Paolo Bertolucci
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Forte dei Marmi, Italy |
Born | Forte dei Marmi, Italy |
3 August 1951
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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.
Career finals
Singles: 12 (6–6)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 12 May 1974 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 May 1974 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 1. | 10 May 1975 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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Winner | 2. | 4 April 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Winner | 3. | 3 May 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 10–8 |
Winner | 4. | 18 April 1977 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | 9 May 1977 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 23x15px Manuel Orantes | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 13 June 1977 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 24 September 1978 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | 23x15px José Higueras | 2–6, 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 3 March 1980 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 November 1980 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 13 Jun 1981 | Venice, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 19 (12–7)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 30 Apr 1973 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
23x15px Juan Gisbert![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 12 May 1974 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 26 May 1974 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
23x15px Juan Gisbert![]() |
4–6, 2–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | 8 July 1974 | Bastad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 January 1975 | Richmond, Virginia | Carpet (o) | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–7(6–8) |
Winner | 4. | 6 February 1975 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 17 February 1975 | Barcelona, Spain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 5. | 4 March 1975 | London, England | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 3 July 1975 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 7. | 10 November 1975 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 4 July 1976 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 14 May 1979 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 8 October 1979 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 31 March 1980 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 12 May 1980 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 11. | 27 October 1980 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 March 1981 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 11 May 1981 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 12. | 10 May 1982 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
External links
- Paolo Bertolucci at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- Paolo Bertolucci at the Davis Cup