Luciano Vitullo
{{Short description|Argentine tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Luciano Vitullo
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| country_represented = {{ARG}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|03|02|df=yes}}
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| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $20,693
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 440 (19 Aug 2002)
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| highestdoublesranking = No. 627 (12 Jun 2006)
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Luciano Vitullo (born 3 February 1983) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.{{cite news |title=Vitullo, un argentino campeón en Australia |url=https://www.clarin.com/deportes/vitullo-argentino-campeon-australia_0_S1Tfete0Fg.html |work=Clarín |date=28 January 2001 |language=es}}
A native of Carapachay, Vitullo had a promising junior career and was taken under the wing of Paul Annacone, coach of Pete Sampras.{{cite news |last1=Parsons |first1=John |title=Australian Open: Britons promising in defeat |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/2997165/Australian-Open-Britons-promising-in-defeat.html |work=Daily Telegraph |date=23 January 2001}} 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.{{cite news |title=Vitullo también se metió en la historia |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/vitullo-tambien-se-metio-en-la-historia-nid50106/ |work=La Nación |date=28 January 2001 |language=es}}
Vitullo reached a best singles world ranking of 440 and won two ITF Futures titles.{{cite web |title=Luciano Vitullo - Tennis Explorer |url=https://www.tennisexplorer.com/player/vitullo/ |website=www.tennisexplorer.com}}
ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 5 (2–3)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |0–1 |{{dts|Aug 2001}} |Argentina F9, Buenos Aires |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Pablo Brzezicki |6–7(2), 4–6 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |1–1 |{{dts|Oct 2001}} |Paraguay F2, Asuncion |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Moretti |6–4, 6–2 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |2–1 |{{dts|Jul 2002}} |USA F18, Pittsburgh |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Matias Boeker |7–6(2), 6–3 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |2–2 |{{dts|Oct 2003}} |Jamaica F11, Montego Bay |Hard |{{flagicon|VEN}} Kepler Orellana |3–6, 1–6 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |2–3 |{{dts|Oct 2005}} |Colombia F6, Medellín |Clay |{{flagicon|COL}} Santiago Giraldo |6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
=Doubles: 4 (2–2)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |0–1 |{{dts|Aug 2000}} |Argentina F9, Buenos Aires |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Patricio Rudi |{{flagicon|ARG}} Martin Stringari |2–4, 4–5(2), 1–4 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |0–2 |{{dts|Sep 2004}} |Argentina F6, Buenos Aires |Clay |{{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Wendler |{{flagicon|ARG}} Francisco Cabello |1–6, 2–6 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |1–2 |{{dts|Oct 2005}} |Colombia F5, Barranquilla |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Horacio Zeballos |{{flagicon|ARG}} Brian Dabul |5–7, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |2–2 |{{dts|Oct 2005}} |Colombia F6, Medellín |Clay |{{flagicon|CHI}} Felipe Parada |{{flagicon|COL}} Michael Quintero |6–3, 7–5 |
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
{{Australian Open boys' doubles champions}}
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Category:Argentine male tennis players
Category:Australian Open (tennis) junior champions
Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
Category:Sportspeople from Vicente López Partido