Ezio Di Matteo

Ezio Di Matteo

Full name	Ezio Di Matteo
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(1948-11-02) 2 November 1948 (age 76)
Singles
Career record	19–36
Career titles	0
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1970)
Wimbledon	2R (1971)
Doubles
Career record	13–35
Career titles	0
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
Wimbledon	2R (1970)

Ezio Di Matteo (born 2 November 1948) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

Di Matteo featured in two Davis Cup matches for Italy, the first in 1968, against Monaco in Biella. He played the doubles rubber, which he and partner Eugenio Castigliano won in straight sets to secure the tie for Italy.^[1] His other appearance came against Bulgaria in 1971, on clay courts at Perugia. On this occasion he played a reverse singles and completed a whitewash for Italy by beating Bozhidar Pampoulov.^[2]

In Grand Slam competition he competed several times at both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. His best results on tour were at Senigallia in 1971, when he made the singles quarter-finals and was a finalist in the doubles, with Antonio Zugarelli.^[3] He won the Tennis Napoli Cup in 1975.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1971	Senigallia, Italy	Clay	Antonio Zugarelli	Atet Wijono Gondo Widjojo	5–7, 6–3, 5–7

See also

• List of Italy Davis Cup team representatives

References

1. "Yanks Take 2–0 Davis Cup Edge". The Fresno Bee Republican. 25 May 1968. p. 11. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
2. "Davis Cup – Tie – Details: Italy 5 : 0 Bulgaria". daviscup.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
3. "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Senigallia – 02 August – 08 August 1971". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

External links

• Ezio Di Matteo at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Ezio Di Matteo at the International Tennis Federation
• Ezio Di Matteo at the Davis Cup