Adriano Panatta : biography
9 July 1950 –
Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1976, and for being the only player to ever defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, which he did on two occasions.
Singles titles (9)
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1972 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes | 3–6, 8–9, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1972 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno | 5–7, 8–9, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1973 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes | 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase | 1–6, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1973 | Nice, France | Clay | ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4, 6–7, 10–12 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1973 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase | 3–6, 6–7, 7–5, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1973 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1973 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase | 6–8, 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 1974 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ITA}} Paolo Bertolucci | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1974 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | SWE}} Björn Borg | 3–6, 0–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1975 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | TCH}} Jan Kodeš | 2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1975 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | TCH}} Jan Kodeš | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1975 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | SWE}} Björn Borg | 6–1, 6–7, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1975 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | USA}} Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1975 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ARG}} Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 1976 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ARG}} Guillermo Vilas | 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 6. | 1976 | French Open, Paris | Clay | USA}} Harold Solomon | 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1976 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | 5–7, 7–6, 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 1977 | Houston WCT, U.S. | Clay | USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis | 7–6, 6–7, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1978 | Rome, Italy | Clay | SWE}} Björn Borg | 6–1, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 1978 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | USA}} Pat Du Pré | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1978 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | USA}} Peter Fleming | 2–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 9. | 1980 | Florence, Italy | Clay | MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1980 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | HUN}} Balázs Taróczy | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1980 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet | USA}} Brian Gottfried | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 6–7 |