Louis Gloria

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| name = Louis Gloria

| image =

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| country = {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| residence = Orange, Connecticut

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|4|15}}

| birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}

| turnedpro = 1991

| plays = Left-handed

| careerprizemoney = $158,068

| singlesrecord = 5–19

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 177 (November 14, 1994)

| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1995)

| doublesrecord = 1-4

| doublestitles = 0

| highestdoublesranking = No. 349 (October 11, 1993)

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Louis "Lou" Gloria (born April 15, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004984 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]

Career

Gloria played collegiate tennis for the University of South Carolina and was an All-American in 1991.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Gl/L/Louis-Gloria.aspx ATP World Tour Profile]

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

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.

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.Providence Journal, "Ex-Connecticut champion grabs a win", June 27, 1995 He lost in the second round to Alexander Volkov of Russia, also in five sets.