Corrado Barazzutti

Corrado Barazzutti (born 19 February 1953, in Udine) is a former tennis player from Italy.

Corrado Barazzutti
Barazzutti playing Australian David Carter in the third round of the 1978 Dutch Open in Hilversum.
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceRome, Italy
Born (1953-02-19) 19 February 1953
Udine, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1971
Retired1984
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$775,783
Singles
Career record307–222
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 7 (21 August 1978)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenSF (1978)
Wimbledon2R (1980)
US OpenSF (1977)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1978)
WCT FinalsSF (1978)
Doubles
Career record57–111
Career titles1
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1976)
Barazzutti at the Rome Masters in 2011.

Tennis career

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 played for the only victorious Italian Davis Cup team.

His career-high singles ranking was World No. 7, achieved in August 1978.

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.

Barazzutti is currently non-playing captain of the Italy Davis Cup team and the Italy Fed Cup team. Since he has been captain, the Italian Fed Cup team have won four times: 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013.

Career finals

Singles (5 titles, 8 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Grand Prix Masters (0–0)
Grand Prix (5–8)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Nov 1975 Philippine International, Manila Hard Ross Case 2–6, 1–6
Win 1. Apr 1976 ATP Nice, Nice Clay Jan Kodeš 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6
Loss 2. Jul 1976 Swedish Open, Båstad Clay Antonio Zugarelli 6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 3. Nov 1976 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo Hard Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 2–6
Loss 4. Apr 1977 Monte Carlo Open, Monte-Carlo Clay Björn Borg 3–6, 5–7, 0–6
Win 2. Apr 1977 Charlotte WCT, Charlotte Clay Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–0
Win 3. Jul 1977 Swedish Open, Båstad Clay Balázs Taróczy 7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Win 4. Nov 1977 Paris Open, Paris Hard (i) Brian Gottfried 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 5. Apr 1978 Alan King Tennis Classic, Las Vegas Hard Harold Solomon 1–6, 0–3, ret.
Loss 6. Jul 1978 Swedish Open, Båstad Clay Björn Borg 1–6, 2–6
Loss 7. Sep 1979 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Palermo Clay Björn Borg 4–6, 0–6, 4–6
Loss 8. Nov 1979 Paris Open, Paris Hard (i) Harold Solomon 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win 5. Mar 1980 Cairo Open, Cairo Clay Paolo Bertolucci 6–4, 6–0
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