Nicole Bruno (born 26 January 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.[1]

Nicola Bruno
Country (sports)Italy Italy
Born (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971 (age 53)
Lodi, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1991
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$171,486
Singles
Career record1–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 169 (11 May 1992)
Doubles
Career record4–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 133 (16 September 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1996)

Career

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Bruno, with countryman Massimo Ardinghi, competed in the men's doubles at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.[2] They defeated Scott Draper and Javier Sánchez in the opening round, before losing to the Dutch pairing of Tom Kempers and Tom Nijssen in the second round.[2]

He was a doubles quarter-finalist, with Gianluca Pozzi, at the 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships.[2] This was his best result on the ATP Tour, but he did win four Challenger doubles titles.[2]

Challenger titles

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Singles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1992 Gramado, Brazil Hard   Richard Matuszewski 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: (4)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1989 Salerno, Italy Clay   Federico Mordegan   Stefano Mezzadri
  Ugo Pigato
2. 1996 Olbia, Sardinia Hard   Stephane Simian   Geoff Grant
  Maurice Ruah
7–5, 6–4
3. 1997 Wolfsburg, Germany Carpet   Laurence Tieleman   Henrik Holm
  Nils Holm
7–6, 6–4
4. 2001 Milan, Italy Carpet   Gianluca Pozzi   Daniele Bracciali
  Federico Luzzi
2–6, 7–6(2), 6–3

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