Franco Merlone

Franco Merlone (born 16 December 1957) is an Italian former professional tennis player.[1]

Franco Merlone
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1957-12-16) 16 December 1957
Turin, Italy
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record4–4
Highest rankingNo. 257 (26 Dec 1979)

Born in Turin, Merlone was active on the professional tour in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He had his best tournament run as a main draw qualifier at the 1980 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, where he fell in the semi-finals to Guillermo Vilas, after having secured earlier wins over Rod Frawley and Phil Dent.[2]

References

  1. "Tennis, Franco Merlone nuovo maestro a Porto Torres". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 6 April 2006.
  2. "Vilas, McNamee to meet in final". The Straits Times. 15 September 1980. p. 29.
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