Corrado Barazzutti
Italian tennis player
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Corrado Barazzutti (Italian pronunciation: [korˈraːdo baratˈtsutti]; born 19 February 1953) is a former tennis player from Italy.[1] His career-high singles ranking was world No. 7, achieved in August 1978.[2]
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| Country (sports) |  Italy |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rome, Italy |
| Born | 19 February 1953 Udine, Italy |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1971 |
| Retired | 1984 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $775,783 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 317–231 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (21 August 1978) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | SF (1978) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1980) |
| US Open | SF (1977) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (1978) |
| WCT Finals | SF (1978) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 57–111 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1976) |
After the end of his player career Barazzutti was a non-playing captain of the Italy Davis Cup team and the Italy Fed Cup team.[1] He was the captain when the Italian team won the Fed Cup (now known as Billie Jean King Cup) four times: 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013.[3]
Career
As player
Barazzutti gained fame in 1971 by winning the Orange Bowl and the French Open Boys' Singles, and he turned professional in the same year. He had been called to the Italy Davis Cup team the previous year, an event which he played a total of 44 matches. In 1976, Barazzutti was a member of the Italian Davis Cup team who won the Davis Cup in and against Chile.[4]
In Grand Slam tournaments, his best results are the semifinals in 1977 at the US Open and in 1978 at the French Open; he was beaten in straight sets by Jimmy Connors and Björn Borg respectively. Barazzutti won five career ATP tournaments in singles as well as one in doubles.[5]
Singles finals (5 titles, 8 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0–0) |
| Grand Prix Masters (0–0) |
| Grand Prix (5–8) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1975 | Manila, Philippines | Hard |  Ross Case |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 1976 | Nice, France | Clay |  Jan Kodeš |
6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1976 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Tonino Zugarelli |
6–4, 5–7, 2–6[6] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 1976 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Roscoe Tanner |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Apr 1977 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay |  Björn Borg |
3–6, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Apr 1977 | Charlotte WCT, U.S. | Clay | Eddie Dibbs |
7–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 1977 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay |  Balázs Taróczy |
7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 1977 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | Brian Gottfried |
7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 1978 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Harold Solomon |
1–6, 0–3, ret. |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jul 1978 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Björn Borg |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Sep 1979 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Björn Borg |
4–6, 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Nov 1979 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | Harold Solomon |
3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–8 | Mar 1980 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Paolo Bertolucci |
6–4, 6–0[6] |
Doubles finals (1 title, 5 runners-up)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1974 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | Paolo Bertolucci |
 Juan Gisbert  Ilie Năstase |
4–6, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 1975 | Munich WCT, Germany | Carpet (i) | Tonino Zugarelli |
 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 1976 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Tonino Zugarelli |
Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Nov 1976 | Manila, Philippines | Hard |  Anand Amritraj |
Ross Case Geoff Masters |
0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Apr 1977 | Charlotte WCT, U.S. | Clay | Adriano Panatta |
 Tom Okker Ken Rosewall |
1–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–5 | May 1978 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Adriano Panatta |
Mark Edmondson John Marks |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
As coach
In 2002 Barazzutti was appointed coach and, until 2017, non-player captain of the Fed Cup women's team. Under Barazzutti's guidance, the team has won the Fed Cup four times (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013). Until 2020 Barazzutti coached the men's Davis Cup too. In 2020 he coached for a brief period of time Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini.[7]
