Pietro Marzano, Date of Birth

    

Pietro Marzano

Italian tennis player

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1949

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Pietro Marzano

  • Pietro Marzano (born 29 August 1949) is a former professional tennis player from Italy who was active in the 1960s and 1970s. His best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round at the French Open in 1969 in which he lost in straight sets to first-seeded and eventual champion Rod Laver.
  • At the Australian Open earlier that year he had a walkover against Tom Okker in the first round and lost in three sets to Toomas Leius in the second.
  • At Wimbledon he took part in the singles qualifying event in 1970, 1972 and 1973.
  • In 1972 he qualified for the main draw but lost in the first round.
  • Both other years he failed to qualify, however, in 1973 he was admitted to the main draw as a lucky loser.
  • Marzano made it to the second round, after a victory against Raúl Ramírez, where he was defeated by eventual champion Jan KodeÅ¡.
  • In doubles he reached the second round at Wimbledon in 1973 with compatriot Nicola Pietrangeli. Marzano was a member of the Italian Davis Cup team in 1969 and 1973 and had a 1–4 win/loss record, playing only in the doubles. He was married to Italian tennis player Daniela Porzio.

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