Younes Lalami Laaroussi (born 18 April 2001) is a Moroccan

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player. Lalami has a career high

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singles ranking of 915 achieved on 8 August 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 849 achieved on 9 January 2023. Lalami played college tennis at

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Career

Lalami made his

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debut representing

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in 2022 and has since compiled a Davis Cup record of 3–0.https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800375446 Lalami made his ATP main draw debut at the

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after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.

Personal life

Lalami was born in

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, Canada but represents Morocco in tennis competitions through his Moroccan father. His sister

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is a former tennis player.

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* * * 2001 births Living people Moroccan male tennis players Tennis players from Montreal Old Dominion Monarchs men's tennis players Moroccan expatriate tennis players in the United States {{Morocco-tennis-bio-stub