Pietro Pennisi (born 11 April 1970) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He is now a lawyer.

Pietro Pennisi
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1970-04-11) 11 April 1970 (age 54)
Florence, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1990
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$63,092
Singles
Career record1–3
Highest rankingNo. 217 (16 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1996)
US OpenQ2 (1992)
Doubles
Career record3–6
Highest rankingNo. 238 (20 April 1992)

Born in Florence, Pennisi is the son of Alessandra Gobbò, a tennis player of the 1960s who won a Universiade gold medal for Italy. His brother Lorenzo was also a tennis player.[1]

Pennisi, a left-handed player, was a doubles runner-up at the 1989 Torneo Internazionali Citta di Firenze. His best performance in singles was a second round appearance at the Bologna Outdoor in 1995.[2]

Grand Prix career finals

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Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1989 Florence, Italy Clay   Simone Restelli   Mike De Palmer
  Blaine Willenborg
6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (2)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1994 Bristol, England Grass   Alex Rădulescu   Massimo Bertolini
  Dick Norman
6–4, 7–5
2. 1995 Goa, India Clay   Davide Sanguinetti   Ivan Baron
  João Cunha e Silva
7–6, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Scanagatta, Ubaldo (28 October 2019). "Ha lasciato questa terra Alessandra Gobbò-Pennisi, ex campionessa italiana". Ubitennis (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Filippini downs American in Italy". Florida Today. 25 May 1995. p. 25.
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