Fabrizio Fanucci

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Fabrizio Fanucci
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1956-10-03) 3 October 1956 (age 67)
Florence, Italy
Singles
Career record1–6
Highest rankingNo. 309 (4 January 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (1975)
Doubles
Career record2–9
Highest rankingNo. 400 (3 January 1983)

Fabrizio Fanucci (born 3 October 1956) is an Italian former professional tennis player and coach. Players he coached include Potito Starace, Adrian Ungur and Filippo Volandri. [1]

The son of a chef, Fanucci began competing on the professional circuit in the late 1970s. His most noteworthy performance was a win over the eighth seeded John Alexander at the 1981 Alitalia Open, held in his native Florence. [2]

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References

  1. "Fabrizio Fanucci: "Alle pentole ho preferito le racchette. E sui bolscevichi dico..."". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2021-04-08.
  2. "Florence 1981 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.