Ezio Di Matteo

Ezio Di Matteo (born 2 November 1948) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Ezio Di Matteo
Full nameEzio Di Matteo
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1948-11-02) 2 November 1948
Singles
Career record19–36
Career titles0
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open2R (1970, 1972)
Wimbledon2R (1971)
Doubles
Career record13–35
Career titles0
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open2R (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
Wimbledon2R (1970)

Biography

Di Matteo featured in two Davis Cup matches for Italy, the first in 1968, against Monaco in Biella. He played the doubles rubber, which he and partner Eugenio Castigliano won in straight sets to secure the tie for Italy.[1] His other appearance came against Bulgaria in 1971, on clay courts at Perugia. On this occasion he played a reverse singles and completed a whitewash for Italy by beating Bozhidar Pampoulov.[2]

In Grand Slam competition he competed several times at both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. His best results on tour were at Senigallia in 1971, when he made the singles quarter-finals and was a finalist in the doubles, with Antonio Zugarelli.[3] He won the Tennis Napoli Cup in 1975.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1971 Senigallia, Italy Clay Antonio Zugarelli Atet Wijono
Gondo Widjojo
5–7, 6–3, 5–7

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