Sébastien Leblanc
Biography
Sébastien Leblanc (born December 27, 1973 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Leblanc captured three junior Grand Slam doubles titles, at the 1990 French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. More of a doubles specialist, he won five Challenger events in doubles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 127 on November 18, 1996. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 361, achieved on August 5, 1996. He retired in 1997.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1991 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Markus Naewie (GER) | Jan Apell (SWE) Raviv Weidenfeld (ISR) |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1994 | Montebello, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Sébastien Lareau (CAN) | Sergio Gómez Barrio (ESP) Brian Gyetko (CAN) |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 1995 | Eisenach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Chris Woodruff (USA) | Dirk Dier (GER) Lars Koslowski (GER) |
6–3, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 1995 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian MacPhie (USA) | Bill Barber (USA) Ari Nathan (USA) |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 1995 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Brandon Coupe (USA) | Nicolás Lapentti (ECU) Gabriel Silberstein (CHI) |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Apr 1996 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Aleksandar Kitinov (MKD) | Donald Johnson (USA) Francisco Montana (USA) |
6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jul 1996 | Aptos, United States (2) | Challenger | Hard | Jocelyn Robichaud (CAN) | Neville Godwin (RSA) Geoff Grant (USA) |
7–6, 6–7, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 1996 | Aruba, Aruba | Challenger | Hard | Grant Stafford (RSA) | Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) Leander Paes (IND) |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jul 1997 | Aptos, United States (3) | Challenger | Hard | Jocelyn Robichaud (CAN) | David Caldwell (USA) Adam Peterson (USA) |
7–6, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1990 | French Open | Clay | Sébastien Lareau (CAN) | Clinton Marsh (RSA) Marcos Ondruska (RSA) |
7–6, 6–7, 9–7 |
| Win | 1990 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sébastien Lareau (CAN) | Clinton Marsh (RSA) Marcos Ondruska (RSA) |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 1990 | US Open | Hard | Greg Rusedski (CAN) | Marten Renström (SWE) Mikael Tillström (SWE) |
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |