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Italian tennis player
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17 June 1965(Bari)
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Bari
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Biography
Introduction
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.
Singles titles (12)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (1) |
| Challengers (11) |
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1987 | Dublin | Clay |  Alexandre Hocevar | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 2. | 1991 | Brisbane | Hard |  Aaron Krickstein | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 3. | 1993 | Kuala Lumpur | Hard |  Jonas Björkman | 3–5, RET. |
| 4. | 1994 | Taipei | Hard |  Mark Kaplan | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 5. | 1995 | Cherbourg | Hard (i) |  Kenneth Carlsen | 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 6. | 1996 | Wolfsburg | Carpet | Thomas Johansson | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 7. | 1996 | Portoroz | Hard |  Ján Krošlák | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
| 8. | 1997 | Flushing Meadows | Hard | Tommy Ho | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 9. | 1997 | Winnetka | Hard |  Wayne Black | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 10. | 1997 | Andorra | Hard (i) |  Nicolas Escudé | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 11. | 1998 | Surbiton | Grass | Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 12. | 1998 | Tel Aviv | Hard |  Lior Mor | 6–1, 6–7, 6–3 |