Full name | Piero Antonio Luisi | ||||||||
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Country (sports) | ![]() | ||||||||
Born | (1987-03-13)March 13, 1987 (age 38) Valencia, Venezuela | ||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||
Prize money | $39,891 | ||||||||
Singles | |||||||||
Career record | 7–5(Davis Cup) | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 471 (10 July 2006) | ||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||
Career record | 5–3(Davis Cup) | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 393 (7 November 2011) | ||||||||
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Piero Antonio Luisi (born 13 March 1987) is a Venezuelan former professionaltennis player.
The son of an Italian-born father, Luisi was raised inValencia, Carabobo.[1] A notable performer injunior tennis, he was the 2004Orange Bowl doubles champion and was ranked as high as 12th in the ITF world rankings for singles. In 2005 he reached the third round of the boys' singles at bothWimbledon and theUS Open.[2]
While competing on the professional tour he reached a career best singles ranking of 471. During his career he appeared in a total of 12Davis Cup ties for Venezuela, debuting in 2006. He won his only ITF Futures singles tournament in 2009 and featured in the qualifying draw for the2010 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. In doubles he won 22 Futures events and had a career best ranking of 393 in the world.
Luisi was a doubles gold medalist for Venezuela at the2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and also represented his country at the2011 Pan American Games.[3][4]