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Italian tennis player
Paolo Bertolucci
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Italian tennis player
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Place of birth
Forte dei Marmi
Age
72 years
Residence
Forte dei Marmi
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Paolo Bertolucci (born 3 August 1951) is a former Italian tennis player, currently working as sport commentator for Italian Sky TV.
Born at Forte dei Marmi, Bertolucci won the Davis Cup with Italy in 1976. His greatest success on tour was the victory at the 1977 Hamburg Masters, where he beat Manuel Orantes in the final in four sets. In 1976 Bertolucci also won the Grand Prix tournaments of Florence and Barcelona. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 12, achieved in August 1973.
Paolo was non-playing-captain of Italy's Davis Cup team from 1985 to 2001.
Career finals
Singles: 12 (6–6)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 12 May 1974 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 May 1974 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 1–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 1. | 10 May 1975 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Georges Goven | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 4 April 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Jun Kuki | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Winner | 3. | 3 May 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Patrick Proisy | 6–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 10–8 |
Winner | 4. | 18 April 1977 | Florence, Italy | Clay | John Feaver | 6–4, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | 9 May 1977 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 13 June 1977 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Jiří Hřebec | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 24 September 1978 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | José Higueras | 2–6, 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 3 March 1980 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | 4–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 November 1980 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet (i) | Tomáš Šmíd | 5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 13 Jun 1981 | Venice, Italy | Clay | Mario Martínez | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 19 (12–7)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 30 Apr 1973 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Juan Gisbert Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 12 May 1974 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Róbert Machán Balázs Taróczy | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 26 May 1974 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | Juan Gisbert Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 2–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | 8 July 1974 | Bastad, Sweden | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Ove Nils Bengtson Björn Borg | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 January 1975 | Richmond, Virginia | Carpet (o) | Adriano Panatta | Hans Kary Fred McNair | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–7(6–8) |
Winner | 4. | 6 February 1975 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet (i) | Adriano Panatta | Arthur Ashe Tom Okker | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 17 February 1975 | Barcelona, Spain | Carpet (i) | Adriano Panatta | Arthur Ashe Tom Okker | 5–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 5. | 4 March 1975 | London, England | Carpet (i) | Adriano Panatta | Jürgen Fassbender Jürgen Pohmann | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 3 July 1975 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret | 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 7. | 10 November 1975 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Jürgen Fassbender Jürgen Pohmann | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 4 July 1976 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Jürgen Fassbender Jürgen Pohmann | 4–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 14 May 1979 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Ivan Lendl Pavel Složil | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 8 October 1979 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Carlos Kirmayr Cassio Motta | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 31 March 1980 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Vitas Gerulaitis John McEnroe | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 12 May 1980 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Gene Mayer Raúl Ramírez | 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 11. | 27 October 1980 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Adriano Panatta | Brian Gottfried Raymond Moore | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 March 1981 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Gianni Ocleppo | Ismail El Shafei Balázs Taróczy | 7–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 11 May 1981 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Raúl Ramírez Pavel Složil | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 12. | 10 May 1982 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Sammy Giammalva Tony Giammalva | 7–6, 6–1 |
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