Corrado Barazzutti

Corrado Barazzutti (born 19 February 1953, in Udine) is a former tennis player from Italy. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 7, achieved in August 1978.
After his player career Barazzutti was 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 the Fed Cup (now known as Billie Jean King Cup) four times: 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013.
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 played for the only victorious Italian Davis Cup team.
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.
As coach.
Barazzutti was for 20 years, from 2001 to 2020 federal coach, until 2017 non-player captain of the Fed Cup women's team, winning the competition for four times (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013) and in parallel until 2020 also of the men's Davis Cup. Also in 2020 he followed the tennis player Fabio Fognini as coach.