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Sébastien Lareau

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Sébastien Lareau
Country (sports)Canada
ResidenceCanada
Born(1973-04-27)April 27, 1973(age 51)
Montreal,Quebec
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$2,879,682
Singles
Career record99–137
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 76 (April 17, 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1998)
French Open2R (1997)
Wimbledon2R (1993, 1998, 1999, 2000)
US Open2R (1995, 1998, 1999)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record266–142
Career titles16
Highest rankingNo. 4 (October 11, 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1996, 1997)
French OpenQF (2000)
WimbledonSF (1998)
US OpenW(1999)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW(1999)
Olympic GamesW(2000)
Olympic medal record
Men'stennis
RepresentingCanada
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Men's doubles

Sébastien Lareau(French pronunciation:[sebastjɛ̃laʁo];born April 27, 1973) is a former professionaltennisplayer. He became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the1999 US Open men's doubleswith his American partnerAlex O'Brien.

As a singles player

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The right-handed Lareau achieved a career best singles ranking of world No. 76 in April 1995. He has a careerATP Tourevent win–loss record of 99–137. Lareau's best singles tour results were:

As a doubles player

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Lareau reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in October 1999. He won 16 doubles titles on the ATP Tour. His victories included the 1996 and 1998Stuttgart Masters,the 1999 LondonQueen's ClubInternational Series, the1999 US Open,the 1999 Paris Indoor Tennis Masters, and the 1999 ATP Doubles Championships events, all partneringAlex O'Brien;the 1999 Washington International Series and 2000 MemphisInternational Series Goldevents, partneringJustin Gimelstob;and the 2000 Montreal/Toronto Tennis Masters andSydney Olympics,partnering compatriotDaniel Nestor.Lareau was also a finalist in the1996 Australian Openand ATP Doubles Championships, 1997 Australian Open, both partnering O'Brien.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1996 Australian Open Hard United StatesAlex O'Brien SwedenStefan Edberg
Czech RepublicPetr Korda		 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 1997 Australian Open Hard United StatesAlex O'Brien AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
AustraliaMark Woodforde		 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
Win 1999 U.S. Open Hard United StatesAlex O'Brien IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes		 7–6(9–7),6–4

Olympic finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)

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Result Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Gold 2000 Sydney Hard CanadaDaniel Nestor AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
AustraliaMark Woodforde 		5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 31 (16 titles, 15 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (1–2)
Tennis Masters Cup (1–1)
ATP Masters Series (4–1)
ATP Championship Series (4–5)
ATP Tour (6–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–9)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–2)
Carpet (4–3)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Apr 1994 Tokyo Outdoor,Japan Hard United StatesPatrick McEnroe SwedenHenrik Holm
SwedenAnders Järryd 		6–7, 1–6
Loss 2. Apr 1994 Seoul,South Korea Hard United StatesKent Kinnear FranceStéphane Simian
United StatesKenny Thorne 		4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 3. Nov 1994 Antwerp,Belgium Carpet NetherlandsHendrik Jan Davids SwedenJan Apell
SwedenJonas Björkman 		6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win 1. May 1995 Seoul, South Korea Hard United StatesJeff Tarango AustraliaJoshua Eagle
AustraliaAndrew Florent 		6–3, 6–2
Win 2. Oct 1995 Beijing,China Carpet (i) United StatesTommy Ho BelgiumDick Norman
NetherlandsFernon Wibier 		7–6, 7–6
Loss 4. Jan 1996 Australian Open,Melbourne Hard United StatesAlex O'Brien SwedenStefan Edberg
Czech RepublicPetr Korda 		5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 5. Jun 1996 Queen's Club,England Grass United StatesAlex O'Brien AustraliaMark Woodforde
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge 		3–6, 6–7
Loss 6. Apr 1996 Doubles Championships,Hartford Carpet (i) United StatesAlex O’Brien AustraliaMark Woodforde
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge 		4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 3. Oct 1996 Stuttgart Indoor,Germany Carpet (i) United StatesAlex O'Brien NetherlandsJacco Eltingh
NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis 		3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 7. Jan 1997 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard United StatesAlex O'Brien AustraliaMark Woodforde
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge 		6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
Win 4. Mar 1997 Philadelphia,United States Hard (i) United StatesAlex O'Brien South AfricaEllis Ferreira
United StatesPatrick Galbraith 		6–3, 6–3
Win 5. Jul 1997 Los Angeles,United States Hard United StatesAlex O'Brien IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
United StatesRick Leach 		7–6, 6–4
Loss 8. Aug 1997 Montreal,Canada Hard United StatesAlex O’Brien IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 9. Aug 1997 New Haven,United States Hard United StatesAlex O'Brien IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes 		4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win 6. Apr 1998 Tokyo,Japan Hard CanadaDaniel Nestor FranceOlivier Delaître
ItalyStefano Pescosolido 		6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 10. Jun 1998 Nottingham,England Grass CanadaDaniel Nestor United StatesJustin Gimelstob
South AfricaByron Talbot 		5–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 11. Aug 1998 New Haven,United States Hard United StatesAlex O'Brien AustraliaWayne Arthurs
AustraliaPeter Tramacchi 		6–7, 6–1, 3–6
Win 7. Nov 1998 Stuttgart Indoor,Germany Hard (i) United StatesAlex O'Brien IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes 		6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win 8. Jan 1999 Sydney,Australia Hard CanadaDaniel Nestor United StatesPatrick Galbraith
NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 12. Feb 1999 Memphis,United States Hard (i) United StatesAlex O’Brien AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
AustraliaMark Woodforde 		3–6, 4–6
Win 9. Jun 1999 Queen's Club, England Grass United StatesAlex O'Brien AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
AustraliaMark Woodforde 		6–3, 7–6
Win 10. Aug 1999 Washington, D.C.,United States Hard United StatesJustin Gimelstob South AfricaDavid Adams
South AfricaJohn-Laffnie de Jager 		7–5, 6–7, 6–3
Win 11. Sep 1999 US Open,New York Hard United StatesAlex O'Brien IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes 		7–6(9–7),6–4
Win 12. Oct 1999 Shanghai,China Hard CanadaDaniel Nestor AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
AustraliaMark Woodforde 		7–5, 6–3
Win 13. Nov 1999 Paris,France Carpet (i) United StatesAlex O'Brien United StatesJared Palmer
NetherlandsPaul Haarhuis 		7–6, 7–5
Win 14. Nov 1999 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet (i) United StatesAlex O'Brien IndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes 		6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Win 15. Feb 2000 Memphis,United States Hard (i) United StatesJustin Gimelstob United StatesJim Grabb
United StatesRichey Reneberg 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 13. Mar 2000 Copenhagen,Denmark Carpet (i) SwedenJonas Björkman Czech RepublicMartin Damm
GermanyDavid Prinosil 		1–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss 14. May 2000 Orlando,United States Clay United StatesJustin Gimelstob IndiaLeander Paes
NetherlandsJan Siemerink 		3–6, 4–6
Win 16. Aug 2000 Toronto,Canada Hard CanadaDaniel Nestor AustraliaJoshua Eagle
AustraliaAndrew Florent 		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 15. Aug 2001 Indianapolis,United States Hard IndiaMahesh Bhupathi The BahamasMark Knowles
United StatesBrian MacPhie 		6–7, 7–5, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Career SR Career win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A QF 2R F F 1R 1R 1R 3R A 0 / 8 16–8
French Open A A A A A A 3R 3R 2R 3R 1R QF A A 0 / 6 10–6
Wimbledon A A A A A 3R 2R 3R 1R SF QF QF 1R A 0 / 8 15–8
U.S. Open A A A A SF 2R 1R QF 2R 1R W QF 2R A 1 / 9 18–8
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 31 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 6–3 4–4 12–4 7–4 6–4 9–3 9–4 3–3 0–0 N/A 59–30
Masters Series
Indian Wells NME A A A A QF A A QF 1R 1R 3R A A 0 / 5 5–5
Miami NME A A A A 1R A QF 3R 2R 2R QF 2R A 0 / 7 6–7
Monte Carlo NME A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Rome NME A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Hamburg NME A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canada NME A QF 1R QF 1R 1R QF F QF 2R W 1R A 1 / 11 17–10
Cincinnati NME A A A 2R 2R 2R 2R SF QF 2R SF 1R A 0 / 9 12–9
Stuttgart NME A A A A 1R A W SF W QF 2R A A 2 / 6 12–4
Paris NME A A A A A A 2R A 2R W A A A 1 / 3 5–2
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 2 1 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 0 4 / 41 N/A
Annual win–loss N/A 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 3–5 1–2 9–4 10–5 11–5 7–5 10–3 1–4 0–0 N/A 57–37
Year-end ranking 659 861 287 332 67 42 55 17 15 17 4 17 118 1536 N/A
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