Martin Laurendeau (; born July 10, 1964) is a former touring professional

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player and the former coach and (non-playing) captain of the

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Tennis career

A 6'3 right-hander, Laurendeau starred in collegiate tennis at

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where he played between 1984 and 1987. He finished his career with the second most career singles wins in school history with 80 and the third best singles winning percentage (.816). During his pro career which stretched from 1986 to 1993, Laurendeau had a career ATP tour singles win–loss record of 36 and 60. His best results were a round of 16 appearance in the 1988 U.S. Open and a third round appearance at 1991

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, both in singles. His best ranking was World No. 90 which he achieved in October 1988. His tour doubles record stands at 15 and 33. Laurendeau has been a tennis coach since 1994. He became Davis Cup captain upon the resignation of

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in 2004.

Career finals

Singles (4–2)

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