Gianluca Pozzi (born 17 June 1965) is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1984.
Pozzi won one singles title (1991, Brisbane ) and one doubles title (1991, Newport ) during his career. The left-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 29 January 2001, when he became World No. 40.
During his career, Pozzi notably defeated Grand Slam champions Andre Agassi , Ivan Lendl , Marat Safin , Sergi Bruguera and Roger Federer . And in 2000 Pozzi, at the age of 35, memorably reached the Round of 16 on grass at Wimbledon, prompting Italian tennis journalist Dr. Giovanni Clerici to write that "Nonno" Gianluca ("Grandfather" Gianluca) had won a great victory there.
ATP career finals Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (1–1)
Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting Outdoors (1–0) Indoors (0–1)
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (1–1)
Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting Outdoors (1–1) Indoors (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals Singles: 19 (10–9) Legend ATP Challenger (10–9) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (8–6) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (1–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Nov 1989 Munich , GermanyChallenger Carpet Bryan Shelton 4–6, 5–7 Win 1–1 May 1993 Kuala Lumpur , MalaysiaChallenger Hard Jonas Björkman 3–5 ret. Win 2–1 May 1994 Taipei , TaiwanChallenger Hard Mark Kaplan 6–4, 6–0 Loss 2–2 Jul 1994 Aptos , United StatesChallenger Hard Shuzo Matsuoka 5–7, 3–6 Win 3–2 Feb 1995 Cherbourg , FranceChallenger Hard Kenneth Carlsen 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 Loss 3–3 Jan 1996 Heilbronn , GermanyChallenger Carpet Chris Woodruff 3–6, 3–6 Win 4–3 Feb 1996 Wolfsburg , GermanyChallenger Carpet Thomas Johansson 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 Win 5–3 Nov 1996 Portorož , SloveniaChallenger Hard Ján Krošlák 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 Win 6–3 Jul 1997 Flushing Meadows , United StatesChallenger Hard Tommy Ho 6–1, 6–4 Win 7–3 Jul 1997 Winnetka , United StatesChallenger Hard Wayne Black 6–4, 6–2 Loss 7–4 Aug 1997 Lexington , United StatesChallenger Hard Wayne Black 4–6, 1–6 Loss 7–5 Aug 1997 Bronx , United StatesChallenger Hard Michael Sell 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 Win 8–5 Nov 1997 Andorra la Vella , AndorraChallenger Hard Nicolas Escudé 7–6, 4–6, 6–2 Loss 8–6 Feb 1998 Heilbronn , GermanyChallenger Carpet Martin Sinner 0–6, 6–3, 3–6 Loss 8–7 Mar 1998 Cherbourg , FranceChallenger Hard Jérôme Golmard 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 Win 9–7 Jun 1998 Surbiton , United KingdomChallenger Grass Kevin Ullyett 6–4, 6–3 Win 10–7 Oct 1998 Tel Aviv , IsraelChallenger Hard Lior Mor 6–1, 6–7, 6–3 Loss 10–8 Feb 2000 Wrocław , PolandChallenger Hard Martin Damm 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 Loss 10–9 May 2000 Jerusalem , IsraelChallenger Hard Kevin Ullyett 4–6, 3–6
Doubles: 6 (2–4) Legend ATP Challenger (2–4) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1) Carpet (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Nov 1989 Munich , GermanyChallenger Carpet Jaroslav Bulant Peter Nyborg Tomas Nydahl 2–6, 6–1, 6–7 Loss 0–2 Sep 1991 Istanbul , TurkeyChallenger Hard Olli Rahnasto Henrik Holm Nils Holm 7–5, 5–7, 4–6 Win 1–2 Dec 2001 Milan , ItalyChallenger Carpet Nicola Bruno Daniele Bracciali Federico Luzzi 2–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3 Loss 1–3 Feb 2002 Wolfsburg , GermanyChallenger Carpet Filippo Messori Jan Hernych Federico Luzzi 6–7(3–7) , 7–6(7–3) , 3–6 Loss 1–4 Jul 2002 Bristol , United KingdomChallenger Grass Daniele Bracciali Dejan Petrovic Aisam Qureshi 3–6, 2–6 Win 2–4 Aug 2002 Wrexham , United KingdomChallenger Hard Stefano Pescosolido Daniele Bracciali Aisam Qureshi 6–4, 6–4
Performance timelines (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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