Gaetano Di Maso (born 9 March 1945) is an Italian former professional

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player. Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, Di Maso competed on the international tour in the 1960s and played

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tennis for Italy. During his career he featured in a total of two Davis Cup ties, both in 1966, as the doubles partner of

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against the

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and

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. He played in the second round at Roland Garros on three occasions, including in 1966 after coming from two sets down for a first round win over

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. In 1968 he won through to the third round of the

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. Di Maso married French tennis player

Monique Salfati Monique Salfati (born 18 May 1945) is a French former professional tennis player. She was also known as Monique Di Maso during her tennis career. Salfati, a two-time French national champion from Cannes, played Federation Cup tennis for France in ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Maso, Gaetano 1945 births Living people Italian male tennis players Tennis players from Naples

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