Sébastien Lareau
Country (sports) | Canada |
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Residence | Canada |
Born |
Montreal, Quebec | April 27, 1973
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Retired | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $2,879,682 |
Singles | |
Career record | 99–137 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 76 (April 17, 1995) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1998) |
French Open | 2R (1997) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1993, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
US Open | 2R (1995, 1998, 1999) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2000) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 266–142 |
Career titles | 17 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (October 11, 1999) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1996, 1997) |
French Open | QF (2000) |
Wimbledon | SF (1998) |
US Open | W (1999) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1999) |
Olympic Games | Gold Medal (2000) |
Last updated on: October 23, 2007. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's tennis | ||
Representing Canada | ||
2000 Sydney | Men's doubles |
Sébastien Lareau (born April 27, 1973 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired professional tennis player. He became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 U.S. Open Men's Doubles with his American partner Alex O'Brien.
As a singles player
The right-handed Lareau achieved a career best singles ranking of World No. 76 in April 1995. He had a career ATP tour event win-loss record of 99-137. Lareau's best singles tour results were:
- in 1995, the quarterfinals of the Philadelphia and St. Petersburg Grand Prix events;
- in 1996, the fourth round of the Key Biscayne Grand Prix event;
- in 1997, the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Grand Prix event;
- in 1998, the third round of the Australian Open; the semifinals of the Philadelphia, the quarterfinals of the Scottsdale, the semifinals of the Hong Kong, the quarterfinals of the Washington and Moscow International Series events;
- in 1999, the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Outdoor International Series event; and
- in 2001, the semifinals of the Memphis International Series event.
As a doubles player
Lareau reached a career high doubles ranking of world no. 4 in October 1999. He won 17 doubles titles on the ATP tour. His victories included the 1996 and 1998 Stuttgart Masters, the 1999 London/Queen's Club International Series, the 1999 U.S. Open, the 1999 Paris Indoor Tennis Masters, and the 1999 ATP Doubles Championships events, all partnering Alex O'Brien; the 1999 Washington International Series and 2000 Memphis International Series Gold events partnering Justin Gimelstob; and the 2000 Montreal/Toronto Tennis Masters and Sydney Olympics partnering compatriot Daniel Nestor. Lareau was also a finalist in the 1996 Australian Open and ATP Doubles Championship, 1997 Australian Open both partnering O'Brien.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 32 (17 titles, 15 runners-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 11 April 1994 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Henrik Holm Anders Järryd |
6–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 25 April 1994 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kent Kinnear | Stephane Simian Kenny Thorne |
4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 14 November 1994 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Hendrik Jan Davids | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman |
6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1 May 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Jeff Tarango | Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 23 October 1995 | Beijing, China | Carpet | Tommy Ho | Dick Norman Fernon Wibier |
7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 29 January 1996 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Stefan Edberg Petr Korda |
5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 June 1996 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Alex O'Brien | Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge |
3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 20 April 1996 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet | Alex O’Brien | Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge |
4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Winner | 3. | 28 October 1996 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet | Alex O'Brien | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 7. | 27 January 1997 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge |
6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 3 March 1997 | Philadelphia, United States | Hard (i) | Alex O'Brien | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 28 July 1997 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Rick Leach |
7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 4 August 1997 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Alex O’Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 18 August 1997 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 6. | 20 April 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Olivier Delaître Stefano Pescosolido |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 10. | 22 June 1998 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Daniel Nestor | Justin Gimelstob Byron Talbot |
5–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 24 August 1998 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Wayne Arthurs Peter Tramacchi |
6–7, 6–1, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 2 November 1998 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | 18 January 1999 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 22 February 1999 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Alex O’Brien | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 9. | 14 June 1999 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Alex O'Brien | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 10. | 23 August 1999 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager |
7–5, 6–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 11. | 13 September 1999 | U.S. Open, New York City | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 11 October 1999 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 8 November 1999 | Paris, France | Carpet | Alex O'Brien | Jared Palmer Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 14. | 22 November 1999 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 15. | 21 February 2000 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Justin Gimelstob | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 13. | 6 March 2000 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Martin Damm David Prinosil |
1–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 14. | 8 May 2000 | Orlando, United States | Clay | Justin Gimelstob | Leander Paes Jan Siemerink |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 16. | 7 August 2000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Winner | 17. | 2 October 2000 | Sydney Olympics, Australia | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 20 August 2001 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie |
6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | F | F | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 8 | 16–8 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | A | A | 0 / 6 | 10–6 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 15–8 |
U.S. Open | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | W | QF | 2R | A | 1 / 9 | 18–8 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 31 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 6–3 | 4–4 | 12–4 | 7–4 | 6–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | N/A | 59–30 |
Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | NME | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 |
Miami | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 |
Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Rome | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Hamburg | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Canada | NME | A | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | F | QF | 2R | W | 1R | A | 1 / 11 | 17–10 |
Cincinnati | NME | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 12–9 |
Stuttgart | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | W | SF | W | QF | 2R | A | A | 2 / 6 | 12–4 |
Paris | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | W | A | A | A | 1 / 3 | 5–2 |
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 41 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 9–4 | 10–5 | 11–5 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | N/A | 57–37 |
Year End Ranking | 659 | 861 | 287 | 332 | 67 | 42 | 55 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 118 | 1536 | N/A |
A = did not attend tournament
External links
- Sébastien Lareau at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Sébastien Lareau at the International Tennis Federation
- Sébastien Lareau at the Davis Cup
- Sébastian Lareau – Tennis Canada