Count Alberto Maria "Tito" del Bono (28 December 1906 – 10 August 1998) was an Italian tennis player. Del Bono was a two-time national champion in doubles. In 1929 he was the singles champion in

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, which was the first edition of the modern day BMW Open. He played

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for Italy between 1929 and 1932 mainly as a doubles player, for four wins. In his only singles rubber he was beaten in four sets by

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in 1932. A nobleman, del Bono was a nephew of a famous Italian general and served as a lieutenant himself during the

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:del Bono, Alberto Year of birth missing Year of death missing Italian male tennis players Italian military personnel of World War II 20th-century Italian sportsmen

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