Paolo Bertolucci

Italian tennis player

Paolo Bertolucci

Bertolucci, second from left, with the silver salad bowl in his hands.

Country (sports)|  Italy
Residence| Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Born|  (1951-08-03) 3 August 1951 (age 73)
Forte dei Marmi
Height| 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Retired| 1983
Plays| Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record| 198–147
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 (Italian pronunciation: [pao̯lo bertolut.t͡ʃi]; born 3 August 1951) is an Italian former professional tennis player.[1] He is currently working as a sport commentator for Italian Sky TV.[2]

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]

He considers himself Roman Catholic.[6]

## Career finals

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### Singles: 12 (6–6)

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Result  | No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

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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[7] | 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)

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Result  | No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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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

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* Tennis in Italy

## References

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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.
6. ^ Giordano, Lucio (30 December 2022). "Ringrazio Dio di avermi dato un fratello, Adriano Panatta". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 52\. pp. 86–89.
7. ^ Barrett, John (1977). World of Tennis 1977. A BP Year Book. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publisher's Limited. p. 164\. ISBN 0354090119.

## External links

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* Paolo Bertolucci at the Association of Tennis Professionals
* Paolo Bertolucci at the International Tennis Federation
* Paolo Bertolucci at the Davis Cup

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