Nicola Pietrangeli has died at 92, with tributes from the tennis world and leading Italian sports figures including Filippo Pietrangeli, Luciano Buonfiglio, Chiara Appendino, and clubs such as Lazio FC, AS Roma, and Roland Garros.He is remembered as Italy's first Grand Slam champion, Roland Garros winner in 1959 and 1960, record-holder for Davis Cup wins, and captain of the 1976 Davis Cup victory.A memorial was held at the
Foro Italico stadium named in his honor, attended by relatives, friends,
Prince Albert of Monaco, and prominent figures like
Giorgio Meneschincheri and
Adriano Panatta.