Luciano Vitullo

{{Short description|Argentine tennis player}}

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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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|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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!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
{{flagicon|ITA}} Tomas Tenconi

|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
{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Junqueira

|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
{{flagicon|PER}} Iván Miranda

|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
{{flagicon|COL}} Sergio Ramirez

|6–3, 7–5

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