# Giorgio Galimberti

Giorgio Galimberti (Italian pronunciation:; born 5 September 1976) is a former Italian professional tennis player.
Born in Milan, Galimberti turned professional in 1995. His career-high rankings were World No. 115 (May 2003) in singles and No. 65 (June 2005) in doubles.

## Tennis career

As a junior, Galimberti reached the final of the 1994 French Open, losing to Jacobo Díaz. En route, he defeated future top pros Stefan Koubek, Gustavo Kuerten, Mariano Zabaleta and Nicolás Lapentti. On the pro tour, Galimberti played singles mostly at Challenger level, while in doubles he won the 2005 ATP title in Milan, teaming up with Daniele Bracciali, and reached two other ATP finals.
On February 18, 2008, Galimberti was suspended for 100 days and fined $35,000 (£17,808) after being found guilty of betting on tennis games between June 2003 and January 2006. It is not known whether Galimberti had bet on his own matches. Investigations into Galimberti's activities took place in August 2007, and were reviewed by an "independent anti-corruption hearing officer". Galimberti was the fourth Italian tennis player to be suspended after betting on other players' matches.

## Performance Timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q3 | A | 1R | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | A | 2R | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Rome | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | 2R | 2R | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

* 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 (1–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–1)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (0–1)
* Indoors (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1998 | Bologna, Italy | International Series | Clay | Massimo Valeri | Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2004 | Milan, Italy | International Series | Carpet | Daniele Bracciali | Jared Palmer Pavel Vízner | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2005 | Milan, Italy | International Series | Carpet | Daniele Bracciali | Arnaud Clément Jean-François Bachelot | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 12 (5–7)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–4)
* ITF Futures (2–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–3)
* Clay (4–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1998 | Italy F5, Frascati | Futures | Clay | Agustín Calleri | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 1998 | Italy F8, Bressanone | Futures | Clay | Radovan Svetlik | 1–6, ret. |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 1999 | Olbia, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Stefano Pescosolido | 7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–3 | May 2001 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Jarkko Nieminen | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 2001 | Italy F5, Pavia | Futures | Clay | Thomas Schiessling | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2001 | Sassuolo, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Attila Sávolt | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jan 2002 | USA F2, Delray Beach | Futures | Hard | Igor Kunitsyn | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jun 2002 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Guillermo Coria | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | May 2003 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Victor Hănescu | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–6 | Feb 2005 | Italy F1, Trento | Futures | Hard | Lado Chikhladze | 7–5, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Win | 5–6 | Jul 2005 | Mantova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Francesco Aldi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Jul 2006 | Mantova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Cristian Villagrán | 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 39 (28–11)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (24–7)
* ITF Futures (4–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–3)
* Clay (22–7)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (3–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1995 | Merano, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Rovai | Cristian Brandi Igor Gaudi | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1997 | Venice, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Massimo Valeri | David Roditi Martín Rodríguez | 6–4, 0–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 1998 | Italy F1, Cagliari | Futures | Clay | Massimo Valeri | Radek Štěpánek Michal Tabara | 5–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 1998 | Italy F4, Rome | Futures | Clay | Massimo Valeri | Agustín Calleri Igor Saric | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 1998 | Italy F5, Frascati | Futures | Clay | Massimo Valeri | Omar Camporese Ivan Ljubičić | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 1998 | Italy F7, Parma | Futures | Clay | Massimo Valeri | Yahiya Doumbia Alexandre Simoni | 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 1998 | Merano, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Massimo Valeri | Pablo Albano Nicolás Lapentti | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Mar 1999 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Lee Hyung-taik | Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta | 1–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | May 1999 | Italy F5, Rome | Futures | Clay | Filippo Messori | Gianluca Luddi Stefano Tarallo | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jul 1999 | Olbia, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Omar Camporese | Filippo Messori Massimo Valeri | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2000 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Diego Nargiso | Karsten Braasch Dirk Dier | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–5 | Sep 2000 | USA F22B, East Setauket | Futures | Clay | Fazaluddin Syed | Joel McGregor Nenad Toroman | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–5 | Dec 2000 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Carpet | George Bastl | Filippo Messori Vincenzo Santopadre | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 7–6 | Jan 2001 | USA F3, Hallandale Beach | Futures | Hard | Noam Behr | Frédéric Niemeyer Jocelyn Robichaud | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Feb 2001 | Chandigarh, India | Challenger | Hard | Nir Welgreen | František Čermák Radek Štěpánek | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Sep 2001 | Brindisi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Cristian Brandi Uros Vico | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 8–8 | Jan 2002 | USA F1, Aventura | Futures | Hard | Yves Allegro | Thomas Blake Kristian Capalik | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–8 | Feb 2002 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Frédéric Niemeyer | Huntley Montgomery Brian Vahaly | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–8 | Apr 2002 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Cristian Brandi Renzo Furlan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–8 | Jun 2002 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Dominik Hrbatý | Ashley Fisher Nathan Healey | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 12–8 | Jun 2002 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | Cristian Kordasz Kim Tiilikainen | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–8 | Jul 2002 | Mantova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Massimo Bertolini | Jose Arnedo Joseph Sirianni | 5–7, 6–2, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Win | 14–8 | Dec 2002 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Carpet | Massimo Bertolini | Jonathan Erlich Aleksandar Kitinov | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 14–9 | Mar 2003 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Massimo Bertolini | Sebastián Prieto Sergio Roitman | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 15–9 | Apr 2003 | Naples, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Massimo Bertolini | Amir Hadad Christophe Rochus | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–9 | Mar 2004 | Cagliari, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Werner Eschauer Daniel Köllerer | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 17–9 | Apr 2004 | Olbia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Hermes Gamonal Ignacio Gonzalez-King | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–9 | Apr 2004 | Naples, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Michal Tabara Jiří Vaněk | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–9 | May 2004 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Manuel Jorquera Diego Moyano | 4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 20–9 | May 2004 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Azzaro | Hermes Gamonal Adrián García | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 21–9 | Jun 2004 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | Enzo Artoni Ignacio González King | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 22–9 | Jul 2004 | Mantova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Flavio Cipolla Alessandro Motti | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 23–9 | Jul 2004 | San Benedetto Del Tronto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Andres Dellatorre Nicolás Todero | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 24–9 | Jul 2004 | Rimini, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Stefano Cobolli Vincenzo Santopadre | walkover |
| Loss | 24–10 | Aug 2005 | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Irakli Labadze | Carlos Berlocq Cristian Villagrán | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 25–19 | Feb 2006 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Daniele Bracciali | Christopher Kas Vincenzo Santopadre | 7–5, 0–6, [13–11] |
| Win | 26–10 | Jun 2006 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Oliver Marach | Leonardo Azzaro Sergio Roitman | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 27–10 | Jun 2006 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Harel Levy | Fred Gil Juan-Albert Viloca-Puig | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 27–11 | Jul 2006 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Motti | Fabio Colangelo Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 28–11 | Jun 2007 | Sassuolo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Márcio Torres | Daniele Giorgini Andrea Stoppini | 6–3, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, [10–6] |

## Junior Grand Slam Finals
### Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1994 | French Open | Clay | Jacobo Díaz | 3–6, 6–7 |