Corrado Barazzutti


Corrado Barazzutti is a former tennis player from Italy.

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
Grand Prix Masters
Grand Prix Super Series
Grand Prix Regular Series

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Nov 1975Philippine International, ManilaHard Ross Case2–6, 1–6
Win1.Apr 1976ATP Nice, NiceClay Jan Kodeš6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6
Loss2.Jul 1976Swedish Open, BåstadClay Antonio Zugarelli6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Loss3.Nov 1976Japan Open Tennis Championships, TokyoHard Roscoe Tanner3–6, 2–6
Loss4.Apr 1977Monte Carlo Open, Monte-CarloClay Björn Borg3–6, 5–7, 0–6
Win2.Apr 1977Charlotte WCT, CharlotteClay Eddie Dibbs7–6, 6–0
Win3.Jul 1977Swedish Open, BåstadClay Balázs Taróczy7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Win4.Nov 1977Paris Open, ParisHard Brian Gottfried7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4
Loss5.Apr 1978Alan King Tennis Classic, Las VegasHard Harold Solomon1–6, 0–3, ret.
Loss6.Jul 1978Swedish Open, BåstadClay Björn Borg1–6, 2–6
Loss7.Sep 1979Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, PalermoClay Björn Borg4–6, 0–6, 4–6
Loss8.Nov 1979Paris Open, ParisHard Harold Solomon3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win5.Mar 1980Cairo Open, CairoClay Paolo Bertolucci6–4, 6–0