Gianni
Clerici
Male
Italy
1930-07-24
Como, Italy
During his tennis activity, he won two national junior double titles with Fausto Gardini (1947 and 1948) and as a junior he reached the singles final in 1950. Also in 1950 he won the "Coppa de Galea" in Vichy, repeating this success in 1952 at the "Monte Carlo New Eve Tournament". He took part in the Wimbledon (1953) and Roland Garros tournaments in singles,however, he was always stopped in the first round.
Acclaimed tennis author, columnist, and broadcaster, Gianni Clerici has covered tennis for over 40 years. As a sports reporter, he has written over 6,000 articles, mostly about tennis. His masterwork, 500 Anni di Tennis, has been translated into French, German, Japanese, Spanish and English (as The Ultimate Tennis Book). Clerici has been honored as Italian Playwright of the Year (1987), and the Best Italian Sports Columnist of the Year (1992). Clerici’s Divina is the definitive biography of French tennis star Suzanne Lenglen.
Clerici is the author of several books on tennis and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame as a Contributor in 2006.
1947 - 1956
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1953 - Monte Carlo Christmas Tournament (Amateur)
Round 1
Andres Hammersley 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Vic Seixas 1 *
Gianni Clerici
w.o.
Round 1
Robert (Bob) Falkenburg 1 *
Gianni Clerici
8-6
6-4
6-1
Round 2
John A. Barry 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Johann Christoph Biederlack
6-3
6-0
3-6
6-4
Round 3
Sven Davidson 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-3
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Suzan Gurel
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Jorgen Ulrich 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-4
6-3
3-6
4-6
6-4
Poule
Gianni Clerici 1 *
M. Monetti
6-3
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Ladislav Jagec 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-1
3-6
6-4
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Werner Kunig
6-4
9-7
Quarterfinals
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Milan (Misko) Branovic
6-4
4-6
8-6
Semifinals
Orlando Sirola 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Stefan I. Laszlo 1 *
Gianni Clerici
8-6
6-8
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Clive Wilderspin 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-3
3-6
7-5
2-6
6-3
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Michele Pirro
6-4
6-4
Round 4
Gianni Cucelli 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
4-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen 1 *
Gianni Clerici
7-5
6-1
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Wayne Van Voorhees
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Gianni Cucelli 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Staffan Stockenberg 1 *
Gianni Clerici
4-6
6-1
7-5
Final
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Orlando Sirola
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Jacques Weiss
6-3
6-3
2-6
6-2
Round 2
Frank Sedgman 1 *
Gianni Clerici
8-6
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Eric Sturgess 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Ferrante Cavriani 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Mr. Rabbiosi
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-1
8-6
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Kurt Jahnke
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
2-6
6-0
Semifinals
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Giuliano Scribani
8-6
7-5
Final
Umberto Bergamo 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Nigel M. Cockburn
?
Quarterfinals
Alfred (Freddie) Huber 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
10-12
6-1
Quarterfinals
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Georg Brandt
7-5
1-6
6-1
Semifinals
Karl-Heinz Sanders 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Straight Clark 1 *
Gianni Clerici
w.o.
Round 1
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Mr. Spitalier
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Josip Palada 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Mr. Bariatinsky
6-0
6-3
Round 3
Chew Bee Ong 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Sven Davidson 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Mr. Falchi
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Mr. Rumor
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Gottfried von Cramm 1 *
Gianni Clerici
8-6
6-4
Round 1
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Mr. Heidl
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Bertil Blomquist 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-3
4-6
6-2
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Jean Lesueur
3
sets
Quarterfinals
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Gil De Kermadec
0-6
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Mario Belardinelli 1 *
Gianni Clerici
w.o.
Round 1
Umberto Bergamo 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-4
2-6
6-4
Semifinals
Sven Davidson 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Giulio Caccia
6-4
3-6
6-3
Round 3
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Paolo Angeli
6-2
6-1
Round 4
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Antonio Maggi
10-8
7-5
Quarterfinals
Fausto Gardini 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-1
6-2
Preliminary Round
George Scherbatoff 1 *
Gianni Clerici
5-7
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Adrian Quist 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-4
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Philippe Chatrier
7-5
4-6
6-3
Semifinals
Jean Ducos de la Haille 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-1
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Mr. Coletti
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Alberto Lazzarino
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Marcello Del Bello 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Ramon Barril
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Eduardo Fleischner
6-4
8-6
Round 3
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Andres Vendrell
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Enzo Pautassi 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Fausto Gardini 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-4
6-1
3-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Alberto Parri
6-0
6-2
Semifinals
Fausto Gardini 1 *
Gianni Clerici
10-8
6-3
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Edgar Büchi
7-5
3-6
6-4
Round 2
Franco Zampori 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Mr. Nizza
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Michel Guglielmi
6-3
6-3
Round 4
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Gaston Medecin
6-4
8-6
Quarterfinals
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Giulio Caccia
w.o.
Semifinals
Georges Pasquier 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Mr. Schultess
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Philippe Chatrier 1 *
Gianni Clerici
2-6
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Riccardo Sabbadini 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-4
4-6
6-1
Round 1
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Mr. Planner
3-6
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Mario Belardinelli 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-1
7-5
Round 1
Renato Scaunich 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
6-2