Franco Bartoni

Franco Bartoni (4 October 1948 – 13 August 2005) was an Italian tennis administrator and former professional player.[1]

Franco Bartoni
Country (sports) Italy
Born(1948-10-04)4 October 1948
Rome, Italy
Died13 August 2005(2005-08-13) (aged 56)
Rome, Italy
Singles
Career record4–9
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1970, 1971)
WimbledonQ2 (1970, 1971)
Doubles
Career record6–10
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1969)
Wimbledon1R (1971)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1971)

Biography

Born in Rome, Bartoni competed on the professional tour in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a member of Italy's Davis Cup squad in 1970 and was a singles bronze medalist at that year's University Games in Turin.[2]

When his playing career ended he moved into tennis administration and headed the Italian Tennis Federation from 1976 to 1978. He served as the tournament director of several tournaments during his career, including the Italian Open.[3]

Bartoni spent the final years of his life in San Marino and was in Rome when he died in 2005 following an unsuccessful operative procedure, at the age of 56.[3]

References

  1. "Europeans to join rebels". The Canberra Times. 14 November 1988. p. 21. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via Trove.
  2. "Pietrangeli Dropped From Net Team". Kingsport News. 25 April 1970. p. 14.
  3. Rino, Tommasi (15 August 2005). "E' morto Franco Bartoni Dirigente illuminato". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
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