Sébastien Lareau
| Country (sports) |  Canada | 
|---|---|
| Residence | Canada | 
| Born | April 27, 1973 Montreal, Quebec | 
| 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 | 17 | 
| 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 |  Gold Medal (2000) | 
| Last updated on: October 23, 2007. | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's tennis | ||
| Representing  Canada | ||
| .svg.png) | 2000 Sydney | Men's doubles | 
Sébastien Lareau (born April 27, 1973 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired professional tennis player. He became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 U.S. 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 had 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 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 U.S. 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 Championship, 1997 Australian Open both partnering O'Brien.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 32 (17 titles, 15 runners-up)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
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| 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 |  Stephane 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 |  Tommy Ho | .svg.png) 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 | London/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 |  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 |  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 | London/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 | U.S. Open, New York City | 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 |  Alex O'Brien |  Jared Palmer  Paul Haarhuis | 7–6, 7–5 | 
| Winner | 14. | 22 November 1999 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet |  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 |  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) | 
| Winner | 17. | 2 October 2000 | Sydney Olympics, Australia | Hard |  Daniel Nestor |  Todd Woodbridge  Mark Woodforde | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 | 
| 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
| 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 | |
A = did not attend tournament
External links
- Sébastien Lareau at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Sébastien Lareau at the International Tennis Federation
- Sébastien Lareau at the Davis Cup
- Sébastian Lareau – Tennis Canada
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