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| Country (sports) |  Italy |
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| Residence | Rome, Italy |
| Born | (1953-02-19)19 February 1953 (age 72) 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) |
Corrado Barazzutti (Italian pronunciation:[korˈraːdobaratˈtsutti]; 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]
After the end of his player career Barazzutti was anon-playing captain of theItaly Davis Cup team and theItaly Fed Cup team.[1] He was the captain when the Italian team won the Fed Cup (now known asBillie Jean King Cup) four times: 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013.[3]
Barazzutti gained fame in 1971 by winning theOrange Bowl and theFrench Open Boys' Singles, and he turned professional in the same year. He had been called to theItaly Davis Cup team the previous year, an event which he played a total of 44 matches. In1976, Barazzutti was a member of the Italian Davis Cup team who won theDavis Cup inChile.[4]
InGrand Slam tournaments, his best results are the semifinals in 1977 at theUS Open and in 1978 at theFrench Open; he was beaten in straight sets byJimmy Connors andBjörn Borg respectively. Barazzutti won five careerATP tournaments.[5]
| Legend |
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| 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] |
In 2002 Barazzutti was appointed coach and, until 2017, non-player captain of theFed 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 themen's Davis Cup too. In 2020 he coached for a brief period of time Italian tennis playerFabio Fognini.[7]
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