Pier Giovanni "Vanni" Canepele (18 June 1916 – 8 July 1983) was an Italian tennis player.
A native of
Bologna, Canepele was a three-time national singles champion. He made the singles third round at
Wimbledon
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twice and played for the
Italy Davis Cup team from 1937 to 1939, then again in 1949.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Canepele served several stints as non-playing captain of Italy in the
Davis Cup
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. This included runner-up finishes in 1960 and 1961, both times to Australia.
Canepele played a season of
Serie A basketball for
Virtus Bologna in 1938-1939.
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 ...
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1916 births
1983 deaths
Italian male tennis players
Italian men's basketball players
Virtus Bologna players
Tennis players from Bologna
Italian tennis coaches