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

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coach and a former professional player and captain of the

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Professional 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 the 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.

Coaching career

Laurendeau has been a tennis coach since 1994 and is currently coaching top-50 player

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since 2021. He became the Canada

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captain upon the resignation of

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in 2004.

Career finals

Singles (4–2)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurendeau, Martin 1964 births Living people Canadian male tennis players Canadian tennis coaches Olympic tennis players for Canada Pepperdine Waves men's tennis players Canadian expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players from Montreal Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics 20th-century Canadian sportsmen