Louis Gloria Explained

Louis Gloria
Birth Date:15 April 1969
Birth Place:New Haven, Connecticut
Turnedpro:1991
Plays:Left-handed
Careerprizemoney:$158,068
Singlesrecord:5–19
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 177 (November 14, 1994)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1995)
Doublesrecord:1-4
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 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 his 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 Jörn 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)

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1.1992BruneiHard Daniel Nestor6–3, 2–6, 6–2

Notes and References

  1. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004984 ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Gl/L/Louis-Gloria.aspx ATP World Tour Profile
  3. Providence Journal, "Ex-Connecticut champion grabs a win", June 27, 1995