# Gianluca Pozzi

Gianluca Pozzi (Italian pronunciation:; 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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1991 | Brisbane, Australia | World Series | Hard | Aaron Krickstein | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 1992 | Vienna, Austria | World Series | Carpet | Petr Korda | 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |

### 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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1991 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Brett Steven | Javier Frana Bruce Steel | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1992 | Long Island, United States | World Series | Hard | Olli Rahnasto | Francisco Montana Greg Van Emburgh | 4–6, 2–6 |

## 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, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Bryan Shelton | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 1993 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Challenger | Hard | Jonas Björkman | 3–5 ret. |
| Win | 2–1 | May 1994 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard | Mark Kaplan | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 1994 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Shuzo Matsuoka | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 1995 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Kenneth Carlsen | 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 1996 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Chris Woodruff | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Feb 1996 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Thomas Johansson | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 1996 | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard | Ján Krošlák | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 1997 | Flushing Meadows, United States | Challenger | Hard | Tommy Ho | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–3 | Jul 1997 | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Wayne Black | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Aug 1997 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Wayne Black | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Aug 1997 | Bronx, United States | Challenger | Hard | Michael Sell | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–5 | Nov 1997 | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Challenger | Hard | Nicolas Escudé | 7–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Feb 1998 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Martin Sinner | 0–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Mar 1998 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Jérôme Golmard | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–7 | Jun 1998 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–7 | Oct 1998 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Lior Mor | 6–1, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–8 | Feb 2000 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard | Martin Damm | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10–9 | May 2000 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | 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, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Jaroslav Bulant | Peter Nyborg Tomas Nydahl | 2–6, 6–1, 6–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 1991 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Olli Rahnasto | Henrik Holm Nils Holm | 7–5, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Dec 2001 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Carpet | Nicola Bruno | Daniele Bracciali Federico Luzzi | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2002 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Filippo Messori | Jan Hernych Federico Luzzi | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2002 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Daniele Bracciali | Dejan Petrovic Aisam Qureshi | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Aug 2002 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Stefano Pescosolido | Daniele Bracciali Aisam Qureshi | 6–4, 6–4 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | Q3 | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | 40% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 40 | 25–40 | 38% |
| Olympic Games ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | NH | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 0–10 | 0% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Stuttgart | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–6 | 0–5 | 6–3 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0 / 39 | 17–39 | 30% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | 1R | Q3 | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | 38% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Rome | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Canada | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% |