Sébastien Lareau (; born April 27, 1973) is a former professional

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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

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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

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event win–loss record of 99–137. Lareau's best singles tour results were: * in 1995, the quarterfinals of the

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and St. Petersburg

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events; * in 1996, the fourth round of the

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Super 9 event; * in 1997, the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong

event; * in 1998, the third round of the

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; the semifinals of the

, the quarterfinals of the Scottsdale, the semifinals of the

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, the quarterfinals of the Washington and

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events; * in 1999, the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Outdoor World Series event; and * in 2001, the semifinals of the Memphis International Series Gold 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

; 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

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. Lareau was also a finalist in the 1996 Australian Open and ATP Doubles Championships, 1997 Australian Open, both partnering O'Brien.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 31 (16 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Doubles performance timeline

External links

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Sébastian Lareau – Tennis Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lareau, Sebastien 1973 births Living people Canadian male tennis players Canadian people of French descent French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in tennis Olympic tennis players for Canada Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Montreal US Open (tennis) champions Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles