Giorgio de Stefani
Giorgio de Stefani (left) and Wilmer Allison (right) during the 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Inter-Zonal Zone final. They hold the record for the most match points saved in a match.
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 Italy
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| Born |
24 February 1904 Verona, Italy |
| Died | 22 October 1992 (aged 88) Rome, Italy |
| Turned pro | 1920 (amateur tour) |
| Plays | Ambidextrous (forehand both sides) |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 85 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (1934, Literary Digest) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1935) |
| French Open | F (1932) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1933) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 54 |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1935) |
| French Open | QF (1934) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1935,1937) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1935) |
| French Open | 3R (1932) |
| 8th President of the Federazione Italiana Tennis. | |
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In office 1958–1969 |
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| Preceded by | Aldo Tolusso |
| Succeeded by | Luigi Orsini |
| President of the International Tennis Federation. | |
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In office 1955–1956 |
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| Preceded by | Russell Kingman |
| Succeeded by | Roy Youdale |
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In office 1962–1963 |
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| Preceded by | Roy Youdale |
| Succeeded by | Eaton Griffith |
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In office 1967–1969 |
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| Preceded by | Paulo da Silva Costa |
| Succeeded by | B A Barnett |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Carolina di Marchesi Spinola |
| Relations | Alberto De Stefani (uncle) |
| Children | Emanuele de Stefani (22 December 1958). |
| Alma mater | University of Rome |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Catholic |
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Giorgio de Stefani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo de ˈsteːfani]; 24 February 1904 – 22 October 1992) was an ambidextrous tennis player competing for Italy. In 1934, he was ranked the no. 6 amateur in the world by The Literary Digest and no. 9 by A Wallis Myers. In 1932 he was the second best Italian player, and after the retirement of Umberto de Morpurgo he was the top Italian player from 1933 to 1936 and in 1938. He was active before World War II, winning 85 singles titles. Apart from being Italian champion, he was the Argentine, Dutch, Libyan and Swiss champion as well. After his tennis career he was elected to the International Olympic Committee and was also the head of the Italian and the International Tennis Federation on several occasions.
Giorgio de Stefani was born in Verona in 1904, son of a Minister of Government. He learned tennis from his mother on the courts of their family house at Lake Garda. He started his amateur career by competing in and winning the Montreux tournament in 1920 at the age of 15. During his student years he won the world university championships in Darmstadt where he defeated Fritz Kuhlmann without losing a set. Although he and Emanuelle Sertorio lost the doubles final to the German student team of Kuhlmann-H. Uthmoller in five sets. Next year he drafted into the inter-college tennis challenge of Villa d'Este in 1931 featuring the joint Harvard-Yale team against the Italian student players where he won one singles match against Robert Ryan and lost one singles against Bill Breese and two doubles. The Americans defeated the Italians nine rubbers to five. At the age of 22 he debuted in the Davis Cup as a reserve player.
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