Luciano Vitullo

Luciano Vitullo
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1983-03-02) 2 March 1983 (age 41)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$20,693
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 440 (19 Aug 2002)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 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

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Singles: 5 (2–3)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2001 Argentina F9, Buenos Aires Clay Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki 6–7(2), 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2001 Paraguay F2, Asuncion Clay Argentina Héctor Moretti 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–1 Jul 2002 USA F18, Pittsburgh Clay Argentina Matias Boeker 7–6(2), 6–3
Loss 2–2 Oct 2003 Jamaica F11, Montego Bay Hard Venezuela Kepler Orellana 3–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Oct 2005 Colombia F6, Medellín Clay Colombia Santiago Giraldo 6–2, 4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2000 Argentina F9, Buenos Aires Clay Argentina Patricio Rudi Argentina Martin Stringari
Italy Tomas Tenconi
2–4, 4–5(2), 1–4
Loss 0–2 Sep 2004 Argentina F6, Buenos Aires Clay Australia Daniel Wendler Argentina Francisco Cabello
Argentina Diego Junqueira
1–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2005 Colombia F5, Barranquilla Clay Argentina Horacio Zeballos Argentina Brian Dabul
Peru Iván Miranda
5–7, 7–6(4), 6–4
Win 2–2 Oct 2005 Colombia F6, Medellín Clay Chile Felipe Parada Colombia Michael Quintero
Colombia Sergio Ramirez
6–3, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ "Vitullo, un argentino campeón en Australia". Clarín (in Spanish). 28 January 2001.
  2. ^ Parsons, John (23 January 2001). "Australian Open: Britons promising in defeat". Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Vitullo también se metió en la historia". La Nación (in Spanish). 28 January 2001.
  4. ^ "Luciano Vitullo - Tennis Explorer". www.tennisexplorer.com.
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