Paolo Bertolucci
Italian tennis player
![]() Bertolucci, second from left, with the silver salad bowl in his hands. | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Forte dei Marmi, Italy |
Born | (1951-08-03) 3 August 1951 (age 73) Forte dei Marmi |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Retired | 1983 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 198–147 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 (23 August 1973) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | QF (1973) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1972) |
US Open | 1R (1973, 1976) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 187–120 |
Career titles | 12 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (24 March 1980) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (1976) |
Paolo Bertolucci (born 3 August 1951) is an Italian former professional tennis player.[1] He is currently working as sport commentator for Italian Sky TV.[2]
Bertolucci won the Davis Cup with Italy in 1976.[3] His greatest success on ATP Tour was the victory at the 1977 Hamburg Masters, where he beat Manuel Orantes in the final in four sets. In 1976, Bertolucci also won the Grand Prix tournaments of Florence and Barcelona.[4] His career-high singles ranking was world No. 12, achieved in August 1973.
Bertolucci was non-playing-captain of the Italy Davis Cup team from 1985 to 2001.[5]
He considers himself Roman Catholic.[6]
Career finals
Singles: 12 (6–6)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | May 1974 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | May 1974 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | May 1975 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | Apr 1976[7] | Barcelona Spain | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Win | 3. | May 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 10–8 |
Win | 4. | Apr 1977 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 5. | May 1977 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 6. | Jun 1977 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | Sep 1978 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | Mar 1980 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5. | Nov 1980 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 6. | Jun 1981 | Venice, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 19 (12–7)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Apr 1973 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | May 1974 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | May 1974 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 3. | Jul 1974 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | Jan 1975 | Richmond, United States | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 4. | Feb 1975 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | Feb 1975 | Barcelona, Spain | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 5. | Mar 1975 | London, England | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 6. | Jul 1975 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 7. | Nov 1975 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | Jul 1976 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8. | May 1979 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 9. | Oct 1979 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 10. | Mar 1980 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | May 1980 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | Oct 1980 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | Mar 1981 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 7. | May 1981 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 12. | May 1982 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–1 |
See also
References
- ^ "Adriano Panatta". Laureus. Laureus World Sports Awards. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Paolo Bertolucci (ex giocatore e commentatore Sky Sport): "Il tennis italiano sta vivendo un ottimo momento e la nuova generazione è pronta"" (in Italian). centrosuonosport.it. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "L'ITALIA E LE SEMIFINALI DI DAVIS. UNA LUNGA STORIA" (in Italian). tennis.it. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "ATP: SINNER-TRAVAGLIA, SETTIMO DERBY AZZURRO IN FINALE. I PRECEDENTI" (in Italian). federtennis.it. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Chi è stato il miglior capitano di Davis?" (in Italian). spaziotennis.com. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Giordano, Lucio (30 December 2022). "Ringrazio Dio di avermi dato un fratello, Adriano Panatta". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 52. pp. 86–89.
- ^ Barrett, John (1977). World of Tennis 1977. A BP Year Book. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publisher's Limited. p. 164. ISBN 0354090119.
External links
- Paolo Bertolucci at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Paolo Bertolucci at the International Tennis Federation
- Paolo Bertolucci at the Davis Cup
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