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{{Infobox player
|image = SébastienLareau.png
|birthdate = April 27, 1973
|birthplace = Montréal, Québec, Canada
|dateofdeath =
|placeofdeath =
|from = Montréal, Québec, Canada
|residence =
|height = 6’0” (1,83m)
|styleofplay = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|turnedpro = 1991
|retired = 2001
|bestatpsinglesranking = No. 76 (April 17, 1995)
|bestatpdoublesranking = No. 4 (October 11, 1999)
|bestitfjuniorranking =
|canadiantennishalloffame =
|cdntennisprofile = [http://www.cdntennis.ca/sebastienlareau Profile on CdnTennis.ca]
}}
==Biography==
'''Sébastien Lareau''' (born April 27, 1973 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 76 on April 17, 1995 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 4 on October 11, 1999.
'''Sébastien Lareau''' (born April 27, 1973 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. He became the first Canadian to win a senior Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 US Open men's doubles title with his American partner Alex O'Brien. Lareau reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 4 on October 11, 1999 and a career-high singles ranking of No. 76 on April 17, 1995. 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 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 [[Rogers Cup|Canada]] Masters and Sydney Olympics partnering compatriot [[Daniel Nestor]]. Lareau was also a finalist at the 1996 Australian Open and ATP Doubles Championship, and 1997 Australian Open, both partnering O'Brien. 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. He was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.▼
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==Grand Slam finals==
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===ATP Super 9
====Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)====
{|class="sortable wikitable"
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win||1996||Stuttgart||Carpet (i)||Alex O'Brien (USA)||Jacco Eltingh (NED) <br /> Paul Haarhuis (NED)||3–6, 6–4, 6–3
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss||1997||[[
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win||1998||Stuttgart <small>(2)</small>||Hard (i)||Alex O'Brien (USA)||Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) <br /> Leander Paes (IND)||6–3, 3–6, 7–5
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win||1999||Paris||Carpet (i)||Alex O'Brien (USA)||Jared Palmer (USA) <br /> Paul Haarhuis (NED)||7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>, 7–5
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win||2000||[[
|}
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|<small>5–8</small>
|Aug 1997
|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|[[
|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Super 9
|Hard
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|Feb 2000
|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, United States
|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|
|Hard (i)
|Justin Gimelstob (USA)
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|<small>16–14</small>
|Aug 2000
|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|[[
|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series
|Hard
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|<small>17–14</small>
|Oct 2000
|style="background:#ffea5c;"|
|style="background:#ffea5c;"|
|Hard
|[[Daniel Nestor]] (CAN)
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|Aug 2001
|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Indianapolis Open, United States
|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|
|Hard
|Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)
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|<small>2–0</small>
|Oct 1993
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Calgary Challenger (1993)|Calgary]], Canada
|style="background:moccasin;"|$25,000
|Hard (i)
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|<small>4–1</small>
|Jul 1994
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[
|style="background:moccasin;"|$50,000
|Hard
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|<small>2–0</small>
|Oct 1993
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Calgary Challenger (1993)|Calgary]], Canada
|style="background:moccasin;"|$25,000
|Hard (i)
|[[Daniel Nestor]] (CAN)
|David
|6–1, 6–2
|-
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|<small>5–0</small>
|Jul 1994
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[
|style="background:moccasin;"|$50,000
|Hard
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!Tournament!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|colspan=15 style="text-align:left;"|'''Grand Slam
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Australian Open
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!Tournament!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|colspan=13 style="text-align:left;"|'''Grand Slam
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Australian Open
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|Michael Stich (GER)
|style="background:#eee8aa;"|6
|
|style="background:thistle;"|Carpet (i)
|style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
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|Àlex Corretja (ESP)
|style="background:#eee8aa;"|6
|
|style="background:thistle;"|Carpet (i)
|style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
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|Richard Krajicek (NED)
|style="background:#eee8aa;"|7
|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|[[
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Hard
|style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
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|Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)
|style="background:#eee8aa;"|4
|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|[[
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Hard
|style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
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|137
|}
==Titles won with partners==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
!style="width:180px; background:#efefef;"|Partner
!style="width:80px; background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand <br /> Slams
!style="width:80px; background:#ffea5c;"|Olympic <br /> Games
!style="width:80px; background:#ffffcc;"|ATP World <br /> Champs
!style="width:80px; background:#e9e9e9;"|ATP <br /> Super 9
!style="width:80px; background:#d4f1c5;"|ATP Champ <br /> Series
!style="width:80px; background:#ffffff;"|ATP World <br /> Series
!style="width:80px; background:#efefef;"|Total
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Alex O'Brien (USA)
|1
|0
|1
|3
|1
|2
|8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Daniel Nestor]] (CAN)
|0
|1
|0
|1
|1
|2
|5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Justin Gimelstob (USA)
|0
|0
|0
|0
|2
|0
|2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Jeff Tarango (USA)
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Tommy Ho (USA)
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|1
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Overall Total
|1
|1
|1
|4
|4
|6
|17
|}
==External links==
*[http://www.cdntennis.ca/sebastienlareau Profile on CdnTennis.ca]
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[[Category:Canadian male tennis players]]
[[Category:Canadian retired tennis players]]
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