Two-time French Open champion Nicola Pietrangeli dies at 92
Italian tennis mourns the loss of Nicola Pietrangeli, a two-time French Open champion and national icon, who passed away at 92. The only Italian in the World Tennis Hall of Fame, Pietrangeli dominated the sport in the 1950s and '60s, securing 44 singles titles and leading Italy to its first Davis Cup win as captain.
Italian tennis mourns the loss of Nicola Pietrangeli, a two-time French Open champion and national icon, who passed away at 92. The only Italian in the World Tennis Hall of Fame, Pietrangeli dominated the sport in the 1950s and '60s, securing 44 singles titles and leading Italy to its first Davis Cup win as captain.
