Edgardo Giussani (born 4 November 1955) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.

Edgardo Giussani
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1955-11-04) 4 November 1955 (age 69)[1]
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 382 (4 January 1982)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 507 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1980, 1981, 1983)

Biography

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Nicknamed "Chupete",[2][3] Giussani featured three times in the mixed doubles main draw of the French Open with her sister Liliana in the early 1980s. Their younger brother Gustavo also played tennis professionally.

His best result in a Grand Prix tournament came in doubles at the 1981 Bordeaux Open, where he reached the quarterfinals partnering with Guillermo Stevens.

Giussani coached David Nalbandian when the latter was a teenager.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Boletín Oficial de la Provincia de Buenos Aires" (PDF). boletinoficial.cba.gov.ar. Gobierno de la Provincia de Córdoba. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "La experiencia francesa – Los "petit tournois"". Gustavo Gómez – Tenis competitivo en Francia (in Spanish). 18 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Crêpas, la famosa crepería gourmet de origen uruguayo, desembarcó en Mendoza". ecocuyo.com (in Spanish). 21 March 2017.
  4. ^ "El tenista formado en Córdoba que más lejos llegó en la ATP". lavoz.com.ar. 3 October 2001.
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