Fernando Dalla Fontana Explained

Fernando Dalla Fontana
Birth Date:10 April 1958
Birth Place:Santa Fe, Argentina
Height:5 ft 9 in
Plays:Right-handed
Singlesrecord:11–28
Highestsinglesranking:No. 134 (26 Dec 1979)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1981)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (1977)
Doublesrecord:10–23
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1978, 1981)
Wimbledondoublesresult:Q1 (1977)
Frenchopenmixedresult:1R (1978)

Fernando Dalla Fontana (born 10 April 1958) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He is known by his nickname "Dalla"[1]

Born and raised in Santa Fe, Dalla Fontana was a 1976 French Open junior semi-finalist and won a Galea Cup with the national team in 1977.[2]

Dalla Fontana featured in two Davis Cup ties for Argentina, debuting as an 18-year old. Both of his two career ties were against Ecuador and he had singles wins over Miguel Olvera and Raúl Viver.

On the professional circuit he reached a best singles world ranking of 134, with a main draw appearance at the 1981 French Open and three Grand Prix quarter-finals amongst his achievements.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dalla Fontana: "A todos les gustaba más Clerc que Vilas" . . 18 October 2020 . Spanish.
  2. News: Fernando Dalla Fotana: Vilas me decía: "Estás jugando bien, pero no me ganes a mí". Santa Fe Deportivo . 28 April 2020 . Spanish.