Fernando Dalla Fontana (born 10 April 1958) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He is known by his nickname "Dalla" Born and raised in Santa Fe, Dalla Fontana was a

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junior semi-finalist and won a Galea Cup with the national team in 1977. Dalla Fontana featured in two

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ties for Argentina, debuting as an 18-year old. Both of his two career ties were against Ecuador and he had singles wins over

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and

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. On the professional circuit he reached a best singles world ranking of 134, with a main draw appearance at the

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and three

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quarter-finals amongst his achievements.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalla Fontana, Fernando 1958 births Living people Argentine male tennis players Sportspeople from Santa Fe, Argentina

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