Gabriele Vulpitta

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Gabriele Vulpitta
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Vulpitta at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (2005-06-05) June 5, 2005 (age 19)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open  Junior1R (2023)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2023)
US Open  Junior1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open  JuniorF (2023)
Wimbledon  JuniorW (2023)
US Open  Junior2R (2023)

Gabriele Vulpitta (born 25 June 2005) is an Italian tennis player. He became a junior Grand Slam champion in the Boys' doubles at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. [1]

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Early life

From Taranto, in Apulia, Southern Italy. He trained at the Tennis Training School in Foligno. [2] [3]

Career

Vulpitta reached the quarter-finals in the singles’ at the Trofeo Bonfiglio in May 2023. [4] He reached the final of the boys' doubles tournament at the 2023 French Open with Lorenzo Sciahbasi in June 2023, where they lost to Yaroslav Demin and Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez. The following month, he also reached the final of the boys' doubles at the 2023 Wimbledon Championship, this time alongside the Czech player Jakub Filip. [5] They won the final in straight sets against Arthur Gea and Branko Đurić. [6]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2023 French Open Clay Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo SciahbasiFlag placeholder.svg Yaroslav Demin
Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez
2–6, 3–6
Win 2023 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Filip Flag of France.svg Arthur Gea
Flag of Serbia.svg Branko Đurić
6–3, 6–3

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References

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  2. "Vulpitta and Sciahbasi: the Bonfiglio Trophy uncovers "Made in Foligno" talent". news.italy24.press. May 23, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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