Gustavo Giussani

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Gustavo Giussani
Full nameGustavo Giussani
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Born (1968-03-06) 6 March 1968 (age 54)
Salta, Argentina
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$87,872
Singles
Career record8–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 153 (25 September 1989)
Doubles
Career record8–15
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 158 (7 August 1989)

Gustavo Giussani (born 6 March 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

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Biography

Nicknamed "Pancho", Salta born Giussani was based in Cordoba. [1]

In 1988 he won Challenger titles in Geneva and Bogota.

His best performance on the international circuit came in the doubles at the 1989 Athens Open. He partnered with countryman Gerardo Mirad to finish runners-up, to Claudio Panatta and Tomáš Šmíd. [2] In singles that year he made the quarter-finals at a Grand Prix event in Saint Vincent and had a win over Guillermo Vilas in a Cairo Challenger tournament. [3] [4]

He now works as a tennis talent scout. [1]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 1989 Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Argentina.svg Gerardo Mirad Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Panatta
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1988 Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Italy.svg Simone Colombo 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2.1988 Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Christian Miniussi 7–6, 5–7, 6–4
3.1991 Viña del Mar, ChileClay Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Markus 4–6, 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1988 Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Fabián Blengino Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Minutella
Flag of Argentina.svg Gerardo Mirad
6–4, 1–6, 7–6

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gustavo Giussani: El atleta es un embajador de la marca". Mundo D (in Spanish). 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. "Agenor stuns Carlsson for Athens title". Lakeland Ledger . 17 April 1989. p. 3D. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. "Saint Vincent, Italy". Poughkeepsie Journal . 19 August 1989. p. 5B. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  4. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Cairo Challenger - 27 February - 06 March 1989". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 2 March 2016.