# Giovanni Lapentti

Giovanni Lapentti Gómez (Spanish pronunciation:; born 25 January 1983) is a retired Ecuadorian tennis player. His brother is Nicolás Lapentti, another professional tennis player, while a third brother, Leonardo, has also been active at the lower levels of professional tennis.

## Personal life

Lapentti married Andrea Gómez Miss Venezuela 2004 in 2011 and became a father in 2012.

## Tennis career
### 2002-2004

Lapentti announced his ATP debut in 2002, but he actually had his first tour match in 2003, at the Franklin Templeton Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Lapentti obtained his first professional victory at that tournament's first round, defeating Paradorn Srichaphan, 7–6 (7–2), 6–2. He lost in the tournament's second round to David Sánchez.
He participated in 2003's Italian and French Open, losing in the first round both times. During the French Open, he was leading 2 sets to 1 against Tommy Robredo but had to retire due to an injury while trailing the fourth set; the injury did not allow him to return to the professional men's tennis tour until 2004.
Lapentti did not obtain a single victory during his second year as a professional, but he participated in tournaments held in Argentina, Mexico, Spain and Indian Wells, California.

### 2005-2013

Lapentti had better results in 2005, losing in the Davis Cup playoffs to Jürgen Melzer (he only played one Davis Cup game that year), advancing to the second round of the Legg Mason Classic, where he was defeated by Andy Roddick, getting to an ATP's tournament's third round for the first time in his career when he participated at the RCA Championships (losing to Paul Goldstein in the third round), making the second round of the Campbell's Hall of Fame Championship and the third round of the Tennis Channel Open. The only tournament that he participated in and failed to reach the second round during 2005 was the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, where he lost to Kevin Kim.
Lapentti was eliminated in the first round of 2006's Pacific Life Open, that time by Mardy Fish. In June 2008 Lapentii won the Manta Open and had accomplished his goal also winning Costa Rica Seguros Bolivar Open in March 2011.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 23 (15–8)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (10–6)
* ITF Futures Tour (5–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–3)
* Clay (10–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2001 | Peru F1, Lima | Futures | Clay | Juan Pablo Di Cesare | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2001 | Venezuela F2, Caracas | Futures | Clay | Marko Neunteibl | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2002 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Dick Norman | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2003 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Iván Miranda | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2003 | Campos do Jordao, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Gouichi Motomura | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2003 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Ricardo Mello | 6–3, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–1 | Nov 2003 | Waco, USA | Challenger | Clay | Paul Goldstein | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Jul 2004 | Campos do Jordao, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Takao Suzuki | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–2 | Aug 2004 | Manta, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Carlos Berlocq | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–2 | Oct 2004 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Răzvan Sabău | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–3 | Jan 2005 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Ricardo Mello | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7$^{(0–7)}$ |
| Loss | 8–4 | Jun 2006 | Brazil F4, Piracicaba | Futures | Clay | Rogerio Dutra Silva | 0–6, 6–2, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Loss | 8–5 | Jul 2006 | Cuenca, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | 6–4, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 9–5 | Sep 2007 | Ecuador F3, Quito | Futures | Clay | Carlos Avellan | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–5 | Sep 2007 | Bolivia F2, Cochabamba | Futures | Clay | Damian Patriarca | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Oct 2007 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–6 | Jul 2008 | Manta, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Ricardo Mello | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–6 | Sep 2008 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Riccardo Ghedin | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–6 | Oct 2010 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | João Souza | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–6 | Mar 2011 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Challenger | Hard | Igor Kunitsyn | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 15–6 | Sep 2014 | Ecuador F6, Ibarra | Futures | Clay | Marco Trungelliti | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 15–7 | Dec 2014 | Mexico F14, Merida | Futures | Hard | Dennis Novikov | 3–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 15–8 | May 2015 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Fernando Romboli | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
AO - Q1 (03, 04, 11), Q2 (09) FO - Q1 (05, 09, 10, 11, 14), Q2 (04), 1R (03) WC - Q1 (02, 09, 11, 14, 15), Q3 (03, 04) UO - Q1 (10, 13, 15), Q2 (03), Q3 (05, 08), 1R (09)
Indian Wells - Q2 (10, 16), 1R (04, 05, 06) Miami - Q1 (01, 03, 04, 05) Canada - Q1 (05) Cincinnati - Q2 (05)

### Doubles: 10 (9–1)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (6–1)
* ITF Futures Tour (3–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–0)
* Clay (6–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2000 | Colombia F1, Bogota | Futures | Clay | Ruben Tolles | Gustavo Marcaccio Patricio Rudi | 7–5, 2–0 ret. |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2001 | Venezuela F1, Caracas | Futures | Clay | Jose De Armas | Ivan Cinkus Gergely Kisgyorgy | walkover |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 2001 | Venezuela F2, Caracas | Futures | Clay | Jose De Armas | Antonio Baldellou-Esteva David Cors-Pares | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jul 2003 | Campos do Jordao, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Rik De Voest | Carlos Berlocq Miguel Gallardo-Valles | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–0 | May 2004 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Rik De Voest | Robert Lindstedt Michael Russell | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–0 | Jan 2005 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Damian Patriarca | Enzo Artoni Ignacio Gonzalez King | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–0 | Feb 2005 | Dallas, USA | Challenger | Hard | Rik De Voest | Ramón Delgado Andre Sa | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–1 | Oct 2005 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Daniel Koellerer Oliver Marach | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–1 | Apr 2011 | Recife, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Fernando Romboli | Andre Ghem Rodrigo Guidolin | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–1 | Feb 2016 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Jonathan Eysseric Franko Skugor | 7–5, 6–4 |

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2001 | Australian Open | Hard | Frank Dancevic | Ytai Abougzir Luciano Vitullo | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 2001 | Wimbledon | Grass | Frank Dancevic | Bruno Echagaray Santiago González | 6–1, 6–4 |