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
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)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1989 Florence, Italy Clay Simone Restelli Mike De Palmer
Blaine Willenborg
6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1994 Bristol, England Grass Alex Rădulescu Massimo Bertolini
Dick Norman
6–4, 7–5
2. 1995 Goa, India Clay Davide Sanguinetti Ivan Baron
João Cunha e Silva
7–6, 6–4

References

  1. Scanagatta, Ubaldo (28 October 2019). "Ha lasciato questa terra Alessandra Gobbò-Pennisi, ex campionessa italiana". Ubitennis (in Italian).
  2. "Filippini downs American in Italy". Florida Today. 25 May 1995. p. 25.
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