Louis Gloria

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Louis Gloria
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Orange, Connecticut
Born (1969-04-15) April 15, 1969 (age 55)
New Haven, Connecticut
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turned pro1991
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$158,068
Singles
Career record5–19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 177 (November 14, 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 2R (1995)
Doubles
Career record1-4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 349 (October 11, 1993)

Louis "Lou" Gloria (born April 15, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. [1]

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Career

Gloria played collegiate tennis for the University of South Carolina and was an All-American in 1991. [2]

He won the Brunei Challenger tournament in 1992, which would remain his only Challenger title. [2]

In 1994, Gloria had his best year on the ATP Tour, making the second round of three tournaments, the Lipton Championships, EA Generali Open and the Japan Open. [2]

His only Grand Slam main draw appearance came at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships, where he defeated German Jörn Renzenbrink in a five-set opening round match. [3] He lost in the second round to Alexander Volkov of Russia, also in five sets. [2]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1992 Brunei Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor 6–3, 2–6, 6–2

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ↑ Providence Journal , "Ex-Connecticut champion grabs a win", June 27, 1995
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