Piero Luisi
{{Short description|Venezuelan tennis player (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Piero Luisi
| image =
| fullname = Piero Antonio Luisi
| country_represented = {{VEN}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|03|13}}
| birth_place = Valencia, Venezuela
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $39,891
| singlesrecord = 7–5 (Davis Cup)
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 471 (10 July 2006)
| doublesrecord = 5–3 (Davis Cup)
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking = No. 393 (7 November 2011)
| medaltemplates-expand = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|Central American and Caribbean Games}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Mayagüez|Men's Doubles}}
}}
Piero Antonio Luisi (born 13 March 1987) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.
Biography
The son of an Italian-born father, Luisi was raised in Valencia, Carabobo.{{cite web |title=Legado familiar |url=http://vidaytenis.com/legado-familiar/ |website=Vida y Tenis |language=es |date=6 March 2018}} A notable performer in junior tennis, he was the 2004 Orange Bowl doubles champion and was ranked as high as 12th in the ITF world rankings for singles. In 2005 he reached the third round of the boys' singles at both Wimbledon and the US Open.{{cite web |title=Piero Luisi Tennis Player Profile (Juniors) |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/piero-luisi/800242124/ven/jt/d/overview/ |website=www.itftennis.com}}
While competing on the professional tour he reached a career best singles ranking of 471. During his career he appeared in a total of 12 Davis Cup ties for Venezuela, debuting in 2006. He won his only ITF Futures singles tournament in 2009 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 2010 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. In doubles he won 22 Futures events and had a career best ranking of 393 in the world.
Luisi was a doubles gold medalist for Venezuela at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and also represented his country at the 2011 Pan American Games.{{cite news |title=Venezuela gana el oro en doble masculino del tenis de Mayagüez-2010 |url=https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/deportes/venezuela-gana-el-oro-en-doble-masculino-del-tenis-de-mayag%C3%BCez-2010-584018 |work=Panamá América |date=30 July 2010 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Massú y Ramírez ganaron en los Panamericanos |url=https://www.espn.com.do/noticias/nota?s=pan&id=1399947&type=story |work=ESPN |date=18 October 2011 |language=es}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP|l785}}
- {{Davis Cup player|800242124}}
- {{ITF profile}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luisi, Piero}}
Category:Venezuelan male tennis players
Category:Sportspeople from Valencia, Venezuela
Category:Venezuelan people of Italian descent
Category:Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games tennis players for Venezuela
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela
Category:Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games