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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]

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 (age 69)
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.
Barazzutti at the Rome Masters in 2011.

After his player career Barazzutti was 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)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1975 Philippine International, Manila Hard Ross Case 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Apr 1976 ATP Nice, Nice Clay Jan Kodeš 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 1976 Swedish Open, Båstad Clay Tonino Zugarelli 6–4, 5–7, 2–6[6]
Loss 1–3 Nov 1976 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo Hard Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Apr 1977 Monte Carlo Open, Monte-Carlo Clay Björn Borg 3–6, 5–7, 0–6
Win 2–4 Apr 1977 Charlotte WCT, Charlotte Clay Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–0
Win 3–4 Jul 1977 Swedish Open, Båstad Clay Balázs Taróczy 7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Win 4–4 Nov 1977 Paris Open, Paris Hard (i) Brian Gottfried 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 4–5 Apr 1978 Alan King Tennis Classic, Las Vegas Hard Harold Solomon 1–6, 0–3, ret.
Loss 4–6 Jul 1978 Swedish Open, Båstad Clay Björn Borg 1–6, 2–6
Loss 4–7 Sep 1979 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Palermo Clay Björn Borg 4–6, 0–6, 4–6
Loss 4–8 Nov 1979 Paris Open, Paris Hard (i) Harold Solomon 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–8 Mar 1980 Egyptian Open, Cairo Clay 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]


See also



References


  1. "Chi è stato il miglior capitano di Davis?" (in Italian). spaziotennis.com. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  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.
  6. "ATP: SINNER-TRAVAGLIA, SETTIMO DERBY AZZURRO IN FINALE. I PRECEDENTI" (in Italian). federtennis.it. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. "Tennis, Barazzutti: "Chiudo 20 anni meravigliosi da capitano di Coppa Davis. Ora aspetto la Federazione"" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.



На других языках


[de] Corrado Barazzutti

Corrado Barazzutti (* 19. Februar 1953 in Udine) ist ein ehemaliger italienischer Tennisspieler.
- [en] Corrado Barazzutti

[es] Corrado Barazzutti

Corrado Barazzutti (19 de febrero de 1953 en Údine, Italia) es un jugador de tenis italiano. En su carrera ha conquistado 6 torneos ATP y su mejor posición en el ranking de individuales fue N.º 7 en agosto de 1978 y en el de dobles fue Nº372 en julio de 1984.

[ru] Барадзутти, Коррадо

Коррадо Барадзутти (итал. Corrado Barazzutti; род. 19 декабря 1953, Удине) — итальянский профессиональный теннисист и теннисный тренер, бывшая седьмая ракетка мира в одиночном разряде. Победитель 6 турниров Гран-при и WCT в одиночном и парном разряде, победитель Открытого чемпионата Франции среди юношей, обладатель Кубка Дэвиса (1976) в составе сборной Италии. Капитан сборных Италии в Кубке Дэвиса и в Кубке Федерации, четырежды выигрывавший Кубок Федерации с женской сборной[3].



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