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Davide Scala

Davide Scala is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

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Full nameDavide Scala
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1972-01-02) 2 January 1972
Bologna, Italy
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$168,066
Singles
Career record8–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 117 (15 September 1997)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 336 (23 April 2001)

Davide Scala (born 2 January 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

Scala, a right-handed player from Bologna, turned professional in 1990.

At the 1997 Italian Open, a top-tier tournament now known as the Rome Masters, Scala upset the world number 18 Tim Henman, en route to the third round.1 Playing as a qualifier, he was the only Italian to make it past the first round of the tournament.2

Other noted performances include a win over American veteran Patrick McEnroe at the Washington Classic and a quarter-finals appearance at the Bournemouth International, both in 1997.3

He had a career-best ranking of 117 in the world.

References

References

  1. "Scala agli ottavi". RAI (in Italian). 14 May 1997. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. "Tennis Glance". Las Vegas Sun. 20 May 1997. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. "Davide Scala, da Henman ai sogni da coach" (in Italian). Spazio Tennis. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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