Rolando Del Bello (26 October 1925 — 1 January 2002) was an Italian
tennis player.
Born in
Rome, Del Bello and his elder brother
Marcello were trained by their father Oberdan, who ran a tennis club in the city. His career was hampered by a childhood injury he received when a construction wagon ran over and severed his right ankle. This permanently affected his gait and movement.
Del Bello became Italian junior champion in 1942 and after the war steadily improved his national rankings before earning a
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
call up in 1950, the year he defeated his brother in the
national championship final.
A Davis Cup player from 1950 to 1953, Del Bello registered 14 singles wins and in 1952 featured in the Inter-Zonal final against the U.S. in Sydney, where he was beaten in four sets by
Ham Richardson as the Americans swept the tie.
See also
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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
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1925 births
2002 deaths
Italian male tennis players
Tennis players from Rome