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Date of Birth:

24 August 1991

Birth Place:

Switzerland

Residence:

Charlottesville, Virginia

Height:

6'1" (1.85m)

Weight:

165lbs (75kg)

Plays:

Right (double-handed backhand)

Age Started Tennis:

7

My Goto Shot:

Inside-Out Forehand

Favourite Player:

Roger Federer

Memorable Tennis Moment:

The morning I got accepted to UVa

Davis Cup Training Squad:

Since 2007

Highest ITF Jr World Ranking:

No. 87 (1 Jan 2009)

HK National Junior Ranking:

No. 1 (17 Apr 2009)

Status:

NCAA Div. 1 - Atlantic Coast Conf.

School:

University of Virginia

Dino Dell'Orto

Career Highlights:

► Member of University of Virginia's contingent that captured the ITA Division I National Men's Team Indoor Championship (Feb 2010).
► Won 2009 UVa Classic Flight C Doubles (w/ Brian Fang) (Sep 2009).
► Signed Letter of Intent to attend University of Virginia starting in Fall 2009 (12 Apr 2009).
► Reached boys' singles and doubles (w/ Justin To) last sixteen at G1 Dunlop Japan Open Junior Championships (4 Apr 2009).
► Career-High ITF Junior World Ranking No. 87 (1 Jan 2009).
► Won both singles and doubles titles, Grade 4 Brunei ITF Junior Circuit (Mar 2008).
► Won both singles and doubles titles, Hong Kong ITF Grade 5 Junior Tournament (Jan 2008).
► Men's Open Singles Semifinalist, HK National Tennis Championships (Dec 2007).
► Member of Hong Kong Davis Cup Training Squad (Dec 2007).
► Men's Open Singles Runner-Up, SCAA Open Tennis Championships, Hong Kong (Oct 2007).
► Number one singles player for the Hong Kong Junior Davis Cup team at the Asia/Oceania Qualifying held in Bangkok, Thailand (Apr 2007).
► Number two singles player and starting doubles pair for the Hong Kong World Junior Tennis team at the Asia/Oceania Qualifying held in Melbourne Park, Australia (Apr 2005).
► Attended the Bruguera Tennis Academy TOP TEAM in Barcelona, Spain (2005-06).
► Swiss National Men's Classification: N4 (Top-150).
► Local Titles: SCAA Open Men's B Doubles (w/ Ryan Ho).
► Qualified for B18 maindraw at the 62nd Dunlop Orange Bowl (Dec 2008); Competed at both 44th and 46th Junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, Florida (Dec 2005 & 2007).

► ITF World Junior Circuit titles

          Singles(2):
          2008     G4 Brunei ITF Junior Circuit
                      G5 Hong Kong ITF Jr Tournament

          Doubles(4):
          2008     G4 Brunei ITF Junior Circuit (w/ Faris Akhazzan)
                      G5 Hong Kong ITF Jr Tournament (w/ Kelsey Stevenson)
          2007     G5 International Jr Championships of Sri Lanka (w/ Kevin Kung)
                      G4 Brunei ITF Junior Circuit (w/ Vikram Reddy)

► Additional titles

          2005     Circuit Juvenil D'Estiu, Barcelona
                      16U Singles, Junior Tennis Cup Interlaken, Switzerland
          2004     14U Singles, Junior Tennis Cup Interlaken, Switzerland

► Other notable overseas results

          Boys' Singles:
          2009     R16, Dunlop Japan Open Junior Championships, Nagoya (G1)
                      R64, Australian Open Junior Championships, Melbourne (GA)
          2008     R64, Dunlop Orange Bowl, Key Biscayne (GA)
                      R32, Eddie Herr International Jr Tennis Championships, Florida (G1)
                      R32, Yucatan World Cup 2008, Mexico (G1)
                      R16, Asian Closed Junior Tennis Championships, Indore (GB1)
                      R16, Japan Open Junior Championships, Nagoya (G1)
                      R16, SALON PAS International Junior Championships, Jakarta (G2)
                      Semifinals, Bangladesh International Junior Championships, Dhaka (G3)
          2007     Quarterfinals, Techno Marine Hong Kong ITF Junior Tournament (G5)
                      Quarterfinals, Brunei ITF Junior Circuit (G4)
                      Quarterfinals, 36th Brunei ITF Junior Circuit (G4)
                      R16, Hong Kong Open Junior Championships (G4)
                      R16, ITF World Junior Tennis Championship, Malaysia (G4)
                      R16, Malaysia ITF International Junior Championship (G4)
                      R64, Asia/Oceania Closed Championships, New Delhi (GB1)
          2006     R16, ITF Rama Gardens Hotel Open, Bangkok (G4)
                      R16, ITF World Junior Tennis Championship, Malaysia (G4)

          Boys' Doubles:
          2009     R16 (w/ Justin To), Dunlop Japan Open Junior Championships (G1)
                      R32 (w/ Stephen Hoh), Australian Open Junior Championships (GA)
          2008     R32 (w/ Kelsey Stevenson), Dunlop Orange Bowl, Key Biscayne (GA)
                      R32 (w/ Kelsey Stevenson), Eddie Herr International Jr Championships (G1)
                      R32 (w/ Sebastian Fanselow), Yucatan World Cup 2008, Mexico (G1)
                      Quarterfinals (w/ Vikram Reddy), Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships, India (GB1)
                      Quarterfinals (w/ Kelsey Stevenson), Japan Open Junior Championships (G1)
                      Quarterfinals (w/ Kelsey Stevenson), SALON PAS Int'l Jr Championships (G2)
          2007     Quarterfinals (w/ Vikram Reddy), Asia/Oceania Closed Championships (GB1)
                      Runner-up (w/ Kelsey Stevenson), ITF Mercedes Cup, Bangkok (G4)
                      Quarterfinals (w/ Kevin Kung), Hong Kong ITF Junior Tournament (G5)
                      Quarterfinals (w/ Chen Chih), Brunei ITF Junior Circuit (G4)
                      Quarterfinals (w/ Akash Wagh), Vila Do Conde Junior Tennis Cup (G3)

► Major Awards

          2005     HKTA Talent Group Most Improved Player Award
          2004     German-Swiss International School Athlete of the Year



 

Related Info:

► Team Information page on TennisRecruiting.net.

► UVA Press Release: Men's tennis signs three recruits (28 Apr 2009)

► Check out Dino Dell'Orto's past results on the ITF World Junior Circuit.


  

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