Sébastien Lareau

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Country (sports) Canada Career record 99–137 Height 1.82 m Handed Right-handed Prize money $2,879,682 Role Tennis player Retired 2001		Plays Right-handed Name Sebastien Lareau Turned pro 1991 Residence Canada Career titles 0 Weight 79 kg


Born April 27, 1973 (age 51) Montreal, Quebec ( 1973-04-27 )

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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.

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As a singles player

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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.

Doubles performance timeline

A = did not attend tournament

References

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