Augusto Rado (21 November 1912 – 8 October 1996) was an Italian tennis player.
An Italian junior champion from
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
, Rado was a lightly built player, known for his speed on court.
Rado competed during the 1930s, with appearances for the
Italy Davis Cup team
The Italy men's national tennis team represents Italy in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Italian Tennis Federation. Italy is the reigning champions, claiming the Davis Cup in 2024. It is three-time champions overall, also wi ...
in 1933 and 1934. His 1933 Davis Cup rubbers were in doubles only, then in 1934 he took the spot of
Uberto De Morpurgo
Uberto De Morpurgo (11 January 1896 – 26 February 1961) was an Italian tennis player.
Uberto De Morpurgo was born in Trieste when it was part of Austria, but became an Italian citizen when the city changed hands after World War I. His world ...
and featured in six singles rubbers, of which he won three. He made the singles third round of the
1935 French Championships, losing to
Don Turnbull.
See also
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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
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1912 births
1996 deaths
Italian male tennis players
Tennis players from Milan
20th-century Italian sportsmen