Fernando Dalla Fontana

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Fernando Dalla Fontana
Fernando Dalla Fontana.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Born (1958-04-10) 10 April 1958 (age 64)
Santa Fe, Argentina
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record11–28
Highest rankingNo. 134 (26 Dec 1979)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1981)
Wimbledon Q1 (1977)
Doubles
Career record10–23
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1978, 1981)
Wimbledon Q1 (1977)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 1R (1978)

Fernando Dalla Fontana (born 10 April 1958) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He is known by his nickname "Dalla" [1]

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Born and raised in Santa Fe, Dalla Fontana was a 1976 French Open junior semi-finalist and won a Galea Cup with the national team in 1977. [2]

Dalla Fontana featured in two Davis Cup ties for Argentina, debuting as an 18-year old. Both of his two career ties were against Ecuador and he had singles wins over Miguel Olvera and Raúl Viver.

On the professional circuit he reached a best singles world ranking of 134, with a main draw appearance at the 1981 French Open and three Grand Prix quarter-finals amongst his achievements.

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References

  1. "Dalla Fontana: "A todos les gustaba más Clerc que Vilas"". El Litoral (in Spanish). 18 October 2020.
  2. "Fernando Dalla Fotana: Vilas me decía: "Estás jugando bien, pero no me ganes a mí"". Santa Fe Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 April 2020.