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Louis Gloria
Country (sports)United States United States
ResidenceOrange, Connecticut
Born (1969-04-15) April 15, 1969 (age 55)
New Haven, Connecticut
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Turned pro1991
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$158,068
Singles
Career record5-19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 177 (November 14, 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1995)
Doubles
Career record1-4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 349 (October 11, 1993)

Louis "Lou" Gloria (born April 15, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]

Career

Gloria played collegiate tennis for the University of South Carolina and was an All-American in 1991.[2]

He won the Brunei Challenger tournament in 1992, which would remain of only Challenger title.[2]

In 1994, Gloria had his best year on the ATP Tour, making the second round of three tournaments, the Lipton Championships, EA Generali Open and the Japan Open.[2]

His only Grand Slam main draw appearance came at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships, where he defeated German Joern Renzenbrink in a five set opening round match.[3] He lost in the second round to Alexander Volkov of Russia, also in five sets.[2]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1992 Brunei Brunei Hard Canada Daniel Nestor 6-3, 2-6, 6-2

References

  1. ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ^ a b c d ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ^ Providence Journal, "Ex-Connecticut champion grabs a win", June 27, 1995