Giovanni Greco

Giovanni Greco
Personal information
CountryItaly
Born (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990 (age 34)
Palermo, Italy
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking105 (MS 26 June 2014)
57 (MD 26 November 2015)
BWF profile

Giovanni Greco (born 11 April 1990) is an Italian badminton player. He started playing badminton in 1999, in a small town near Palermo. He started competing competitively when he was 20, and was selected to join the national team in 2009.[2][3] He participated at the 2013 and 2018 Mediterranean Games, also at the 2015 and 2019 European Games.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Uganda International Italy Daniel Messersi Uganda Ivan Mayega
Uganda Wilson Tukire 		21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Uganda International Italy Daniel Messersi Egypt Mahmoud El Sayad
Egypt Abdelrahman Kashkal 		21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Suriname International Italy Rosario Maddaloni Netherlands Dave Khodabux
Netherlands Joris van Soerland 		14–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Zambia International Italy Rosario Maddaloni South Africa Andries Malan
South Africa Willem Viljoen 		21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Puerto Rico International Italy Rosario Maddaloni United States Matthew Fogarty
United States Bjorn Seguin 		21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Giraldilla International Italy Rosario Maddaloni Guatemala Heymard Humblers
Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín 		21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Colombia International Italy Rosario Maddaloni Brazil Daniel Paiola
Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong 		16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Suriname International Italy Rosario Maddaloni Mexico Job Castillo
Mexico Lino Muñoz 		No match 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Israel Open Italy David Salutt Switzerland Arthur Boudier
Switzerland Minh Quang Pham 		21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Athletes - Giovanni Greco". Baku 2015 European Games Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Players: Giovanni Greco". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Greco Giovanni" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Badminton. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.


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