Italian tennis player

Orlando Sirola (30 April 1928 – 13 November 1995) was a male tennis player from Italy.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Grand Slam finals
  • 2.1 Doubles (1 *le, 2 runners-up)
• 3 External links

Biography

Sirola was born in Fiume, today the Croatian city of Rijeka. He only began playing tennis at the age of 22.

In 1958 he won the singles *le at the Bavarian Tennis Championships in Munich after a five-set victory in the final against Luis Ayala.

Sirola's best result in a Grand Slam singles event was at Roland Garros in 1960, where he reached the semifinals. He also won the Roland Garros doubles *le in 1959, partnering Nicola Pietrangeli. He was a member of the Italian teams which finished runners-up to Australia in the Davis Cup in 1960 and 1961.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 *le, 2 runners-up)

External links

• Orlando Sirola at the Davis Cup
• Orlando Sirola at the International Tennis Federation
• Orlando Sirola at the *ociation of Tennis Professionals