Fausto Gardini

Fausto Gardini was an Italian tennis player, born on 8 March 1930 and died on 17 September 2008, who played Davis Cup for Italy and later served as its captain. He made his Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros in 1949 and reached the quarterfinals there in 1953. At Wimbledon he beat Gardnar Mulloy before losing to Frank Sedgman in the last 16, later lost in round three to Straight Clark, and lost in round one to Istvan Sikorski. The highlight of his career was winning the title at Rome in 1955, where the final ended when Giuseppe Merlo retired with cramps at 6-6 in the fourth set. He later concentrated on running his family's bakery business and played mainly in Italian tournaments and the Davis Cup.