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Nevio Devide
Nevio Devide (born 2 December 1966) is an Italian manager and a former professional tennis player from Italy. Biography Tennis career Devidè, a right-handed player, was born in Saronno and based out of Solaro, Lombardy, Solaro. Playing on the professional tour in the late 1980s, he won four Challenger titles, all in doubles. He competed in several Grand Prix doubles tournaments, most notably at Bordeaux in 1987, where he and partner Bernhard Pils were semi-finalists. In singles his best performance was a runner-up finish at the 1989 Modena Challenger, with wins over Cristiano Caratti, Bruce Derlin and Menno Oosting. Management activities Devidè now works in the sport marketing industry. After working in the field of sporting events, and having been in Media Partners (now Infront Sport), he takes on the role of the Marketing Director for the 2006 Winter Olympics's organising committee. After this experience he assumes the role of CEO and CFO of a leading company in the field of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saronno
Saronno (; lmo, Saronn ) is a ''comune'' of Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Varese. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree in 1960. With an estimated population of 39,351 inhabitants, it is the most densely populated among the big municipalities in its province. The place is well known for its apricot kernel biscuits ( ''amaretti'') and liqueur (''amaretto''), and is also a relevant manufacturing town. Main sights Madonna dei Miracoli The pilgrimage church of the ''Madonna dei Miracoli'', begun on 8 May 1498 by Vincenzo Dell'Orto, has a dome with very fine architecture on the outside. It was built at three times: the Renaissance part from 1498 to 1516; it includes the apse, the chancel, the dome and the bell tower; in 1556 the sacristy was added; in the end from 1570 to the beginning of the XVII century two other spans were added to the aisles and the facade was erected. During the same period, "l'Hostaria dell'Angelo” was built to restore pilgrim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihnea-Ion Năstase
Mihnea-Ion Năstase (born 7 February 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Romania. He is a nephew of two-time Grand Slam winner Ilie Năstase and his father, Constantin Năstase, was a Romanian Davis Cup representative. Career Năstase was born in Bucharest but grew up in Italy and went to college in the United States, where he played tennis for Mississippi State University. Partnering Leonardo Lavalle, Năstase was a winner in the boys' doubles event at the 1984 US Open. It was his second Grand Slam final, having finished runner-up to Mark Kratzmann and Simon Youl in the 1983 Wimbledon Championships, with Olli Rahnasto. In 1984, Năstase became the third member of his family to play for the Romanian Davis Cup team. With Andrei Dîrzu, he took part in Romania's doubles rubber against West Germany in their World Group Relegation Play-off. The West Germans won the match and the tie. Năstase never appeared in the Davis Cup again. The Romanian was primarily a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Male Tennis Players
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1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. * January 15 – 1966 Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimiliano Narducci
Massimiliano Narducci (born 25 February 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Narducci won his only tournament on the ATP Tour in 1988 at Florence. He also appeared in the singles draw of all four Grand Slams, making the second round in both Australia and France. In the Australian Open he defeated American player Mike Bauer in five sets. He met fifth seed Yannick Noah in the next round and took the first set off him, in a tiebreak, but then lost the next three sets. At the French Open he eliminated Joey Rive in the opening round, before losing to Andre Agassi. In 1989 he put in some good doubles performances with his partner Omar Camporese. They reached the quarter finals at Monte Carlo and the semi finals in Milan. That year, Narducci also played two Davis Cup singles matches for the Italian team against Sweden. He lost both, in five setters, to Jonas Svensson / Mikael Pernfors Mikael Pernfors (born 16 July 1963) is a former professional tennis pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrado Aprili
Corrado Aprili (born 13 November 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Biography Aprili, a right-handed player from Verona, played on the professional circuit in the 1980s. He made the quarter-finals of a Grand Prix event in Palermo in 1986, with wins over Henrik Sundström and Richard Matuszewski, to reach his career best ranking of 108. In 1987 he defeated the top seeded Andrés Gómez at a tournament in Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an .... He retired from professional tennis in 1990. Now a tennis coach, Aprili runs a tennis school in Castel d’Azzano, a town in Verona. References External links * * 1964 births Living people Italian male tennis players Sportspeople from Verona 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modena
Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. A town, and seat of an archbishop, it is known for its car industry since the factories of the famous Italian upper-class sports car makers Ferrari, De Tomaso, Lamborghini, Pagani (automobile), Pagani and Maserati are, or were, located here and all, except Lamborghini, have headquarters in the city or nearby. One of Ferrari's cars, the Ferrari 360, 360 Modena, was named after the town itself. Ferrari's production plant and Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari are based in Maranello south of the city. The University of Modena, founded in 1175 and expanded by Francesco II d'Este in 1686, focuses on economics, medicine and law, and is the second oldest :wikt:athenaeum, athenaeum in Italy. Italian military officers are trained at the Milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Di Laura
Carlos di Laura (born 19 October 1964) is a former tennis player from Peru. He participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics for his native country. The left-hander won three tour doubles titles during his professional career. Di Laura reached his highest singles ATP rankings, ranking on 12 May 1986, when he became the world No. 92. Career finals Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) References External links * * * 1964 births Living people Olympic tennis players of Peru Pepperdine Waves men's tennis players Peruvian expatriates in the United States Peruvian male tennis players Tennis players at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Peruvian people 21st-century Peruvian people {{Peru-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Colombini
Ugo Colombini (born 7 October 1967) is a former professional tennis player and sports agent from Italy. Biography Professional tour Colombini, who comes from Milan, turned professional in 1986. Early in his career he appeared in the main draw of Grand Prix (ATP) tournaments in Bari and Milan, but primarily featured on tour as a doubles player. He did however continue to play singles on the Challenger tour, a career which included a win over then world number 22 Darren Cahill in Cape Town and a title win in Nigeria. In 1989 he had his best year on the doubles circuit, he won a Challenger title in Dublin, made the second round of the French Open and reached Grand Prix semi-finals in Nancy and St. Vincent. He twice competed at the Wimbledon Championships, in the men's doubles in 1989 and mixed doubles in 1991. Player agent Colombini is now a successful player agent who have been involved with high profile players including Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray Sir Andrew B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Colombo
Simone Colombo (born 28 August 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. During his career Colombo won five doubles titles and one singles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 68 in 1989, and a career high singles ranking of World No. 60 in 1986. Colombo participated in 3 Davis Cup ties for Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ... from 1987 to 1988, posting a 1–2 record in doubles and an 0–2 record in singles. Career finals Singles (1 title) Doubles (5 titles, 1 runner-up) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Colombo, Simone 1963 births Living people Italian male tennis players Tennis players from Milan Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis Competitors at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messina
Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in the city proper and about 650,000 in the Metropolitan City. It is located near the northeast corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina and it is an important access terminal to Calabria region, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria on the mainland. According to Eurostat the FUA of the metropolitan area of Messina has, in 2014, 277,584 inhabitants. The city's main resources are its seaports (commercial and military shipyards), cruise tourism, commerce, and agriculture (wine production and cultivating lemons, oranges, mandarin oranges, and olives). The city has been a Roman Catholic Archdiocese and Archimandrite seat since 1548 and is home to a locally important international fair. The city has the University of Messina, founded in 1548 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
