Gianni Cucelli

Gianni Cucelli, born Giovanni Kucel and known on Wikipedia as Giovanni Cucelli, was an Italian tennis player, born on 13 November 1916 and died on 29 April 1977. He played Davis Cup for Italy and formed a great doubles partnership with Marcello Del Bello. Because of the Second World War he was 30 by the time he made his Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon in 1947, where he lost in the third round to Jack Kramer. He reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in 1947, 1948 and 1949, and in 1949 he reached the last 16 at Wimbledon, losing to Eric Sturgess. He turned professional in 1955 and won many tournaments, including the Italian Riviera championships in 1939 and the Swiss championships in 1947.