Giorgio Galimberti

Giorgio Galimberti
Country (sports)  Italy
Residence Lissone, Italy
Born (1976-09-05) 5 September 1976
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 (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.[1]

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.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile – Giorgio Galimberti (ITA)". ATP Tennis.
  2. ↑ Lehourites, Chris (February 18, 2008). "Galimberti found guilty of betting on tennis, suspended for 100 days". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Galimberti receives betting ban". BBC Sports. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-02-21.


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