Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He is a major champion, winning the French Open in 1976, and was the first Italian man in the Open Era to win a major singles title. Panatta was also the only player ever to defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, doing so twice.
| Country (sports) | Italy | |||||||||||
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| Residence | Treviso, Italy | |||||||||||
| Born | 9 July 1950 Rome, Italy | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1969 (amateur from 1968) | |||||||||||
| Retired | 1983 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Prize money | $776,187 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 395–247 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 10 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (24 August 1976) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (1969) | |||||||||||
| French Open | W (1976) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1979) | |||||||||||
| US Open | 4R (1978) | |||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | RR (1975) | |||||||||||
| WCT Finals | QF (1977) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 233–152 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 18 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (24 March 1980) | |||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | W (1976) | |||||||||||
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From 2018 to 2021, he was a regular guest of the RAI sport broadcast Quelli che... il Calcio.
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