Glenn Layendecker (born May 9, 1961) is a former professional

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player from the United States. His highest singles ranking was world No. 48 in 1990. Layendecker's highest doubles ranking was world No. 32. His career wins included wins over

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, and

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in singles matches. He also beaned

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in the temple with an approach shot at the US Open. Layendecker graduated from

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in 1983. He was the tennis coach of the

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Aardvarks. Under his coaching, the team garnered four consecutive state titles.http://osaa.org/tennis/records/boysTennisTeamChampions.pdf OSAA website Layendecker lives in San Mateo, California and worked for the

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before retiring in 2023.

Career finals

Doubles (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

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