Ezio Di Matteo (born 2 November 1948) is a former professional

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player from Italy.

Biography

Di Matteo featured in two

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matches for

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, the first in 1968, against

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. 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

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in 1971, on clay courts at

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. On this occasion he played a reverse singles and completed a whitewash for Italy by beating Bozhidar Pampoulov. In

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competition he competed several times at both the

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and

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. His best results on tour were at

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in 1971, when he made the singles quarter-finals and was a finalist in the doubles, with

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. He won the

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in 1975.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Matteo, Ezio 1948 births Living people Italian male tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Italian sportsmen

Biography

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

See also

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