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Adriano Panatta

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Adriano Panatta
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceTreviso, Italy
Born (1950-07-09) 9 July 1950 (age 74)
Rome, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1969 (amateur from 1968)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$776,187
Singles
Career record408–245[1]
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 4 (24 August 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1969)
French OpenW (1976)
WimbledonQF (1979)
US Open4R (1978)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1975)
WCT FinalsQF (1977)
Doubles
Career record233–152
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 15 (24 March 1980)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1976)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1971 İzmir Doubles

Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He won the French Open in 1976, when he became the first Italian man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam singles title.[2] Panatta was also the only player ever to defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros,[3] doing so twice.

From 2018 to 2021, he was a regular guest of the RAI sport broadcast Quelli che... il Calcio.[4]

Career

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Panatta was born in Rome.[5] His father was the caretaker of the Tennis Club Parioli, and as a youngster he learned to play the game on the club's clay courts. He became a successful European junior player before turning professional.

In his early career, Panatta won top-level professional titles at Bournemouth in 1973, Florence in 1974, Kitzbühel and Stockholm in 1975.

The pinnacle of his career arrived in 1976, when he won the French Open defeating Harold Solomon in the final 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6. In the first round he had saved a match point against Czechoslovakian player Pavel Hutka. In the same year he also won the Italian Open, having saved 11 match points in his first round match against the Australian Kim Warwick, and beating Guillermo Vilas in the final (2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6). He finished off 1976 by helping Italy capture its first-ever Davis Cup title, winning two singles and a doubles rubber in the final against Chile. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 that year.[6][7] Panatta remained the highest-ranking Italian tennis player in history until February 2024, when Jannik Sinner became No. 3;[8] Sinner went on to rank No. 1.[9]

Panatta is the only player to have defeated Björn Borg at the French Open. He achieved this feat twice – in the fourth round in 1973 (7–6, 2–6, 7–5, 7–6), and in the quarterfinals in 1976 (6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6), where he would go on to win the tournament. He also faced Borg at the semifinal stage of the 1975 tournament; Borg won on this occasion in four sets.[10]

In 1977, Panatta won the World Championship Tennis in Houston, where he defeated Jimmy Connors and Vitas Gerulaitis. He followed this up with another title in Tokyo in 1978.

Panatta was less successful on fast surfaces, especially on grass. His best performance at Wimbledon was in 1979, when he was beaten in the quarter-finals by Pat DuPré in five sets (3–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3). In an interview many years later, Panatta remarked that it was the only match in his career he "regretted losing", and that he threw it away by playing a "bit cocky" and repeatedly losing concentration.[11]

After the 1976 Davis Cup triumph, Panatta helped Italy reach the Davis Cup final on three further occasions – in 1977, 1979 and 1980. The team lost to Australia in 1977, the United States in 1979, and to Czechoslovakia in 1980. Overall, Panatta compiled a 64–36 Davis Cup record (55–17 on clay).[12]

His final career singles title came in 1980 at Florence. He retired from the professional tour in 1983.

Other sport ventures

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After his retirement, Panatta has served as captain of Italy's Davis Cup team,[13] and as tournament director of the Rome Masters.

Panatta also competed in offshore powerboat racing, most specifically in Class 1 World Powerboat Championship.[14] His most successful season was in 1990, where he and his co-driver Antonio Gioffredi would have been world champion had the title not been revoked after the tragic accident that claimed the life of reigning champion Stefano Casiraghi, husband of Caroline, Princess of Hanover.[15]

From 1992 until 2002, Panatta also competed as a rally driver.[16] In 1992 he took part to a World Rally Championship, the Sanremo Rally, in a Peugeot 309 GTI. Panatta's navigator was Enrico Riccardi. They retired after an accident.[17]

Private life

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Panatta is an atheist.[18] His younger brother is fellow tennis player Claudio Panatta.

Grand Slam finals

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Singles (1 title)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1976 French Open Clay United States Harold Solomon 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6

Career finals

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Singles: 26 (10–16)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1971 Senigallia, Italy Clay Italy Martin Mulligan 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Loss 1. 1972 Hamburg, Germany Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 3–6, 8–9, 0–6
Loss 2. 1972 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Spain Andrés Gimeno 5–7, 8–9, 4–6
Loss 3. 1973 Valencia, Spain Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 5. 1973 Nice, France Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–7, 7–5, 6–4, 6–7, 10–12
Loss 6. 1973 Madrid, Spain Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–7, 7–5, 1–6
Loss 7. 1973 Florence, Italy Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 4–6
Win 2. 1973 Bournemouth, England Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6
Win 3. 1974 Florence, Italy Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci 6–3, 6–1[19]
Loss 8. 1974 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Björn Borg 3–6, 0–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win 4. 1975 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 9. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 2–6, 6–3, 6–7, 2–6
Loss 10. 1975 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sweden Björn Borg 6–1, 6–7, 3–6, 2–6
Win 5. 1975 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 11. 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win 6. 1976 Rome, Italy Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
Win 7. 1976 French Open, Paris Clay United States Harold Solomon 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 12. 1976 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Mexico Raúl Ramírez 5–7, 7–6, 1–6, 3–6
Win 8. 1977 Houston WCT, United States Clay United States Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Loss 13. 1978 Rome, Italy Clay Sweden Björn Borg 6–1, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 9. 1978 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay United States Pat DuPré 6–3, 6–3
Loss 14. 1978 Bologna Indoor, Italy Carpet (i) United States Peter Fleming 2–6, 6–7
Win 10. 1980 Florence, Italy Clay Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 15. 1980 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Hungary Balázs Taróczy 3–6, 2–6
Loss 16. 1980 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) United States Brian Gottfried 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 6–7

Doubles: 28 (18–10)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1973 Florence Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci Spain Juan Gisbert
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–4
Win 2. 1974 Florence, Italy Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci Hungary Róbert Machán
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 3. 1974 Båstad, Sweden Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
Sweden Björn Borg
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 4. 1974 São Paulo WCT, Brazil Carpet (i) Romania Ion Țiriac Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
Sweden Björn Borg
7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Loss 1. 1975 Richmond WCT Carpet Italy Paolo Bertolucci Austria Hans Kary
United States Fred McNair
6–7, 7–5, 6–7
Win 5. 1975 Bologna Indoor, Italy Carpet (i) Italy Paolo Bertolucci United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2. 1975 Barcelona WCT, Spain Carpet (i) Italy Paolo Bertolucci United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
5–7, 1–6
Win 6. 1975 London WCT, England Carpet (i) Italy Paolo Bertolucci West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–3, 6–4
Win 7. 1975 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci France Patrice Dominguez
France François Jauffret
6–2, 6–2, 7–6
Win 8. 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 3. 1976 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Netherlands Tom Okker Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
Romania Ilie Năstase
4–6, 5–7
Loss 4. 1976 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
5–7, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 1977 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Romania Ilie Năstase Poland Wojtek Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
2–6, 3–6
Win 9. 1977 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase India Vijay Amritraj
United States Dick Stockton
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Win 10. 1977 London WCT, England Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Eddie Dibbs
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Win 11. 1977 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay Romania Ilie Năstase Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6. 1977 Charlotte WCT, U.S. Clay Italy Corrado Barazzutti Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Ken Rosewall
1–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 7. 1977 Masters Doubles WCT, Kansas City Carpet (i) United States Vitas Gerulaitis India Vijay Amritraj
United States Dick Stockton
6–7, 6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win 12. 1978 Florence, Italy Clay Italy Corrado Barazzutti Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 8. 1979 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Mexico Raúl Ramírez United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Win 13. 1979 Florence, Italy Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
6–4, 6–3
Win 14. 1979 Barcelona, Spain Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Brazil Cássio Motta
6–4, 6–3
Win 15. 1980 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States John McEnroe
6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 9. 1980 Florence, Italy Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci United States Gene Mayer
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
1–6, 4–6
Win 16. 1980 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Italy Paolo Bertolucci United States Brian Gottfried
South Africa Raymond Moore
6–4, 6–4
Win 17. 1981 Nancy, France Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase United Kingdom John Feaver
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 10. 1981 Florence, Italy Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 18. 1982 Florence, Italy Clay Italy Paolo Bertolucci United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Tony Giammalva
7–6, 6–1

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
French Open 1R 4R 3R QF SF 2R SF W QF 2R 3R 1R 2R 2R A 1 / 14 34–13
Wimbledon Q1 1R 3R 3R A 3R 3R 3R 2R A QF 3R A A A 0 / 9 17–9
US Open A A A 1R 3R A A 2R 3R 4R 1R A 3R A A 0 / 7 10–7
Win–loss 0–2 3–2 4–2 5–3 7–2 2–2 7–2 10–2 7–3 4–2 6–3 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 1 / 31 61–30
Other
Italian Open 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R 3R W QF F QF 2R QF 1R 1R 1 / 15 27–14
Ranking
Year-end ranking 14 34 14 7 23 23 29 34 39 76

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The statistics differ from those provided by the official ATP website. The ATP site only partially lists Davis Cup matches played between 1977 and 1981, attributing only 22 match wins to Panatta instead of 37. Additionally, the ATP site incorrectly categorizes the 1981 Venice ATP tournament, where Panatta reached the quarter-finals, as a "Challenger." It also lists the 1968 Adelaide and Brisbane tournaments as "Open."
  2. ^ "Adriano Panatta wins Roland-Garros after saving match point". Tennis Majors. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Panatta Topples Borg". New York Times. 10 June 1976. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Quelli che il calcio, nuova edizione: presentatori, ospiti e cast" (in Italian). calciotoday.it. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Adriano Panatta Career Haighlighs". gptcatennis.org. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Adriano Panatta". atptour.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ^ "The legend of Adriano Panatta". amillionsteps.velasca.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ^ Fava, Gisella; Lovelli, Luca (19 February 2024). "Jannik Sinner continua la sua scalata: è numero 3 al mondo nel ranking ATP dopo il trionfo a Rotterdam!". Olympics.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ Pinto, Piergiuseppe (4 June 2024). "Quali tennisti italiani sono stati i numeri 1 al mondo? Sinner è il primo a riuscirci, il suo Roland Garros è su DAZN". DAZN (in Italian). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  10. ^ "June 13, 1976: The day Adriano Panatta completed a miraculous title run at Roland-Garros". tennismajors.com. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021. Panatta would remain the only player to ever defeat the Swede at Roland-Garros.
  11. ^ Pascale, Joe (14 August 2006). "A Tennis Legend: An Interview with Adriano Panatta". LinkedIn. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Italy in Final On Panatta's Cup Victory". The New York Times. 28 September 1976. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Adriano Panatta". sportspundit.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021. He served as Captain of the Davis Cup team after his retirement...
  14. ^ "Powerboat P1, Adriano Panatta punta al record sulla Venezia-Montecarlo" (in Italian). mondonauticablog.com. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Sull'onda del massimo brivido" (in Italian). formulapassion.it. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021. Nel 1990 il campionato non venne assegnato – quando si sarebbe dovuta disputare la 3ª ed ultima manche che avrebbe assegnato il titolo all'equipaggio Adriano Panatta e Antonio Gioffredi – in segno di lutto per la morte del campione in carica Stefano Casiraghi, marito di Carolina di Monaco.
  16. ^ "Adriano Panatta". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  17. ^ "RALLY: PANATTA A SANREMO CON PEUGEOT 309" (in Italian). adnkronos.com. 7 October 1992. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  18. ^ Giordano, Lucio (30 December 2022). "Ringrazio Dio di avermi dato un fratello, Adriano Panatta". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 52. pp. 86–89.
  19. ^ "ATP: SINNER-TRAVAGLIA, SETTIMO DERBY AZZURRO IN FINALE. I PRECEDENTI" (in Italian). federtennis.it. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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