Luciano Vitullo (born 3 February 1983) is an Argentine former professional

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player. A native of

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, Vitullo had a promising junior career and was taken under the wing of

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, coach of

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. He won the Eddie Herr International Junior Championships in 2000 and made the

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junior semi-finals in 2001. As a doubles player he claimed a junior title at the

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, partnering Ytai Abougzir. Vitullo reached a best singles world ranking of 440 and won two

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titles.

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vitullo, Luciano 1983 births Living people Argentine male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Sportspeople from Vicente López Partido Tennis players from Buenos Aires Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen