Profile
Adriano Panatta
Tennis Player
Male
Born
Jul 9, 1950
Age
62
Plays
Right-handed
Turned Pro
1969
Career Prize Money
$776,187
Adriano Panatta is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1976, and for being the only player to ever defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, which he did on two occasions.
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1950
Birth
Born in 1950.
TWENTIES
In his early career, Panatta won top-level professional titles at Bournemouth in 1973, Florence in 1974, and at Kitzbühel and Stockholm in 1975.
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1975
25 Years Old
He also faced Borg at the semi-final stage of the 1975 tournament; Borg won on this occasion in four sets.
1977
27 Years Old
In 1977, Panatta won the WCT tournament in Houston, where he managed to defeat Jimmy Connors and Vitas Gerulaitis.
1978
28 Years Old
He followed this up with another title in Tokyo in 1978.
1979
29 Years Old
Panatta was less successful on fast surfaces. On grass courts, his most notable performance came in reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 1979.
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THIRTIES
1980
30 Years Old
Panatta's final career singles title came in 1980 at Florence.
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