Gustavo Giussani

Gustavo Giussani
Full name Gustavo Giussani
Country (sports)  Argentina
Born (1968-03-06) 6 March 1968
Salta, Argentina
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $87,872
Singles
Career record 8–18
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 153 (25 September 1989)
Doubles
Career record 8–15
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 158 (7 August 1989)

Gustavo Giussani (born 6 March 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Biography

Nicknamed "Pancho", Salta born Giussani was based in Cordoba.[1]

In 1988 he won Challenger titles in Geneva and Bogota.

His best performance on the international circuit came in the doubles at the 1989 Athens Open. He partnered with countryman Gerardo Mirad to finish runners-up, to Claudio Panatta and Tomáš Šmíd.[2] In singles that year he made the quarter-finals at a Grand Prix event in Saint Vincent and had a win over Guillermo Vilas in a Cairo Challenger tournament.[3][4]

He now works as a tennis talent scout.[1]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1989 Athens, Greece Clay Argentina Gerardo Mirad Italy Claudio Panatta
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1988 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Italy Simone Colombo 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2. 1988 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Argentina Christian Miniussi 7–6, 5–7, 6–4
3. 1991 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Argentina Gabriel Markus 4–6, 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1988 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Argentina Fabian Blengino Argentina Guillermo Minutella
Argentina Gerardo Mirad
64 16 76

References

  1. 1 2 "Gustavo Giussani: El atleta es un embajador de la marca". Mundo D (in Spanish). 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. "Agenor stuns Carlsson for Athens title". Lakeland Ledger. 17 April 1989. p. 3D. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. "Saint Vincent, Italy". Poughkeepsie Journal. 19 August 1989. p. 5B. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  4. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Cairo Challenger - 27 February - 06 March 1989". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

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