Orlando Sirola

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Orlando Sirola (April 30, 1928 – November 13, 1995) was a tennis player from Italy. He was a member of the Italian teams which finished runners-up to Australia in the Davis Cup in 1960 and 1961.

Sirola was born in Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia). His best result in singles was the Roland Garros semi-finals in 1960. He also won the doubles title in 1959, together with Nicola Pietrangeli. He commenced tennis at the age of 22 which some consider as his greatest single feat in itself.