🔗 Share this article Azzurri Tennis Legend Nicola Pietrangeli Has Died at Ninety-Two Nicola Pietrangeli is among a select trio of Italian men to win a Grand Slam singles title. Italian sport mourns a genuine icon: Nicola Pietrangeli, a two-time French Open champion, left us at the age of 92. Pietrangeli etched his name by emerging as the first Italian to win a Grand Slam singles title, earning his maiden triumph at Roland Garros in 1959 and successfully defending the prestigious trophy a year later. With a staggering 48 career titles, Pietrangeli was widely considered the country's most accomplished player until the advent of current star and four-times major winner Jannik Sinner. "The sport in Italy is in mourning for an legend. Nicola Pietrangeli, the sole Italian enrolled in the World Tennis Hall of Fame, has died," stated the national federation. Alongside his two French Open victories, Pietrangeli also reached the final in Paris in both 1961 and 1964. He boasts a remarkable 164 matches played for Italy in the Davis Cup, winning 120 of them, and led his country to its first title in 1976. Officials of the Italian Open, where he was a double winner, stated: "It is with deep sadness that we say goodbye to Nicola Pietrangeli, a veritable legend of Italian tennis..."
Nicola Pietrangeli is among a select trio of Italian men to win a Grand Slam singles title. Italian sport mourns a genuine icon: Nicola Pietrangeli, a two-time French Open champion, left us at the age of 92. Pietrangeli etched his name by emerging as the first Italian to win a Grand Slam singles title, earning his maiden triumph at Roland Garros in 1959 and successfully defending the prestigious trophy a year later. With a staggering 48 career titles, Pietrangeli was widely considered the country's most accomplished player until the advent of current star and four-times major winner Jannik Sinner. "The sport in Italy is in mourning for an legend. Nicola Pietrangeli, the sole Italian enrolled in the World Tennis Hall of Fame, has died," stated the national federation. Alongside his two French Open victories, Pietrangeli also reached the final in Paris in both 1961 and 1964. He boasts a remarkable 164 matches played for Italy in the Davis Cup, winning 120 of them, and led his country to its first title in 1976. Officials of the Italian Open, where he was a double winner, stated: "It is with deep sadness that we say goodbye to Nicola Pietrangeli, a veritable legend of Italian tennis..."