Martin Laurendeau
Martin Laurendeau | |
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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) |
Profile on CdnTennis.ca |
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 |
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Hard (2–1) |
Clay (0–0) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (2–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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 |
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Hard (0–0) |
Clay (0–0) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (3–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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 % |
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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 % |
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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% |