Luke Jensen (born June 18, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player and Grand Slam doubles champion. Jensen won the 1993 French Open Doubles title with his younger brother

Murphy Jensen Murphy Jensen (born October 30, 1968) is an American former professional tennis player and Grand Slam doubles champion. He is the younger brother of former professional tennis player Luke Jensen, with whom he teamed to win the 1993 French Ope ...

. He attended the

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from 1986–87 and earned singles All-American honors both years (doubles in 1987). He began working for ESPN as a tennis analyst in 1994. Jensen compiled a 106-57 record in seven and a half seasons as the head coach of the Syracuse Women’s tennis team. Jensen worked with his brother as the touring pro, tennis director and tennis pro emeritus at the Sea Island Resort until 2016.

Tennis career

Jensen attended East Grand Rapids High School, winning the Michigan state singles championship in 1983, and graduating in 1985.

Juniors

As a junior Jensen reached the No. 1 junior world ranking in both singles and doubles in 1984.

Pro tour

Jensen turned professional in 1987. Jensen gained the nickname of "Dual Hand Luke" because he was an

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player able to serve at 130 mph with either hand.Biography of Luke Jensen on newengland.usta.com
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for their tennis coverage. He also travels the world as an instructor, motivational speaker, and ambassador for the game. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6 in November 1993. In that year, he won the men's doubles title at the

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playing with his younger brother,

. Jensen's career-high singles ranking was world No. 168, achieved in July 1988.

Career doubles finals

10 titles

14 runner-ups

References

External links

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Luke Jensen ESPN Bio
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