Gustavo Luza

Gustavo Luza
Country (sports)	Argentina
Born	11 October 1962; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$208,619
Singles
Career record	1–4
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 319 (1 August 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1991)
French Open	3R (1986, 1990)
Wimbledon	2R (1990, 1991)
Doubles
Career record	92–93
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 37 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	SF (1991)
Wimbledon	1R (1986)

Gustavo Luza (born 11 October 1962) is a former tennis player from Argentina.

Luza turned professional in 1985. He was most known for playing doubles, and during his career he won 5 doubles titles, including the Open Seat in Barcelona with Christian Miniussi. He reached his highest doubles ATP-ranking on July 9, 1990, when he became the number 37 of the world.

In 2002, after retiring from professional tennis, Luza became the captain of the Argentina Davis Cup team from 2002 to 2004.

Career finals

Doubles (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 1986	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Gustavo Tiberti	Andreas Maurer Jörgen Windahl	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Nov 1986	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Gustavo Tiberti	Loïc Courteau Horst Skoff	6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Sep 1988	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	Mansour Bahrami Tomáš Šmíd	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–4	Aug 1989	San Marino	Clay	Pablo Albano	Simone Colombo Claudio Mezzadri	4–6, 1–6
Win	1–4	Sep 1989	Guarujá, Spain	Clay	Christian Miniussi	Sergio Casal Tomáš Šmíd	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Win	2–4	Feb 1990	Guarujá, Brazil	Clay	Javier Frana	Luiz Mattar Cássio Motta	7–6, 7–6
Win	3–4	May 1990	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Udo Riglewski	Jérôme Potier Jim Pugh	7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Win	4–4	Apr 1991	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Cássio Motta	Luiz Mattar Jaime Oncins	6–0, 7–5
Win	5–4	Sep 1992	Cologne, Germany	Clay	Horacio de la Peña	Ronnie Båthman Libor Pimek	6–7, 6–0, 6–2

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External links

Gustavo Luza at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Gustavo Luza at the International Tennis Federation
Gustavo Luza at the Davis Cup

Preceded by Alejandro Gattiker	Davis Cup Argentina captain 2003-2004	Succeeded by Alberto Mancini

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