Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli is a former Italian tennis player.
11 Facts About Nicola Pietrangeli
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Nicola Pietrangeli won two singles titles at the French Championships and is considered by many to be Italy's greatest tennis champion.
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Nicola Pietrangeli won the Roland Garros men's doubles title in 1959, and the mixed doubles in 1958.
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At Wimbledon, Nicola Pietrangeli was a single semifinalist in 1960, when he lost to Rod Laver in 5 sets.
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Nicola Pietrangeli won the Italian Open in 1957 and 1961 and was ranked World No 3 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph in 1959 and 1960 and by Ned Potter in 1961.
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Nicola Pietrangeli represented Italy in the Davis Cup between 1954 and 1972.
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Nicola Pietrangeli played in a record 164 Davis Cup rubbers, winning a record 120.
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Nicola Pietrangeli was a player on the Italian teams which reached the Davis Cup final in 1960 and 1961.
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Nicola Pietrangeli was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Nicola Pietrangeli played a supporting role in the movie There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs in 1990.
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Nicola Pietrangeli had a relationship with the Italian journalist Licia Colo, 30 years younger than him.