Sébastien Lareau

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.

Sébastien Lareau
Country (sports) Canada
ResidenceCanada
Born (1973-04-27) April 27, 1973
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's tennis
Representing  Canada
2000 SydneyMen's doubles

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 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.

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.

Significant finals

Olympics: 1 gold medal
Result Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2000 Sydney Hard Daniel Nestor Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 31 (16 titles, 15 runner-ups)
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)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 11 April 1994 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Patrick McEnroe Henrik Holm
Anders Järryd		 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 25 April 1994 Seoul, South Korea Hard Kent Kinnear Stéphane Simian
Kenny Thorne		 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 14 November 1994 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet Hendrik Jan Davids Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman		 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 1 May 1995 Seoul, South Korea Hard Jeff Tarango Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 2. 23 October 1995 Beijing, China Carpet (i) Tommy Ho Dick Norman
Fernon Wibier		 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up 4. 29 January 1996 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Alex O'Brien Stefan Edberg
Petr Korda		 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 17 June 1996 Queen's Club, England Grass Alex O'Brien Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge		 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up 6. 20 April 1996 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet (i) Alex O’Brien Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge		 4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 3. 28 October 1996 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Alex O'Brien Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 27 January 1997 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Alex O'Brien Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge		 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 4. 3 March 1997 Philadelphia, United States Hard (i) Alex O'Brien Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 5. 28 July 1997 Los Angeles, United States Hard Alex O'Brien Mahesh Bhupathi
Rick Leach		 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 8. 4 August 1997 Montreal, Canada Hard Alex O’Brien Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 18 August 1997 New Haven, United States Hard Alex O'Brien Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Winner 6. 20 April 1998 Tokyo, Japan Hard Daniel Nestor Olivier Delaître
Stefano Pescosolido		 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 10. 22 June 1998 Nottingham, England Grass Daniel Nestor Justin Gimelstob
Byron Talbot		 5–7, 7–6, 4–6
Runner-up 11. 24 August 1998 New Haven, United States Hard Alex O'Brien Wayne Arthurs
Peter Tramacchi		 6–7, 6–1, 3–6
Winner 7. 2 November 1998 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Alex O'Brien Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Winner 8. 18 January 1999 Sydney, Australia Hard Daniel Nestor Patrick Galbraith
Paul Haarhuis		 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 12. 22 February 1999 Memphis, United States Hard (i) Alex O’Brien Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 9. 14 June 1999 Queen's Club, England Grass Alex O'Brien Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 6–3, 7–6
Winner 10. 23 August 1999 Washington, D.C., United States Hard Justin Gimelstob David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager		 7–5, 6–7, 6–3
Winner 11. 13 September 1999 US Open, New York Hard Alex O'Brien Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Winner 12. 11 October 1999 Shanghai, China Hard Daniel Nestor Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 13. 8 November 1999 Paris, France Carpet (i) Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer
Paul Haarhuis		 7–6, 7–5
Winner 14. 22 November 1999 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet (i) Alex O'Brien Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Winner 15. 21 February 2000 Memphis, United States Hard (i) Justin Gimelstob Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 13. 6 March 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Jonas Björkman Martin Damm
David Prinosil		 1–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up 14. 8 May 2000 Orlando, United States Clay Justin Gimelstob Leander Paes
Jan Siemerink		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 16. 7 August 2000 Toronto, Canada Hard Daniel Nestor Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent		 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 15. 20 August 2001 Indianapolis, United States Hard Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles
Brian MacPhie		 6–7, 7–5, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002Career SRCareer 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

A = did not attend tournament

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