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Nicola Pietrangeli

ITA Died Dec 1, 2025 (age 92) 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1973

Nicola Pietrangeli represented Italy on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 271. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 48–39 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

271 (Jun 3, 1974)

Elo peak

1721 (57th percentile)

Singles record

48–39 (55.2%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Nicola Pietrangeli's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jeff Simpson	6-8 6-2 5-7 6-3 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1973*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Peter Szoke	2-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1973*	R128	Italian Open	ATP 500	Clay
Frank Froehling	0-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 23, 1973*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Manuel Orantes	2-6 2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1972*	R32	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Ivan Molina	2-6 8-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1972*	R64	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Nicola Pietrangeli's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Gerald Battrick	1	2	3	May 17, 1972	H2H
Gaetano Di Maso	1	2	3	Aug 15, 1968	—
Manuel Orantes	0	2	2	Jul 2, 1972	H2H
Pierre Barthes	1	1	2	Apr 26, 1972	H2H
Cliff Richey	0	2	2	Feb 28, 1972	H2H

Career Results

Nicola Pietrangeli career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	34	23	10	33	69.7%	—	—
1969	35	8	6	14	57.1%	—	—
1970	36	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—
1971	37	7	5	12	58.3%	—	—
1972	38	6	11	17	35.3%	—	—
1973	39	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
Career		48	39	87	55.2%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Nicola Pietrangeli career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	34	—	—	—	—	23	9	32	71.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	23	10	33	69.7%
1969	35	—	—	—	—	8	4	12	66.7%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	8	6	14	57.1%
1970	36	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	4	8	50.0%
1971	37	4	2	6	66.7%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	7	5	12	58.3%
1972	38	1	2	3	33.3%	2	5	7	28.6%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	6	11	17	35.3%
1973	39	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career	—	5	4	9	55.6%	40	25	65	61.5%	2	7	9	22.2%	1	3	4	25.0%	48	39	87	55.2%

Advanced Stats

Nicola Pietrangeli advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	34	1646	122.4	—	—	—	—	—	+95	—	69.1%	+1.20	3–2 (60%)	—	—	+1.36
1969	35	1633	115.6	—	—	—	—	—	+78	—	56.1%	+0.37	2–1 (67%)	—	—	+0.47
1970	36	1642	112.1	—	—	—	—	—	+49	—	52.4%	+0.29	—	—	—	0.00
1971	37	1637	114.4	—	—	—	—	-59	+67	—	61.1%	+0.64	0–2	—	—	+1.44
1972	38	1636	111.1	—	—	—	—	-92	+73	-103	41.0%	-1.13	0–2	—	—	-0.23
1973	39	1558	96.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30.0%	-1.40	0–2	—	—	+0.38
Career		1721	120.2	—	—	—	—	-74	+82	-103	57.5%	+0.37	5–9 (36%)	—	—	+4.22

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Nicola Pietrangeli Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	W-L Win %
1968	34	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1969	35	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1970	36	R32	R128	2–2 (50%)
1971	37	R32	—	2–1 (67%)
1972	38	R16	R32	4–2 (67%)
1973	39	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		6–6 (50%)	2–5 (29%)	8–11 (42%)

ATP 500

Nicola Pietrangeli ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	W-L Win %
1973	39	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Nicola Pietrangeli ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	HAM	MAD	MC	QUE	ITA	BOL	BRU	DES	DUR	NAP	NEW	ORT	PAL	PAR	SAL	SEN	SOU	VIA	W-L Win %
1968	34	R64	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	F	—	F	SF	QF	—	R16	—	SF	23–8 (74%)
1969	35	QF	—	—	SF	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–4 (67%)
1970	36	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1971	37	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	5–4 (56%)
1972	38	—	R32	R64	—	R64	R64	—	R32	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	2–9 (18%)
W-L		3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	12–2 (86%)	0–2 (0%)	6–5 (55%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	4–1 (80%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	40–27 (60%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

271

Career-high date

Jun 3, 1974

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Nicola Pietrangeli ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	40	—	—	—	—	—	271	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Nicola Pietrangeli's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Colin Stubs	AUS	#274	1,583	48	21	27	43.8%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
John Fraser	AUS	#248	1,550	5	3	2	60.0%	—	1968–1971	Rivalries	Match log
Frank Sedgman	AUS	#237	1,603	57	26	31	45.6%	$275	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Max Senior	AUS	#276	1,531	10	4	6	40.0%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Graydon Garner	RSA	#272	1,517	33	12	21	36.4%	$656	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Isao Watanabe	JPN	#274	1,517	13	5	8	38.5%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Chip Fisher	USA	#314	1,531	4	2	2	50.0%	—	1968–1972	Rivalries	Match log
Greg Perkins	AUS	#265	1,505	46	19	27	41.3%	—	1969–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Abe Segal	RSA	#275	1,550	24	9	15	37.5%	—	1968–1972	Rivalries	Match log
Daniel Contet	FRA	#245	1,608	57	23	34	40.4%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Jean Paul Meyer	FRA	#265	1,528	43	15	28	34.9%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Curtis	GBR	#235	1,696	129	53	76	41.1%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Nicola Pietrangeli represent?: Nicola Pietrangeli represents Italy in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Nicola Pietrangeli?: Nicola Pietrangeli is 178 cm / 5'10".
Is Nicola Pietrangeli left-handed or right-handed?: Nicola Pietrangeli plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Nicola Pietrangeli won?: Nicola Pietrangeli has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Nicola Pietrangeli won?: TennisDB does not group any of Nicola Pietrangeli's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Nicola Pietrangeli's highest ATP ranking?: Nicola Pietrangeli's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 271, first achieved on June 3, 1974.
What is Nicola Pietrangeli's career win-loss record?: Nicola Pietrangeli has a career ATP singles record of 48 wins and 39 losses (55.2%).
Which seasons of Nicola Pietrangeli's career appear in TennisDB?: Nicola Pietrangeli appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1973.
On which surface does Nicola Pietrangeli have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Nicola Pietrangeli's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 61.5% (40–25).
Who has Nicola Pietrangeli faced most often?: Nicola Pietrangeli's most frequent opponent is Gerald Battrick, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.