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Martin Laurendeau

Canadian tennis player

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Martin Laurendeau (French pronunciation: [maʁtɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃do]; born July 10, 1964) is a tennis coach and a former professional player and captain of the Canada Davis Cup team.

A 6'3 right-hander, Laurendeau starred in collegiate tennis at Pepperdine University 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 Wimbledon Championships, 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.

Laurendeau has been a tennis coach since 1994 and is currently coaching top-50 player Gabriel Diallo since 2021. He became the Canada Davis Cup captain upon the resignation of Grant Connell in 2004.

Martin Laurendeau at the Association of Tennis Professionals

Martin Laurendeau at World Tennis

Martin Laurendeau at the Davis Cup (archived)

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