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 18)
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 Djuric. [6]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 win)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss 2023 French Open ClayLorenzo Sciahbasi Yaroslav Demin,
Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez
2-6, 3-6
Win 2023 Wimbledon Grass Jakub Filip Arthur Gea,
Branko Djuric
6-3, 6-3

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References

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