Corrado Barazzutti [SEP] occupation
Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti (born 19 February 1953, in Udine) is a former Italian tennis player.
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 already been called to the Italy Davis Cup team the previous year, an event for which he would play a total of 44 matches. In 1976, Barazzutti played for the only victorious Italian Davis Cup team.
His career-high
1978 Alan King Tennis Classic – Singles
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Hank Pfister.
Sixth-seeded Harold Solomon claimed the title after Corrado Barazzutti retired from the final due to food poisoning.
Seeds.
1. Jimmy Connors "(Second Round)"
2. Brian Gottfried "(Quarterfinals)"
3. Raúl Ramírez "(Semifinals)"
4. Corrado Barazzutti "(Final)"
5. Roscoe Tanner "(Quarterfinals)"