Orlando Sirola

Orlando Sirola (30 April 1928 – 13 November 1995) was an Italian tennis player.

Orlando Sirola

Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(1928-04-30)30 April 1928 Fiume, Kingdom of Italy
Died	13 November 1995(1995-11-13) (aged 67) Bologna, Italy
Turned pro	1952 (amateur tour)
Retired	1963
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles	6
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	SF (1960)
Wimbledon	4R (1959, 1962)
Doubles
Career titles	6
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	W (1959)
Wimbledon	F (1956)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1955)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (1960Ch, 1961Ch)

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 title 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 beat #1 seed, Barry MacKay in the Quarterfinals to reach the Semifinals. He also won the Roland Garros doubles title 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 title, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1955	French Championships	Clay	Nicola Pietrangeli	Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	1–6, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss	1956	Wimbledon	Grass	Nicola Pietrangeli	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	5–7, 2–6, 1–6
Win	1959	French Championships	Clay	Nicola Pietrangeli	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	6–3, 6–2, 14–12

External links

• Orlando Sirola at the Davis Cup (archived)
• Orlando Sirola at the International Tennis Federation
• Orlando Sirola at the Association of Tennis Professionals