Adriano Panatta

Adriano Panatta
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceTreviso, Italy
Born (1950-07-09) 9 July 1950
Rome, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1969 (amateur from 1968)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$776,187
Singles
Career record408–245 (62.5%)
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 4 (24 August 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1969)
French OpenW (1976)
WimbledonQF (1979)
US Open4R (1978)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1975)
WCT FinalsQF (1977)
Doubles
Career record233–152 (60.5%)
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 15 (24 March 1980)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1976)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
1971 İzmirDoubles

Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He won the French Open in 1976, becoming the first Italian man in the Open Era to win a major singles title. Panatta was also the only player ever to defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, doing so twice.

From 2018 to 2021, he was a regular guest of the RAI sport broadcast Quelli che... il Calcio.