Gary Lugassy

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Gary Lugassy
Full nameGary Lugassy
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1982-08-20) 20 August 1982 (age 38)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$158,482
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 194 (October 22, 2007)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 340 (11 September, 2006)

Gary Lugassy (born 20 August 1982) is a former professional tennis player from France.

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Biography

A left handed player, Lugassy began touring professionally in 2003. During his career he regularly featured in the qualifying draws of all four Grand Slam competitions, 12 times in total, but was never able to progress into the main tournament. He won the doubles event with Alessandro Gravina at the 2006 Challenger de Granby, his only Challenger title. At the same Granby Challenger tournament in 2007 he won a match against Milos Raonic, who was making his first ever appearance at that level. [1] His highest ranking, 194 in the world, was attained in October 2007. [2]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.2006 Granby, CanadaHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alessandro Gravina Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Yen-hsun
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Moser
6–2, 7–6(7–2)

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References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Granby Challenger - 23 July - 29 July 2007". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. "Tennis : Gary Lugassy progresse sans faire de bruit" (in French). Saint-Lô.maville.com. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2017.