Rolando Del Bello Explained

Rolando Del Bello
Birth Date:26 October 1925
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Death Place:Nerviano, Italy
Plays:Right-handed
Frenchopenresult:4R (1952)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1949)

Rolando Del Bello (26 October 1925 — 1 January 2002) was an Italian tennis player.

Born in Rome, Del Bello and his elder brother Marcello were trained by their father Oberdan, who ran a tennis club in the city.[1] His career was hampered by a childhood injury he received when a construction wagon ran over and severed his right ankle. This permanently affected his gait and movement.[2]

Del Bello became Italian junior champion in 1942 and after the war steadily improved his national rankings before earning a Davis Cup call up in 1950, the year he defeated his brother in the national championship final.[2]

A Davis Cup player from 1950 to 1953, Del Bello registered 14 singles wins and in 1952 featured in the Inter-Zonal final against the U.S. in Sydney, where he was beaten in four sets by Ham Richardson as the Americans swept the tie.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Addio Del Bello, gentleman di Davis - la Repubblica.it . . 2 January 2002 . it.
  2. News: Rino . Tommasi . Addio Rolando Del Bello un campione di famiglia . . 2 January 2002 . it.
  3. News: Aust. Now Not So Sure About Davis Cup . . 22 December 1952 . 4 . National Library of Australia.