Sébastien Lareau
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Canada |
Born | Montreal, Quebec | April 27, 1973
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Retired | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $2,879,682 |
Singles | |
Career record | 99–137 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 76 (April 17, 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1998) |
French Open | 2R (1997) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1993, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
US Open | 2R (1995, 1998, 1999) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2000) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 266–142 |
Career titles | 16 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (October 11, 1999) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1996, 1997) |
French Open | QF (2000) |
Wimbledon | SF (1998) |
US Open | W (1999) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1999) |
Olympic Games | W (2000) |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's tennis | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
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2000 Sydney | Men's doubles |
Sébastien Lareau (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ laʁo]; born April 27, 1973) is a former professional tennis player. He became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 US Open men's doubles with his American partner Alex O'Brien.
As a singles player
The right-handed Lareau achieved a career best singles ranking of world No. 76 in April 1995. He has a career ATP Tour event win–loss record of 99–137. Lareau's best singles tour results were:
- in 1995, the quarterfinals of the Philadelphia and St. Petersburg World Series events;
- in 1996, the fourth round of the Key Biscayne Super 9 event;
- in 1997, the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong World Series 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 World Series events;
- in 1999, the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Outdoor World Series event; and
- in 2001, the semifinals of the Memphis International Series Gold event.
As a doubles player
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 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 Montreal/Toronto Tennis Masters and Sydney Olympics, partnering compatriot Daniel Nestor. Lareau was also a finalist in the 1996 Australian Open and ATP Doubles Championships, 1997 Australian Open, both partnering O'Brien.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1996 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1999 | U.S. Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)
Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 2000 | Sydney | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 31 (16 titles, 15 runner-ups)
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Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Apr 1994 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | Apr 1994 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Loss | 3. | Nov 1994 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | May 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | Oct 1995 | Beijing, China | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 4. | Jan 1996 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 5. | Jun 1996 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 6. | Apr 1996 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 3. | Oct 1996 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | Jan 1997 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | Mar 1997 | Philadelphia, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5. | Jul 1997 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | Aug 1997 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 9. | Aug 1997 | New Haven, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6. | Apr 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 10. | Jun 1998 | Nottingham, England | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 11. | Aug 1998 | New Haven, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–1, 3–6 |
Win | 7. | Nov 1998 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Win | 8. | Jan 1999 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 12. | Feb 1999 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | Jun 1999 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 10. | Aug 1999 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 11. | Sep 1999 | US Open, New York | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Win | 12. | Oct 1999 | Shanghai, China | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 13. | Nov 1999 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
Win | 14. | Nov 1999 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 15. | Feb 2000 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 13. | Mar 2000 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Loss | 14. | May 2000 | Orlando, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 16. | Aug 2000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 15. | Aug 2001 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
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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 |
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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 |