Paolo Bertolucci

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]

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
Forte dei Marmi
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record192–145
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)

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]


Career finals

Singles: 12 (6–6)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. May 1974 Florence, Italy Clay Adriano Panatta 3–6, 1–6
Loss 2. May 1974 Bournemouth, England Clay Ilie Năstase 1–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win 1. May 1975 Florence, Italy Clay Georges Goven 6–3, 6–4
Win 2. Apr 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Jun Kuki 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Win 3. May 1976 Florence, Italy Clay Patrick Proisy 6–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 10–8
Win 4. Apr 1977 Florence, Italy Clay John Feaver 6–4, 6–1, 7–5
Win 5. May 1977 Hamburg, Germany Clay Manuel Orantes 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 6. Jun 1977 Berlin, Germany Clay Jiří Hřebec 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 3. Sep 1978 Bournemouth, England Clay José Higueras 2–6, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 4. Mar 1980 Cairo, Egypt Clay Corrado Barazzutti 4–6, 0–6
Loss 5. Nov 1980 Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) Tomáš Šmíd 5–7, 2–6
Loss 6. Jun 1981 Venice, Italy Clay Mario Martínez 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 19 (12–7)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Apr 1973 Florence, Italy Clay Adriano Panatta Juan Gisbert
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–4
Win 2. May 1974 Florence, Italy Clay Adriano Panatta Róbert Machán
Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 1. May 1974 Bournemouth, England Clay Corrado Barazzutti Juan Gisbert
Ilie Năstase
4–6, 2–6, 0–6
Win 3. Jul 1974 Båstad, Sweden Clay Adriano Panatta Ove Nils Bengtson
Björn Borg
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 2. Jan 1975 Richmond, United States Carpet Adriano Panatta Hans Kary
Fred McNair
6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–7(6–8)
Win 4. Feb 1975 Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) Adriano Panatta Arthur Ashe
Tom Okker
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3. Feb 1975 Barcelona, Spain Carpet (i) Adriano Panatta Arthur Ashe
Tom Okker
5–7, 1–6
Win 5. Mar 1975 London, England Carpet (i) Adriano Panatta Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Pohmann
6–3, 6–4
Win 6. Jul 1975 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Adriano Panatta Patrice Dominguez
François Jauffret
6–2, 6–2, 7–6
Win 7. Nov 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Adriano Panatta Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Pohmann
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 4. Jul 1976 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Adriano Panatta Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Pohmann
5–7, 3–6, 3–6
Win 8. May 1979 Florence, Italy Clay Adriano Panatta Ivan Lendl
Pavel Složil
6–4, 6–3
Win 9. Oct 1979 Barcelona, Spain Clay Adriano Panatta Carlos Kirmayr
Cássio Motta
6–4, 6–3
Win 10. Mar 1980 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Adriano Panatta Vitas Gerulaitis
John McEnroe
6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 5. May 1980 Florence, Italy Clay Adriano Panatta Gene Mayer
Raúl Ramírez
1–6, 4–6
Win 11. Oct 1980 Paris, France Hard (i) Adriano Panatta Brian Gottfried
Raymond Moore
6–4, 6–4
Loss 6. Mar 1981 Cairo, Egypt Clay Gianni Ocleppo Ismail El Shafei
Balázs Taróczy
7–6, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 7. May 1981 Florence, Italy Clay Adriano Panatta Raúl Ramírez
Pavel Složil
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 12. May 1982 Florence, Italy Clay Adriano Panatta Sammy Giammalva
Tony Giammalva
7–6, 6–1

See also

References

  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.
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