Giorgio Galimberti (; born 5 September 1976) is a former Italian professional

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player. Born in

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, Galimberti turned professional in 1995. His career-high rankings were World No. 115 (May 2003) in singles and No. 65 (June 2005) in doubles.

Tennis career

As a junior, Galimberti reached the final of the

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, losing to Jacobo Díaz. En route, he defeated future top pros Stefan Koubek,

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and

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. On the pro tour, Galimberti played singles mostly at Challenger level, while in doubles he won the 2005 ATP title in

, teaming up with

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, and reached two other ATP finals. On February 18, 2008, Galimberti was suspended for 100 days and fined $35,000 (£17,808) after being found guilty of betting on tennis games between June 2003 and January 2006. It is not known whether Galimberti had bet on his own matches. Investigations into Galimberti's activities took place in August 2007, and were reviewed by an "independent anti-corruption hearing officer". Galimberti was the fourth Italian tennis player to be suspended after betting on other players' matches.

Performance Timeline

Singles

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 12 (5–7)

Doubles: 39 (28–11)

Junior Grand Slam Finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

References

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* * * 1976 births Living people Italian male tennis players Tennis players from Milan Sportspeople involved in betting scandals {{Italy-tennis-bio-stub