Giorgio Galimberti

Giorgio Galimberti
Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Lissone, Italy
Born	5 September 1976 (age 45); Milan, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2007 (played part-time afterwards)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	Maurizio Riva
Prize money	$619,170
Singles
Career record	9–21
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 115 (5 May 2003)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2006)
French Open	2R (2003)
Wimbledon	Q2 (1997, 2000)
US Open	2R (1998, 2005)
Doubles
Career record	30–37
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 65 (6 June 2005)

Giorgio Galimberti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒɔrdʒo ɡalimˈbɛrti, ˈdʒor-];^[1]^[2] born 5 September 1976) is a former Italian professional tennis player.

Born in Milan, Galimberti turned professional in 1995. His career-high rankings were World No. 115 (May 2003) in singles and No. 65 (June 2005) in doubles.^[3]

Tennis career[]

As a junior, Galimberti reached the final of the 1994 French Open, losing to Jacobo Díaz. En route, he defeated future top pros Stefan Koubek, Gustavo Kuerten, Mariano Zabaleta and Nicolas Lapentti. On the pro tour, Galimberti played singles mostly at Challenger level, while in doubles he won the 2005 ATP title in Milan, teaming with Daniele Bracciali, and reached two other ATP finals.

On February 18, 2008, Galimberti was suspended for 100 days and fined $35,000 (£17,808) after being found guilty of betting on tennis games between June 2003 to January 2006. It is not known whether Galimberti had bet on his own matches. Investigations into Galimberti's activities took place on August 2007, and were reviewed by an "independent anti-corruption hearing officer". Galimberti was the fourth Italian tennis player to be suspended after betting on other player's matches.^[4]^[5]

Career finals[]

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)[]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1998	Bologna, Italy	World Series	Clay	Massimo Valeri	Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner	6–7, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2004	Milan Indoor, Italy	International	Carpet (i)	Daniele Bracciali	Jared Palmer Pavel Vízner	4–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Feb 2005	Milan Indoor, Italy	International	Carpet (i)	Daniele Bracciali	Arnaud Clément Jean-François Bachelot	6–7^(8–10), 7–6^(8–6), 6–4