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Davide Scala (born 2 January 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Davide Scala

Full name	Davide Scala
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(1972-01-02) 2 January 1972 (age 50) Bologna, Italy
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$168,066
Singles
Career record	8–13
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 117 (15 September 1997)
Doubles
Career record	0–3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 336 (23 April 2001)

Biography

Scala, a right-handed player from Bologna, turned professional in 1990.

At the 1997 Italian Open, a top-tier tournament now known as the Rome Masters, Scala upset the world number 18 Tim Henman, en route to the third round.[1] Playing as a qualifier, he was the only Italian to make it past the first round of the tournament.[2]

Other noted performances include a win over American veteran Patrick McEnroe at the Washington Classic and a quarter-finals appearance at the Bournemouth International, both in 1997.[3]

He had a career-best ranking of 117 in the world.

References

External links

• Davide Scala at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Davide Scala at the International Tennis Federation

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