Orlando Lourenco (born 15 September 1964 in Gwelo) is a former

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from

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. Lourenco represented his native country at the

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, where he was defeated in the first round by

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Guy Forget Guy Forget (; born 4 January 1965) is a French tennis administrator and retired professional player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup te ...

. Lourenco reached his highest singles

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-ranking on 5 November 1990, when he became world No. 853. Lourenco participated in eight

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ties for Zimbabwe from 1983 to 1990, posting a 9–4 record in singles and a 1–2 record in doubles. He now teaches tennis at the Champions Club in

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, Tennessee.

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