Giorgio de Stefani

Giorgio de Stefani
	Giorgio de Stefani (left) and Wilmer Allison (right) during the 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Inter-Zonal Zone final. They hold the record for the most match points saved in a match.
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	24 February 1904; Verona, Italy
Died	22 October 1992 (aged 88); Rome, Italy
Turned pro	1920 (amateur tour)
Plays	Ambidextrous (forehand both sides)
Singles
Career titles	85
Highest ranking	No. 6 (1934, Literary Digest)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1935)
French Open	F (1932)
Wimbledon	4R (1933)
Doubles
Career titles	54
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1935)
French Open	QF (1934)
Wimbledon	3R (1935, 1937)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1935)
French Open	3R (1932)

Giorgio de Stefani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo de ˈsteːfani]; 24 February 1904 – 22 October 1992) was an ambidextrous tennis player competing for Italy. In 1934, he was ranked the no. 6 amateur in the world by The Literary Digest and no. 9 by A Wallis Myers.^[3]^[6] In 1932 he was the second best Italian player, and after the retirement of Umberto de Morpurgo he was the top Italian player from 1933 to 1936 and in 1938. He was active before World War II, winning 85 singles titles. Apart from being Italian champion, he was the Argentine, Dutch, Libyan and Swiss champion as well. After his tennis career he was elected to the International Olympic Committee and was also the head of the Italian and the International Tennis Federation on several occasions.

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[LiteraryDigest-3] J. Brooks Fenno, Jr. (October 20, 1934). "Ten at the Top in Tennis". The Literary Digest. New York: 36.

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[canberratimes-5] Arthur Shakespeare, ed. (3 July 1935). "Crawford to Meet Perry in Semi Final at Wimbledon". The Canberra Times. Vol. 9, no. 2, 435. Canberra, Australia: Federal Capital Press of Australia. p. 1. Retrieved October 8, 2012.

[Eveningpost2-6] "First tennis ten". The Evening Post. Vol. 108, no. 65. Wellington, New Zealand. September 14, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved October 4, 2012.

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