Ferruccio Quintavalle | |
Birth Date: | 1914 |
Death Date: | 1998 |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Frenchopenresult: | 4R (1947) |
Wimbledonresult: | 2R (1937) |
Usopenresult: | 1R (1949) |
Ferruccio "Illo" Quintavalle (1914–1998) was an Italian engineer and tennis player.[1]
A native of Milan, Quintavalle was most active in the 1930s, when he won six national championships in doubles. He played for the Italy Davis Cup team as a doubles specialist from 1934 to 1938, usually partnering Valentino Taroni.[2]
In 1949 he was non-playing captain of the Davis Cup side which reached the Inter-Zonal final.[3]
Quintavalle was general manager of Bianchi and founded automobile manufacturer Autobianchi.[4]
Noted engineer Ercole Marelli was his uncle's father-in-law.[5]