Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti (born 19 February 1953, in Udine) is a former tennis player from Italy.
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| 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 | 307–222 |
| 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) |
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)
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| Grand Slam (0–0) |
| Grand Prix Masters (0–0) |
| Grand Prix Super Series (0–2) |
| Grand Prix Regular Series (5–6) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | Nov 1975 | Philippine International, Manila | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | Apr 1976 | ATP Nice, Nice | Clay |  |
6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 1976 | Swedish Open, Båstad | Clay | |
6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Nov 1976 | Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo | Hard |  |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Apr 1977 | Monte Carlo Open, Monte-Carlo | Clay |  |
3–6, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 1977 | Charlotte WCT, Charlotte | Clay | |
7–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 3. | Jul 1977 | Swedish Open, Båstad | Clay |  |
7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | Nov 1977 | Paris Open, Paris | Hard (i) | |
7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | Apr 1978 | Alan King Tennis Classic, Las Vegas | Hard | |
1–6, 0–3, ret. |
| Loss | 6. | Jul 1978 | Swedish Open, Båstad | Clay | |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Sep 1979 | Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Palermo | Clay | |
4–6, 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Nov 1979 | Paris Open, Paris | Hard (i) | |
3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | Mar 1980 | Cairo Open, Cairo | Clay | |
6–4, 6–0 |
External links
- Corrado Barazzutti at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Corrado Barazzutti at the International Tennis Federation
- Corrado Barazzutti at the Davis Cup
- Officina del Tennis by Corrado Barazzutti (in Italian)
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