Nicola Pietrangeli

Nicola Pietrangeli
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceRome, Italy
Born (1933-09-11) 11 September 1933 (age 91)
Tunis, Tunisia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1953)
Retired1973
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1986 (member page)
Singles
Career record687–278 (71.4%) [1]
Career titles44
Highest rankingNo. 3 (1959, Lance Tingay)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1957)
French OpenW (1959, 1960)
WimbledonSF (1960)
US Open3R (1955, 1965)
Doubles
Career record21–20
Career titles8
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenW (1959)
WimbledonF (1956)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1958)
Wimbledon3R (1955, 1959)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1960Ch, 1961Ch)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 Naples Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Naples Doubles

Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli (Italian pronunciation: [niˈkɔːla pjeˈtrandʒeli]; born 11 September 1933) is an Italian former tennis player. He won two singles titles at the French Championships and is considered by many to be one of Italy's greatest tennis champions.[3]

  1. ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Nicola Pietrangeli: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.
  3. ^ "Le leggende del tennis italiano Panatta e Pietrangeli ospiti a "Che tempo che fa"". redcarpet.group (in Italian). 13 February 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2021.