Luciano Vitullo

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Luciano Vitullo
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Born (1983-03-02) 2 March 1983 (age 40)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$20,693
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 440 (19 Aug 2002)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 627 (12 Jun 2006)

Luciano Vitullo (born 3 February 1983) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. [1]

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A native of Carapachay, Vitullo had a promising junior career and was taken under the wing of Paul Annacone, coach of Pete Sampras. [2] He won the Eddie Herr International Junior Championships in 2000 and made the US Open junior semi-finals in 2001. As a doubles player he claimed a junior title at the 2001 Australian Open, partnering Ytai Abougzir. [3]

Vitullo reached a best singles world ranking of 440 and won two ITF Futures titles. [4]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2001Argentina F9, Buenos Aires Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Brzezicki 6–7(2), 4–6
Win1–1Oct 2001Paraguay F2, Asuncion Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Héctor Moretti 6–4, 6–2
Win2–1Jul 2002USA F18, Pittsburgh Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Matias Boeker 7–6(2), 6–3
Loss2–2Oct 2003Jamaica F11, Montego Bay Hard Flag of Venezuela.svg Kepler Orellana 3–6, 1–6
Loss2–3Oct 2005Colombia F6, Medellín Clay Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Giraldo 6–2, 4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2000Argentina F9, Buenos Aires Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Patricio Rudi Flag of Argentina.svg Martin Stringari
Flag of Italy.svg Tomas Tenconi
2–4, 4–5(2), 1–4
Loss0–2Sep 2004Argentina F6, Buenos Aires Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Wendler Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Cabello
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Junqueira
1–6, 2–6
Win1–2Oct 2005Colombia F5, Barranquilla Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos Flag of Argentina.svg Brian Dabul
Flag of Peru.svg Iván Miranda
5–7, 7–6(4), 6–4
Win2–2Oct 2005Colombia F6, Medellín Clay Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Parada Flag of Colombia.svg Michael Quintero
Flag of Colombia.svg Sergio Ramirez
6–3, 7–5

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References

  1. "Vitullo, un argentino campeón en Australia". Clarín (in Spanish). 28 January 2001.
  2. Parsons, John (23 January 2001). "Australian Open: Britons promising in defeat". Daily Telegraph .
  3. "Vitullo también se metió en la historia". La Nación (in Spanish). 28 January 2001.
  4. "Luciano Vitullo - Tennis Explorer". www.tennisexplorer.com.