Orlando Sirola (30 April 1928 – 13 November 1995) was a male

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player from

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Biography

Sirola was born in

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, today the Croatian city of Rijeka. He only began playing tennis at the age of 22. In 1958 he won the singles title at the Bavarian Tennis Championships in Munich after a five-set victory in the final against Luis Ayala. Sirola's best result in a

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singles event was at Roland Garros in 1960, where he reached the semifinals. He also won the Roland Garros doubles title in 1959, partnering

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. He was a member of the Italian teams which finished runners-up to

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in the

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in 1960 and 1961.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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* * * 1928 births 1995 deaths Italian male tennis players People from Rijeka Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 1963 Mediterranean Games French Championships (tennis) champions 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-tennis-bio-stub