Sébastien Lareau
Country (sports) | Canada |
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Residence | Canada |
Born | (1973-04-27) April 27, 1973 (age 50) Montreal, Quebec |
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 | 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 | ||
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Men's tennis | ||
Representing Canada | ||
2000 Sydney | Men's doubles |
Sébastien Lareau (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ laʁo]; 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
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
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
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1996 | Australian Open | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Stefan Edberg Petr Korda | 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1999 | U.S. Open | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)
Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 2000 | Sydney | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 31 (16 titles, 15 runner-ups)
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Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Apr 1994 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Henrik Holm Anders Järryd | 6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | Apr 1994 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kent Kinnear | Stéphane Simian Kenny Thorne | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Loss | 3. | Nov 1994 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Hendrik Jan Davids | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman | 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | May 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Jeff Tarango | Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | Oct 1995 | Beijing, China | Carpet (i) | Tommy Ho | Dick Norman Fernon Wibier | 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 4. | Jan 1996 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Stefan Edberg Petr Korda | 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 5. | Jun 1996 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | Alex O'Brien | Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 6. | Apr 1996 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet (i) | Alex O’Brien | Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 3. | Oct 1996 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet (i) | Alex O'Brien | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | Jan 1997 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge | 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | Mar 1997 | Philadelphia, United States | Hard (i) | Alex O'Brien | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5. | Jul 1997 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Rick Leach | 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | Aug 1997 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Alex O’Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 9. | Aug 1997 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6. | Apr 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Olivier Delaître Stefano Pescosolido | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 10. | Jun 1998 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Daniel Nestor | Justin Gimelstob Byron Talbot | 5–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 11. | Aug 1998 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Wayne Arthurs Peter Tramacchi | 6–7, 6–1, 3–6 |
Win | 7. | Nov 1998 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Win | 8. | Jan 1999 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 12. | Feb 1999 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Alex O’Brien | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | Jun 1999 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | Alex O'Brien | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 10. | Aug 1999 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager | 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 11. | Sep 1999 | US Open, New York | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Win | 12. | Oct 1999 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 13. | Nov 1999 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Alex O'Brien | Jared Palmer Paul Haarhuis | 7–6, 7–5 |
Win | 14. | Nov 1999 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet (i) | Alex O'Brien | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 15. | Feb 2000 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Justin Gimelstob | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 13. | Mar 2000 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) | Jonas Björkman | Martin Damm David Prinosil | 1–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Loss | 14. | May 2000 | Orlando, United States | Clay | Justin Gimelstob | Leander Paes Jan Siemerink | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 16. | Aug 2000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 15. | Aug 2001 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie | 6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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 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 |
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
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