Nevio Devide

Nevio Devide (born 2 December 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Nevio Devide
Full nameNevio Devide
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1966-12-02) 2 December 1966
Saronno, Italy
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$26,277
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 207 (12 June 1989)
Doubles
Career record2–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 157 (31 August 1987)

Biography

Tennis career

Devide, a right-handed player, was born in Saronno and based out of Solaro. Playing on the professional tour in the late 1980s, he won four Challenger titles, all in doubles. He competed in several Grand Prix doubles tournaments, most notably at Bordeaux in 1987, where he and partner Bernhard Pils were semi-finalists.[1] In singles his best performance was a runner-up finish at the 1989 Modena Challenger, with wins over Cristiano Caratti, Bruce Derlin and Menno Oosting.[2]

Later life

Devide now works in the marketing industry. He was the Marketing Manager for the 2006 Winter Olympics's organising committee.[3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1987 Istanbul, Turkey Clay Alberto Paris Adrian Marcu
Florin Segărceanu
7–5, 6–2
2. 1988 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Stefano Mezzadri Mihnea-Ion Năstase
Srinivasan Vasudevan
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
3. 1988 Messina, Italy Clay Simone Colombo Ugo Colombini
Carlos di Laura
6–4, 6–4
4. 1989 Modena, Italy Clay Simone Colombo Corrado Aprili
Massimiliano Narducci
3–6, 6–1, 7–6

References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Bordeaux - 13 July - 19 July 1987". ITF. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Modena Challenger - 05 June - 11 June 1989". ITF. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. "Marketing Matters - The Olympic Marketing Newsletter" (21). June 2002. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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