ "Vitullo también se metió en la historia" . La Nación (in Spanish). 28 January 2001.
- ↑ "Luciano Vitullo - Tennis Explorer" . www.tennisexplorer.com .
External links
- Luciano Vitullo at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Luciano Vitullo at the International Tennis Federation