Martin Laurendeau

Martin Laurendeau
Birthdate	July 10, 1964
Birthplace	Montréal, Québec, Canada
From	Montréal, Québec, Canada
Height	6’3” (1,91m)
Style of play	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	1993
Best ATP singles ranking	No. 90 (October 10, 1988)
Best ATP doubles ranking	No. 139 (August 21, 1989)
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Biography

Martin Laurendeau (born July 10, 1964 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 90 on October 10, 1988 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 139 on August 21, 1989.

Laurendeau starred in collegiate tennis at Pepperdine University where he played between 1984 and 1987. He ended his career with the second most career singles wins in school history with 80 and the third best singles winning percentage (.816). During his pro career, his best results were a round of 16 appearance at the 1988 US Open and a third round appearance at the 1991 Wimbledon, both in singles. He retired in 1993.

Laurendeau was captain of the Canadian Davis Cup team from 2004 to 2017 and the coach of Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov from January 2017 to June 2018.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1987	Thessaloniki, Greece	$25,000	Hard	Nicklas Kroon (SWE)	7–6, 6–4
Win	2–0	Apr 1989	São Paulo, Brazil	$25,000	Hard	Dacio Campos (BRA)	7–6, 6–3
Win	3–0	Jun 1989	Dijon, France	$75,000	Carpet	Brad Pearce (USA)	4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss	3–1	Oct 1989	Cherbourg, France	$50,000	Hard (i)	Veli Paloheimo (FIN)	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	3–2	Feb 1991	Telford, United Kingdom	$50,000	Carpet	Jan Siemerink (NED)	3–6, 4–6
Win	4–2	Mar 1993	Garmisch, Germany	$25,000	Carpet (i)	Patrick Baur (GER)	6–0, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1991	Telford, United Kingdom	$50,000	Carpet	Leonardo Lavalle (MEX)	Peter Nyborg (SWE) Jan Siemerink (NED)	7–6, 6–3
Win	2–0	Feb 1993	Lippstadt, Germany	$25,000	Carpet (i)	Filip Dewulf (BEL)	David Engel (SWE) Peter Nyborg (SWE)	7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Win	3–0	Feb 1993	Emden, Germany	$25,000	Carpet (i)	Michael Mortensen (DEN)	Vladimer Gabrichidze (GEO) Dimitri Poliakov (UKR)	3–6, 6–4, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	1R	1R	A	Q3	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
French Open	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	2R	1R	2R	Q1	3R	Q2	Q1	0 / 4	4–4	50%
US Open	A	4R	1R	1R	2R	Q1	Q1	0 / 4	4–4	50%
Win–Loss	1–2	4–3	1–3	0–2	3–2	0–0	0–0	0 / 12	9–12	43%

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	Q2	Q1	1R	Q1	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–1	50%
Win–Loss	1–0	0–2	1–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 5	2–4	33%

External links

• Profile on CdnTennis.ca