Sergio Jacobini

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Sergio Jacobini
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born1935
Died2019
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 4R (1957, 1962)
Wimbledon 1R (1962)

Sergio Jacobini is an Italian former tennis player. [1]

Jacoboni was a four-time national doubles champion from Rome, active on tour in the 1950s and 1960s. He was singles champion at Aix-en-Provence in 1955. At the 1957 French Championships he had a win over ninth-seed Pierre Darmon en route to the fourth round. In 1961 he was a member of Italy's Davis Cup squad for the Challenge Round final in Melbourne, as an unused reserve to Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola. [2] He made the fourth round at Roland Garros again in 1962 and won the first set against top seed Rod Laver, before losing in four. [3]

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References

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  2. "Italians Set for Cup Fight". The Age . 30 November 1961.
  3. "Roland Garros all'italiana: occhi su Berrettini per bissare il 1962". La Stampa (in Italian). 3 October 2020.