Michael Mortensen (born 12 March 1961) is a former professional

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player from Denmark. Mortensen achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 34 in 1988 and a career-high singles ranking of world No. 301 in 1984. He won five ATP doubles titles. Mortensen participated in 22

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ties for

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from 1979 to 1990, posting an 11–13 record in doubles and a 12–14 record in singles. Mortensen later became a coach. He was the captain of the

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in 2011 competing for 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Among players he coached was the WTA top-5 player and Chinese No. 1

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, who won the 2011 French Open Women's Singles title under Mortensen.

Career finals

Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mortensen, Michael 1961 births Danish male tennis players People from Glostrup Municipality Danish tennis coaches Living people Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark