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Gustavo Luza

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Gustavo Luza
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1962-10-11) 11 October 1962 (age 62)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$208,619
Singles
Career record1–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 319 (1 August 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1991)
French Open3R (1986, 1990)
Wimbledon2R (1990, 1991)
Doubles
Career record92–93
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 37 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenSF (1991)
Wimbledon1R (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 Barcelona Open 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

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Doubles (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1986 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Argentina Gustavo Tiberti West Germany Andreas Maurer
Sweden Jörgen Windahl
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 1986 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Gustavo Tiberti France Loïc Courteau
Austria Horst Skoff
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 1988 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán Iran Mansour Bahrami
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 1989 San Marino Clay Argentina Pablo Albano Italy Simone Colombo
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri
4–6, 1–6
Win 1–4 Sep 1989 Guarujá, Spain Clay Argentina Christian Miniussi Spain Sergio Casal
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Win 2–4 Feb 1990 Guarujá, Brazil Clay Argentina Javier Frana Brazil Luiz Mattar
Brazil Cássio Motta
7–6, 7–6
Win 3–4 May 1990 Bologna, Italy Clay Germany Udo Riglewski France Jérôme Potier
United States Jim Pugh
7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Win 4–4 Apr 1991 Madrid, Spain Clay Brazil Cássio Motta Brazil Luiz Mattar
Brazil Jaime Oncins
6–0, 7–5
Win 5–4 Sep 1992 Cologne, Germany Clay Argentina Horacio de la Peña Sweden Ronnie Båthman
Belgium Libor Pimek
6–7, 6–0, 6–2
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Preceded by Davis Cup Argentina captain
2003-2004
Succeeded by