Ferrante Rocchi

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Ferrante Rocchi
Full nameFerrante Rocchi Lanoir
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1956-04-11) 11 April 1956 (age 66)
San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Height5'11" (180 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record1–4
Highest rankingNo. 153 (23 July 1984)
Doubles
Career record2–5
Highest rankingNo. 273 (9 September 1985)

Ferrante Rocchi Lanoir (born 11 April 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

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Biography

A left-handed player from San Benedetto del Tronto, Rocchi played on the professional tour in the 1980s. His best performance on the Grand Prix circuit came in doubles when he partnered with Roberto Vizcaíno to make the semi-finals of the 1984 Tel Aviv Open. As a singles player he had a top ranking of 153 and reached the round of 16 at Saint-Vincent in 1986. [1]

Rocchi is the Director of the Villa Carpena tennis complex in Forlì. [2]

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References

  1. "Aosta Valley International". Clarion-Ledger . 14 August 1986. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. "Chi Siamo" (in Italian). Tennis Villa Carpena. Retrieved 29 June 2018.