Sébastien Lareau
Biography
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 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 world 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 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.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1996 | Australian Open | Hard | Alex O'Brien (USA) | Stefan Edberg (SWE) Petr Korda (CZE) |
5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | Alex O'Brien (USA) | Mark Woodforde (AUS) Todd Woodbridge (AUS) |
6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Alex O'Brien (USA) | Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) Leander Paes (IND) |
7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Other significant finals
Year–End Championship finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1996 | Hartford | Carpet (i) | Alex O’Brien (USA) | Mark Woodforde (AUS) Todd Woodbridge (AUS) |
4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 1999 | Hartford | Carpet (i) | Alex O’Brien (USA) | Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) Leander Paes (IND) |
6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
Masters Series finals
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1996 | Stuttgart | Carpet (i) | Alex O'Brien (USA) | Jacco Eltingh (NED) Paul Haarhuis (NED) |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1997 | Montréal | Hard | Alex O'Brien (USA) | Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) Leander Paes (IND) |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1998 | Stuttgart (2) | Hard (i) | Alex O'Brien (USA) | Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) Leander Paes (IND) |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 1999 | Paris | Carpet (i) | Alex O'Brien (USA) | Jared Palmer (USA) Paul Haarhuis (NED) |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2000 | Toronto | Hard | Daniel Nestor (CAN) | Joshua Eagle (AUS) Andrew Florent (AUS) |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Olympic medal matches
Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2000 | Sydney Olympics | Hard | Daniel Nestor (CAN) | Todd Woodbridge (AUS) Mark Woodforde (AUS) |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |