Gabriele Vulpitta is an Italian

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player. He became a junior Grand Slam champion in the Boys' doubles at the

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Early life

From

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, in

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, Southern Italy. He trained at the Tennis Training School in

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Career

Vulpitta reached the quarter-finals in the singles’ at the

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in May 2023. He reached the final of the boys' doubles tournament at the

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with Lorenzo Sciahbasi in June 2023, where they lost to Yaroslav Demin and

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. The following month, he also reached the final of the boys' doubles at the 2023 Wimbledon Championship, this time alongside the Czech player Jakub Filip. They won the final in straight sets against Arthur Gea and Branko Djuric.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 win)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vulpitta, Gabriele 2005 births Living people Italian male tennis players Sportspeople from Taranto Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles