Country (sports) | Italy |
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Residence | Forte dei Marmi, Italy |
Born |
Forte dei Marmi, Italy |
3 August 1951
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Retired | 1983 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 192–145 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 (23 August 1973) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | QF (1973) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1972) |
US Open | 1R (1973, 1976) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 187–120 |
Career titles | 12 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (24 March 1980) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (1976) |
Paolo Bertolucci (born 3 August 1951) is a former Italian tennis player, currently working as sport commentator for Italian Sky TV.
Born at Forte dei Marmi, Bertolucci won the Davis Cup with Italy in 1976. His greatest success on 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. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 12, achieved in August 1973.
Paolo was non-playing-captain of Italy's Davis Cup team from 1985 to 2001.