Gustavo Tiberti (born 11 December 1959) is a former professional

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player from Argentina.

Career

Tiberti defeated American qualifier Charles Strode in the opening round of the

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. In the second round he met

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, who he had beaten two weeks earlier in

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, but on this occasion proved too strong for Tiberti in a five setter. At the

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he again faced Keretic, this time in a first round match, which he lost in four sets. On tour he had his best ever showing in 1982, at the

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, where he reached the semi-finals with wins over

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, Jonathan Smith and Carl-Axel Hageskog. He was defeated by a young

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in his semi-final.''

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19 July 1982. He had a good year playing doubles in 1986, finishing runner-up at two

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events, the Copa Banco Galacia (Buenos Aires) and

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. With his partner from those finals,

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, Tiberti also made the round of 16 at that year's

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doubles.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiberti, Gustavo 1959 births Living people Argentine male tennis players Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe