Sébastien Lareau
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Country (sports) | Tour Finals W (1999) | |
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Olympic Games | W (2000) |
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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 Super 9event;
- 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
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 |
(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 |
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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
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NME | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 |
Miami
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NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 |
Monte Carlo
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NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Rome
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NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Hamburg
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NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Canada
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NME | A | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | F | QF | 2R | W | 1R | A | 1 / 11 | 17–10 |
Cincinnati
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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 |