Florian Allgauer (born 7 January 1979) is an Italian former professional tennis player.[1][2]

Florian Allgauer
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 45)
Bruneck, South Tyrol, Italy
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$45,256
Singles
Career record0–1 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 216 (26 Jul 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2000)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 261 (15 Nov 1999)

Tennis career

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A native of South Tyrol, Allgauer was a promising player at junior level and won the Trofeo Bonfiglio (Italian juniors) in 1997, ending the year ranked 14th in the world.[3] On the professional tour he reached a career high singles ranking of 216 and made his only ATP Tour main draw appearance in 1999 at the Merano Open, losing to Galo Blanco 4-6 3-6. He featured in the qualifying draw for the 2000 Wimbledon Championships.[4]

On the ATP Challenger circuit, he reached three semi-finals, in Montauban (1999) l. Emmanuel Couto, Mumbai (2000) l. Dennis van Scheppingen and Bressanone (2001) l. Alessio di Mauro.

Personal life

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Allgauer was in a relationship with tennis player Flavia Pennetta in the early 2000s.[5]

ITF Futures titles

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Singles: 1

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   Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
May 1999 Italy F8, Forlì Clay   Filippo Messori 6–1, 1–6, 6–2

Doubles: 1

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   Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Jul 1998 Italy F11, Forlì Clay   Igor Gaudi   Alessandro da Col
  Matteo Gotti
4–6, 7–5, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Ritorna Allgauer?". EuroSport (in Italian). 14 February 2004.
  2. ^ Bisti, Riccardo (24 December 2013). "L'Italia che non ce l'ha fatta". www.tennisitaliano.it (in Italian).
  3. ^ Dario, Puppo (25 May 1997). "Gran dritto e servizio infallibile Allgauer riconquista il Bonfiglio". archiviostorico.gazzetta.it (in Italian).
  4. ^ "ESPN.com - TENNIS - Monday's results". www.espn.com. 19 June 2000.
  5. ^ ""Questa è la vittoria della vita la mia carriera si chiude qui"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 13 September 2015.
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