Paolo Bertolucci

Paolo Bertolucci
Bertolucci, second from left, with the silver salad bowl in his hands.
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceForte dei Marmi, Italy
Born (1951-08-03) 3 August 1951 (age 73)
Forte dei Marmi
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record198–147
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 12 (23 August 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1973)
Wimbledon1R (1972)
US Open1R (1973, 1976)
Doubles
Career record187–120
Career titles12
Highest rankingNo. 27 (24 March 1980)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (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]

  1. ^ "Adriano Panatta". Laureus. Laureus World Sports Awards. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "L'ITALIA E LE SEMIFINALI DI DAVIS. UNA LUNGA STORIA" (in Italian). tennis.it. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. ^ "ATP: SINNER-TRAVAGLIA, SETTIMO DERBY AZZURRO IN FINALE. I PRECEDENTI" (in Italian). federtennis.it. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Chi è stato il miglior capitano di Davis?" (in Italian). spaziotennis.com. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ^ Giordano, Lucio (30 December 2022). "Ringrazio Dio di avermi dato un fratello, Adriano Panatta". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 52. pp. 86–89.

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