Paolo Bertolucci is an Italian

Italian people

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 former tennis player, currently working as sport commentator for Italian Sky TV

Sky Italia

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Born at Forte dei Marmi

Forte dei Marmi

Forte dei Marmi is a sea town and comune in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany . It is the birthplace of Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Queen of the Belgians....

, Bertolucci won the Davis Cup

Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...

 with Italy in 1976. His greatest success on tour was the victory at the 1977 Hamburg Masters

Hamburg Masters

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, where he beat Manuel Orantes

Manuel Orantes

Manuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...

 in the final in four sets. In 1976 Bertolucci also won the Grand Prix tournaments of Florence

ATP Florence

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 and Barcelona

Torneo Godó

The Barcelona Open also known as Torneo Godó, Trofeo Conde de Godó, Open Banco Sabadell, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event has been held annually in Barcelona, Spain since 1953, and is played on clay courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit...

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Paolo was non playing-captain of Italy's Davis Cup team

Italy Davis Cup team

The Italy Davis Cup team represents Italy in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federazione Italiana Tennis.Italy won the Davis Cup in 1976, and finished as runners-up 6 times . They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I...

from 1997 to 2001.

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