Gianluca Luddi (born 4 February 1978) is an Italian former professional tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Italy |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1978 Rome, Italy |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $47,526 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 183 (1 May 2000) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 426 (24 Apr 2000) |
Born in Rome, Luddi had a best singles world ranking of 183 and won an ATP Challenger title at Bressanone in 1999, beating Thierry Guardiola in the final. He had wins over top-100 players Jacobo Díaz and Guillermo Cañas en route to the semi-finals of the 1999 Buenos Aires Challenger. In 2000 he featured in the qualifying draw for the French Open.[1]
Luddi now coaches tennis in Turin and is married to tennis player Stefania Chieppa.[2][3]
Challenger/Futures titles edit
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (1) |
| ITF Futures (4) |
Singles: (5) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aug 1998 | Italy F11, Forlì | Futures | Clay | Pietro Angelini
|
6–0, 6–2 |
| 1. | Aug 1999 | Bressanone Challenger, Bressanone | Challenger | Clay |  Thierry Guardiola
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | May 2001 | Italy F3, Latina | Futures | Clay |  Pedro Canovas-Garcia
|
7–6(7), 7–6(5) |
| 3. | Oct 2001 | Venezuela F1, Caracas | Futures | Clay |  Gergely Kisgyörgy
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| 4. | May 2002 | Italy F3, Verona | Futures | Clay |  Marcelo Charpentier
|
7–6(4), 6–7(5), 6–2 |
References edit
- ^ "L'Italia che non ce l'ha fatta". www.tennisitaliano.it.
- ^ "Tennis: Sonego sceglie Torino, si allenerà allo Sporting - Piemonte". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Stefania Chieppa: "Mi mancano le emozioni del tennis"". spaziotennis.com (in Italian). 21 April 2015.