Ferruccio "Illo" Quintavalle (1914–1998) was an Italian engineer and tennis player.[1]
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| Country (sports) |  Italy |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914 |
| Died | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 4R (1947) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1937) |
| US Open | 1R (1949) |
Biography
editA native of Milan, Quintavalle was most active in the 1930s, when he won six national championships in doubles. He played for the Italy Davis Cup team as a doubles specialist from 1934 to 1938, usually partnering Valentino Taroni.[2]
In 1949 he was non-playing captain of the Davis Cup side which reached the Inter-Zonal final.[3]
Quintavalle was general manager of Bianchi and founded automobile manufacturer Autobianchi.[4]
Noted engineer Ercole Marelli was his uncle's father-in-law.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rino, Tommasi (7 August 1998). "addio, gentleman Quintavalle". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
- ^ "Romanoni, Bossi e Sada i sogni spezzati dalla guerra - la Repubblica.it". la Repubblica (in Italian). 3 August 2018.
- ^ "L'Italia conquista per la 18esima volta la semifinale di Coppa Davis". Tiscali Sport (in Italian). 24 November 2022.
- ^ Rossini, Federico (19 May 2020). "Tennis, storia dei Campionati italiani: dai domini di Pietrangeli, Panatta e Barazzutti agli ultimi trionfi di Filippo Volandri e Francesca Schiavone". OA Sport (in Italian).
- ^ Caprotti, Giuseppe (22 December 2022). "Caprotti, Quintavalle e Marelli: come e quando i destini delle tre famiglie si incrociarono". giuseppecaprotti.it (in Italian).