Nicola Pietrangeli, a two-time French Open champion and one of Italy’s greatest tennis figures, has died at the age of 92, the Italian Tennis Federation (FITP) announced on Monday.

“Italian tennis is mourning an icon. Nicola Pietrangeli, the only Italian inducted into the World Tennis Hall of Fame, has died,” the federation said.

Born in Tunis in 1933 to an Italian father and Russian mother, Pietrangeli was long regarded as Italy’s finest tennis player until the rise of current world No. 2 Jannik Sinner.

Over the course of a distinguished career, Pietrangeli captured 44 singles titles, including back-to-back Roland Garros crowns in 1959 and 1960. He also finished runner-up in Paris twice, losing to Manuel Santana in 1961 and 1964, and reached the Wimbledon final in the same year as his second French Open victory.

The Italian Open, which he won twice, paid tribute to him in a statement: “It is with deep sadness that we say goodbye to Nicola Pietrangeli, a true legend of Italian tennis… Ciao, Nicola.”

Pietrangeli was also a key figure in Italy’s Davis Cup history, contesting 164 matches and later captaining the team to its first-ever title in 1976.