Giordano Maioli

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Giordano Maioli
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1943-09-27) 27 September 1943 (age 80)
Piacenza, Italy
Singles
Career record20-20
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1966, 1967)
Wimbledon 3R (1967)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1966)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1966)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Summer Universiade 123
Mediterranean Games 001

Giordano Maioli (born 27 September 1943), is an Italian former tennis player.

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Biography

He won six medals at the Summer Universiade from 1963 to 1967. [1] In 1966 he won the Italian Tennis Championships and has played 19 times in Davis Cup. He reached the third round of the singles event at the 1967 Wimbledon Championships. [2] He is currently General Manager of Alpina Maglierie Sportive S.p.A., a manufacturer of sportswear under the brand Australian.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueEventMedalNotes
1963 Summer Universiade Flag of Brazil.svg Porto Alegre Mixed doubles1st [3]
Single2nd
Men's doubles3rd [4]
1965 Summer Universiade Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Mixed doubles3rd [5]
1967 Summer Universiade Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Mixed doubles2nd [6]
Men's doubles3rd [7]
1967 Mediterranean Games Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis Men's doubles3rd [8]

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References

  1. "Universiade (World University Games)". hickoksports.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. "Wimbledon players archive – Giordano Majoli". AELTC. Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  3. In doubles with Maria Teresa Riedl
  4. In doubles with Stefano Gaudenzi
  5. In doubles with Maria Teresa Riedl
  6. In doubles with Monica Giorgi
  7. In doubles with Maria Teresa Riedl
  8. In doubles with Vittorio Crotta