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| Born | Milan, Italy |
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| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1930) |
| Other tournaments | |
Placido Gaslini was a male tennis player from Italy.
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| Born | Milan, Italy |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1930) |
| Other tournaments | |
Placido Gaslini was a male tennis player from Italy.
Gaslini, a Milanese lawyer and business man he was son of a banker, [1] was a Davis Cup player and a tennis player, also playing the 1930 Wimbledon tournament. [2]
In 1926 he had a flirtation with the legendary tennis player Suzanne Lenglen. [3] [4]
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Papà Gaslini, noto banchiere, era stato anche lui un tennista, accanitissimo a frequentare i campi di Premeno, "piccola Wimbledon italiana", dove i Gaslini tenevano villa.
Fra i suoi amori un imprenditore milanese, Placido Gaslini, che la chiamava “mon petit arabe” a causa del turbante che spesso indossava, e la portò a giocare al Tennis Milano, da Bonacossa. Quando Suzanne appariva al fianco del suo Placido a Villa d’Este, piuttosto che al Tennis Roma, per delle esibizioni, si vedevano arrivare fiumane di gente che si litigavano i biglietti.
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