Pietro Pennisi

Pietro Pennisi (born 11 April 1970) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He is now a lawyer.

Pietro Pennisi
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1970-04-11) 11 April 1970 (age 54)
Florence, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1990
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$63,092
Singles
Career record1–3
Highest rankingNo. 217 (16 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1996)
US OpenQ2 (1992)
Doubles
Career record3–6
Highest rankingNo. 238 (20 April 1992)

Born in Florence, Pennisi is the son of Alessandra Gobbò, a tennis player of the 1960s who won a Universiade gold medal for Italy. His brother Lorenzo was also a tennis player.[1]

Pennisi, a left-handed player, was a doubles runner-up at the 1989 Torneo Internazionali Citta di Firenze. His best performance in singles was a second round appearance at the Bologna Outdoor in 1995.[2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 1989Florence, ItalyClay Simone Restelli Mike De Palmer
Blaine Willenborg
6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1994Bristol, EnglandGrass Alex Rădulescu Massimo Bertolini
Dick Norman
6–4, 7–5
2.1995Goa, IndiaClay Davide Sanguinetti Ivan Baron
João Cunha e Silva
7–6, 6–4

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