Sébastien Lareau
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| Country (sports) | Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | Canada |
| Born | (1973年04月27日) April 27, 1973 (age 51) Montreal, Quebec |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | 2,879,682ドル |
| 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 | 16 |
| 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 | W (2000) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's tennis | ||
| Representing Canada | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 2000 Sydney | Men's doubles |
Sébastien Lareau (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃laʁo] ; born April 27, 1973) is a former professional tennis player. He became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 US Open men's doubles with his American partner Alex O'Brien.
As a singles player
[edit ]The right-handed Lareau achieved a career best singles ranking of world No. 76 in April 1995. He has 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 World Series events;
- in 1996, the fourth round of the Key Biscayne Super 9 event;
- in 1997, the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong World Series 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 World Series events;
- in 1999, the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Outdoor World Series event; and
- in 2001, the semifinals of the Memphis International Series Gold event.
As a doubles player
[edit ]Lareau reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in October 1999. He won 16 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 US 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 Championships, 1997 Australian Open, both partnering O'Brien.
Grand Slam finals
[edit ]Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
[edit ]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1996 | Australian Open | Hard | United States Alex O'Brien | Sweden Stefan Edberg Czech Republic Petr Korda |
5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | United States Alex O'Brien | Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Woodforde |
6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1999 | U.S. Open | Hard | United States Alex O'Brien | India Mahesh Bhupathi India Leander Paes |
7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Olympic finals
[edit ]Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)
[edit ]| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2000 | Sydney | Hard | Canada Daniel Nestor | Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Woodforde |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
ATP career finals
[edit ]Doubles: 31 (16 titles, 15 runner-ups)
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Apr 1994 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | United States Patrick McEnroe | Sweden Henrik Holm Sweden Anders Järryd |
6–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Apr 1994 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | United States Kent Kinnear | France Stéphane Simian United States Kenny Thorne |
4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3. | Nov 1994 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids | Sweden Jan Apell Sweden Jonas Björkman |
6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | May 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | United States Jeff Tarango | Australia Joshua Eagle Australia Andrew Florent |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | Oct 1995 | Beijing, China | Carpet (i) | United States Tommy Ho | Belgium Dick Norman Netherlands Fernon Wibier |
7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Jan 1996 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | United States Alex O'Brien | Sweden Stefan Edberg Czech Republic Petr Korda |
5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Jun 1996 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | United States Alex O'Brien | Australia Mark Woodforde Australia Todd Woodbridge |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 6. | Apr 1996 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet (i) | United States Alex O’Brien | Australia Mark Woodforde Australia Todd Woodbridge |
4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 3. | Oct 1996 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet (i) | United States Alex O'Brien | Netherlands Jacco Eltingh Netherlands Paul Haarhuis |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7. | Jan 1997 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | United States Alex O'Brien | Australia Mark Woodforde Australia Todd Woodbridge |
6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | Mar 1997 | Philadelphia, United States | Hard (i) | United States Alex O'Brien | South Africa Ellis Ferreira United States Patrick Galbraith |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | Jul 1997 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | United States Alex O'Brien | India Mahesh Bhupathi United States Rick Leach |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | Aug 1997 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | United States Alex O’Brien | India Mahesh Bhupathi India Leander Paes |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Aug 1997 | New Haven, United States | Hard | United States Alex O'Brien | India Mahesh Bhupathi India Leander Paes |
4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6. | Apr 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Canada Daniel Nestor | France Olivier Delaître Italy Stefano Pescosolido |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10. | Jun 1998 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Canada Daniel Nestor | United States Justin Gimelstob South Africa Byron Talbot |
5–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Aug 1998 | New Haven, United States | Hard | United States Alex O'Brien | Australia Wayne Arthurs Australia Peter Tramacchi |
6–7, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 7. | Nov 1998 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | United States Alex O'Brien | India Mahesh Bhupathi India Leander Paes |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 8. | Jan 1999 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Canada Daniel Nestor | United States Patrick Galbraith Netherlands Paul Haarhuis |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12. | Feb 1999 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | United States Alex O’Brien | Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Woodforde |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | Jun 1999 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | United States Alex O'Brien | Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Woodforde |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 10. | Aug 1999 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | United States Justin Gimelstob | South Africa David Adams South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager |
7–5, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 11. | Sep 1999 | US Open, New York | Hard | United States Alex O'Brien | India Mahesh Bhupathi India Leander Paes |
7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Win | 12. | Oct 1999 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Canada Daniel Nestor | Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Woodforde |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 13. | Nov 1999 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | United States Alex O'Brien | United States Jared Palmer Netherlands Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 14. | Nov 1999 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet (i) | United States Alex O'Brien | India Mahesh Bhupathi India Leander Paes |
6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 15. | Feb 2000 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | United States Justin Gimelstob | United States Jim Grabb United States Richey Reneberg |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13. | Mar 2000 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) | Sweden Jonas Björkman | Czech Republic Martin Damm Germany David Prinosil |
1–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Loss | 14. | May 2000 | Orlando, United States | Clay | United States Justin Gimelstob | India Leander Paes Netherlands Jan Siemerink |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 16. | Aug 2000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Canada Daniel Nestor | Australia Joshua Eagle Australia Andrew Florent |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 15. | Aug 2001 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | India Mahesh Bhupathi | The Bahamas Mark Knowles United States Brian MacPhie |
6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
[edit ] W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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- Living people
- Canadian male tennis players
- Canadian people of French descent
- French Open junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Olympic tennis players for Canada
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players from Montreal
- US Open (tennis) champions
- Wimbledon junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles