# Pierre Pellizza

> Pierre Pellizza was a French tennis player in the years before and after World War 2. In 1948 he settled in America. His younger brother was tennis and badminton player Henri Pellizza. Allison Danzig of The New York Times said of Pierre Pellizza: "Pellizza was a bulldog for tenacity. He showed a forehand that rivalled Petra's...and a backhand that excelled his countryman's". The best results of Pierre Pellizza's career came at Monte Carlo, where he won the title in 1939 and 1946. Pellizza played Davis Cup from 1938 to 1947.

*French tennis player (1917-1974)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/pierre-pellizza

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Tennis Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10833314))
- **Category:** Tennis Players
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1917-07-10
- **Died:** 1974-06-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Pierre Pellizza was a French tennis player in the years before and after World War 2. In 1948 he settled in America. His younger brother was tennis and badminton player Henri Pellizza. Allison Danzig of The New York Times said of Pierre Pellizza: "Pellizza was a bulldog for tenacity. He showed a forehand that rivalled Petra's...and a backhand that excelled his countryman's". The best results of Pierre Pellizza's career came at Monte Carlo, where he won the title in 1939 and 1946. Pellizza played Davis Cup from 1938 to 1947.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.3
- **Momentum:** 17.1

## Sources
- [Pierre Pellizza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Pellizza)
- [Pierre Pellizza](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Pellizza)
- [Pierre Pellizza](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Pellizza)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3386551)

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