Corrado Barazzutti

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Corrado Barazzutti
Tennis Melkhuisje, halve finales Barazzutti in actie tegen Carter, Bestanddeelnr 929-8372.jpg
Barazzutti playing Australian David Carter in the third round of the 1978 Dutch Open in Hilversum.
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Residence Rome, Italy
Born (1953-02-19) 19 February 1953 (age 71)
Udine, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1971
Retired1984
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $775,783
Singles
Career record317–231
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 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 record57–111
Career titles1
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (1976)
Barazzutti at the Rome Masters in 2011. Corrado Barazzutti.jpg
Barazzutti at the Rome Masters in 2011.

Corrado Barazzutti (born 19 February 1953, in Udine) 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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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] Since he has been captain, the Italian Fed Cup team have 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 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. [5]

Singles finals (5 titles, 8 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Grand Prix Masters (0–0)
Grand Prix (5–8)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 1975 Philippine International, ManilaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case 2–6, 1–6
Win1–1Apr 1976 ATP Nice, NiceClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6
Loss1–2Jul 1976 Swedish Open, BåstadClay Flag of Italy.svg Tonino Zugarelli 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 [6]
Loss1–3Nov 1976 Japan Open Tennis Championships, TokyoHard Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 2–6
Loss1–4Apr 1977 Monte Carlo Open, Monte-CarloClay Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 3–6, 5–7, 0–6
Win2–4Apr 1977 Charlotte WCT, CharlotteClay Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–0
Win3–4Jul 1977 Swedish Open, BåstadClay Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Taróczy 7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Win4–4Nov 1977 Paris Open, ParisHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4
Loss4–5Apr 1978 Alan King Tennis Classic, Las VegasHard Flag of the United States.svg Harold Solomon 1–6, 0–3, ret.
Loss4–6Jul 1978 Swedish Open, BåstadClay Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 1–6, 2–6
Loss4–7Sep 1979 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, PalermoClay Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 4–6, 0–6, 4–6
Loss4–8Nov 1979 Paris Open, ParisHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Harold Solomon 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win5–8Mar 1980 Egyptian Open, CairoClay Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Bertolucci 6–4, 6–0 [6]

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]

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  2. ↑ "QUANTI ITALIANI SONO ENTRATI NEI TOP 50? RISPONDE L'ESPERTO" (in Italian). supertennis.tv. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Volandri succeeds Barazzutti as Italy's Davis Cup captain". billiejeankingcup.com. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "L'ITALIA E LE SEMIFINALI DI DAVIS. UNA LUNGA STORIA" (in Italian). tennis.it. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Marco Cecchinato è l'ottavo giocatore nella storia del tennis italiano ad approdare in una semifinale Slam" (in Italian). superlivetennis.it. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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