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Paolo Bertolucci

Paolo Bertolucci
Country (sports)  Italy
Residence Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Born (1951-08-03) 3 August 1951 (age 65)
Forte dei Marmi, Italy
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.


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