Adriano Panatta

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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
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