Alberto del Bono
Italian tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Italian tennis player. For the admiral and politician, see Alberto del Bono (1856-1932).
Count Alberto Maria "Tito" del Bono was an Italian tennis player.
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Full name | Alberto Maria del Bono |
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Country (sports) | Italy |
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Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1932, 1935) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1929, 1935) |
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Del Bono was a two-time national champion in doubles. In 1929 he was the singles champion in Munich, which was the first edition of the modern day BMW Open.[1] He played Davis Cup 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 Gottfried von Cramm in 1932.[2]
A nobleman, deo Bono was a nephew of a famous Italian general and served as a lieutenant himself during the war.[3]