Rolando Del Bello

Rolando Del Bello was an Italian tennis player, born in Rome on 26 October 1925 and died on 1 January 2002. He and his elder brother Marcello were trained by their father Oberdan, who ran a tennis club in the city. His career was hampered by a childhood injury in which a construction wagon severed his right ankle, which permanently affected his gait and movement. He became Italian junior champion in 1942, was called up to the Davis Cup in 1950, the year he defeated his brother in the national championship final, and played Davis Cup from 1950 to 1953, winning 14 singles matches. In 1952 he featured in the Inter-Zonal final against the United States in Sydney, where he was beaten in four sets by Ham Richardson.