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Ezio Di Matteo
Ezio Di Matteo (born 2 November 1948) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Biography Di Matteo featured in two Davis Cup matches for Italy, the first in 1968, against Monaco in Biella. He played the doubles rubber, which he and partner Eugenio Castigliano won in straight sets to secure the tie for Italy. His other appearance came against Bulgaria in 1971, on clay courts at Perugia. On this occasion he played a reverse singles and completed a whitewash for Italy by beating Bozhidar Pampoulov. In Grand Slam competition he competed several times at both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. His best results on tour were at Senigallia in 1971, when he made the singles quarter-finals and was a finalist in the doubles, with Antonio Zugarelli. He won the Tennis Napoli Cup in 1975. Grand Prix career finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) See also *List of Italy Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Italy Davis Cup team in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 French Open – Men's Singles
Jan Kodeš defeated Željko Franulović in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1970 French Open. Rod Laver was the defending champion, but did not compete this year. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jan Kodeš is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Ilie Năstase ''(quarterfinals)'' # Stan Smith ''(first round)'' # Manuel Santana ''(fourth round)'' # Arthur Ashe ''(quarterfinals)'' # Željko Franulović ''(final)'' # Bob Hewitt ''(second round)'' # Jan Kodeš (champion) # Cliff Richey ''(semifinals)'' # Alex Metreveli ''(fourth round)'' # Ion Țiriac ''(fourth round)'' # François Jauffret ''(quarterfinals)'' # Lew Hoad ''(fourth round)'' # Manuel Orantes ''(fourth round)'' # Georges Goven ''(semifinals)'' # Ray Ruffels ''(third round)'' # Dick Crealy ''(fourth round)'' Qualifying Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Section 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bozhidar Pampoulov
Bozhidar Pampoulov ( bg, Божидар Пампулов; born 29 April 1949) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. Biography Born in Plovdiv, Pampoulov was a regular member of the Bulgaria Davis Cup team from 1967 to 1982, featuring in 17 Davis Cup ties. He played most of his doubles rubbers with his twin brother Matei, who he would partner in tournaments throughout his career. They went 5–9 in Davis Cup doubles matches together, a Bulgarian record for wins. Pampoulov made appearances in the qualifying draws for the French Open and Wimbledon during the 1970s. At 31 years old, he made his ATP debut at the 1980 Sofia Open. He was also a quarterfinalist at the Sofia Open in the next 1981 edition, which was his best performance in a Grand Prix tournament. Both his son Luben Lubin (; german: Lüben, szl, Lubin) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1948 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * January 17 &nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Italy Davis Cup Team Representatives ...
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Italy Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Italy have taken part in the competition since 1922. Players See also * Italy Davis Cup team * Tennis in Italy References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Italy Davis Cup Lists of Davis Cup tennis players Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondo Widjojo
Gondo Widjojo (21 June 1946 – date of death 21 August 1992) was a tennis player from Indonesia. Biography Widjojo competed in the men's singles, doubles and mixed doubles draws at the 1968 Australian Championships. All of his other Grand Slam appearances were in the men's doubles, at the 1970 Australian Open, 1971 French Open and 1971 US Open. He won a Grand Prix doubles title in 1971, when he teamed up with countryman Atet Wijono at a clay court tournament in Senigallia, Italy. They defeated the home pairing of Ezio Di Matteo and Antonio Zugarelli. His best singles performance was a quarter-final appearance at the Jakarta Open in 1973. A regular Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ... representative for Indonesia, Widjojo played in a total of 20 ties for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atet Wijono
Atet Wijono (born 11 March 1951) is a former tennis player from Indonesia. Career Wijono appeared in two Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments during his career, the 1970 US Open (tennis), 1970 US Open, where he was beaten in the first round by Pancho Segura and the 1971 French Open, where he also lost in the opening round, to François Jauffret. From 1969 to 1982, Wijono was a regular fixture in the Indonesia Davis Cup team. He twice beat Indian Anand Amritraj and also had a win over Australian John Cooper (tennis), John Cooper. His overall Davis Cup record is 13/25, with eight singles wins and five doubles victories. He was a singles gold medalist at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, defeating Japan's Shigeyuki Nishio in the gold medal playoff. The Indonesian is also a Southeast Asian Games gold medalist.''The Straits Times''"Wijono, Widjojo in fourth round" 14 April 1978, Pg 29 Grand Prix career finals Doubles: 1 (1–0) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wijono, Atet 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis Napoli Cup
The Tennis Napoli Cup (formerly the Capri Watch Cup) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennis Club Napoli in Naples, Italy, since 1995. The event was given a single-year ATP 250 license in 2022 due to the cancellation of tournaments in China because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. History The tournament is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in Italy, the Campionato Partenopeo (''Parthenopean Championship''), which for men's singles was first contested in 1905. Over the years the men's tournament has been combined with other trophies, such as Coppa Gordon Bennet (1907–1910 and 1937), Coppa Reale (1912–1915), Coppa del Municipio di Napoli (1926–1938), Campionato dell’Europa Centrale (1937–1938), Coppa Città di Napoli (1953–1970), Coppa Carlo D'Avalos (1970). At the time of the amateur ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up ITF's membership. The ITF's governance responsibilities include maintaining and enforcing the rules of tennis, regulating international team competitions, promoting the game, and preserving the sport's integrity via anti-doping and anti-corruption programs. The ITF partners with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to govern professional tennis. The ITF organizes the Grand Slam events, annual team competitions for men ( Davis Cup), women ( Billie Jean King Cup), and mixed teams ( Hopman Cup), as well as tennis and wheelchair tennis events at the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of the International Olympic Committe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Zugarelli
Antonio "Tonino" Zugarelli (born in Rome) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Zugarelli won 1 singles and 1 doubles title on the Grand Prix tennis tour during his career. He was also a member of the Italian team that won the 1976 Davis Cup. Grand Prix circuit finals Singles (1) Doubles (1) See also * Tennis in Italy Tennis in Italy is the 6th sport, with 1,298,000 people, by number of practitioners. History The four most successful Italian tennis players with regard to Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament results are Nicola Pietrangeli (1959 French Cha ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zugarelli, Antonio 1950 births Living people Italian male tennis players Tennis players from Rome Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 1971 Mediterranean Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senigallia
Senigallia (or Sinigaglia in Old Italian, Romagnol: ''S’nigaja'') is a ''comune'' and port town on Italy's Adriatic coast. It is situated in the province of Ancona in the Marche region and lies approximately 30 kilometers north-west of the provincial capital city Ancona. Senigallia's small port is located at the mouth of the river Misa. It is one of the endpoints of the Massa-Senigallia Line, one of the most important dividing lines (isoglosses) in the classification of the Romance languages. History Senigallia was first settled in the 4th century BC by the gallic tribe of the Senones who first settled this coastal area. In 284 BC, the settlement was taken over by Romans, who established the colony ''Sena Gallica'' there''. "''Sena''"'' is probably a corrupted form of "Senones" and "Gallica''"'' (meaning "Gaulish") distinguished it from ''Saena'' (Siena) in Etruria. In the prelude to the Battle of the Metaurus between Romans and Carthaginians in 207 BC, ''Sena Gallica'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimbledon Championships
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, the traditional tennis playing surface. Also, it is the only Grand Slam that retains a night-time curfew, though matches can now continue until 11.00 pm under the lights. The tournament traditionally takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the second week. Five major events are held each year, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
