Ferruccio "Illo" Quintavalle (1914–1998) was an Italian engineer and tennis player.
Biography
A native of
Milan, Quintavalle was most active in the 1930s, when he won six
national championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
in doubles. He played for the
Italy Davis Cup team as a doubles specialist from 1934 to 1938, usually partnering
Valentino Taroni
Valentino Taroni (1915–1997) was an Italian tennis player.
Born in 1915, Taroni grew up in the town of Carate Urio on the shores of Lake Como. From a working class family, Taroni's humble beginnings were a contrast to the top Italian player's ...
.
In 1949 he was non-playing captain of the Davis Cup side which reached the Inter-Zonal final.
Quintavalle was general manager of
Bianchi Bianchi may refer to:
Places
*Bianchi, Calabria, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy
Manufacturing
*Bianchi Bicycles (F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.), an Italian manufacturer of bicycles, and former manufacturer of motorcycles and a ...
and founded automobile manufacturer
Autobianchi.
Noted engineer
Ercole Marelli was his uncle's father-in-law.
See also
*
List of Italy Davis Cup team representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Italy Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Italy have taken part in the competition since 1922.
Players
See also
* Italy Davis Cup team
The Italy men's national ten ...
References
External links
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1914 births
1998 deaths
Italian male tennis players
Italian automotive engineers
Engineers from Milan
Tennis players from Milan