Sébastien LeBlanc (born 27 December 1973) is a former Canadian tour professional tennis player. Leblanc captured three junior Grand Slam titles and played Davis Cup for Canada. More of a doubles specialist, he won five Challenger events in doubles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 127.[3][4]
Sébastien LeBlanc
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Born
(1973-12-27) 27 December 1973 (age 50) Montreal, Canada
Leblanc teamed with fellow Québécois and Montrealer Sébastien Lareau to capture first the 1990 French Open junior doubles title and then a month later the 1990 Wimbledon junior doubles title. In both finals they defeated the South African duo of Marcos Ondruska and Clinton Marsh in three sets, 6–7, 7–6, 9–7 at Roland Garros and 7–6(5) 4–6 6–3. Then in August Leblanc teamed with another Montrealer, Greg Rusedski, to capture the U.S. Open junior doubles crown, defeating Mårten Renström and Mikael Tillström in the final, 6–7 6–3 6–4. Leblanc did not compete in the 1990 Australian Open missing out on a chance for completing the 'Grand Slam'. In singles he lost in the first round at both Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows and reached the third round of Wimbledon, falling to eventual champion Leander Paes in three sets.[5]
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Leblanc won the 1991 Montebello Challenger partnering Lareau and the 1995 Santiago Challenger playing with Brandon Coupe. The resident of Saint-Bruno, Quebec won the Aptos Challenger three times in succession – from 1995 through 1997 – the first time playing with Brian MacPhie and the later two times partnering fellow Québécois and Montrealer Jocelyn Robichaud. In ATP Tour and Grand Slam events, Leblanc posted a career win–loss of 8 and 22 with his best result being reaching the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open in 1991, partnering Lareau. Leblanc also reached the second round of the 1992 Summer Olympics tournament, partnering Brian Gyetko. He played in the main draw of one Grand Slam event at senior level, the 1997 Australian Open – he and partner Mark Keil lost in the first round.
In singles, Leblanc reached a career-high ranking of World No. 361, in August 1996. His career Challenger event win–loss record stood at 3 wins, 9 losses, while at ATP Tour level it was 1 and 4. His sole top flight match win was over World No. 18 Tim Henman in the opening round of the Canadian Open.[6]
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Leblanc sole rubber appearance came surprisingly in singles, in a 1997 America Group I semi-final tie versus Venezuela, played in April. He defeated José de Armas in a dead rubber, 2–6, 7–6(2), 6–0 in a tie Canada swept 5–0.[7] The victory allowed gave Canada a place in qualifying for the World Group. They lost the qualifying tie in September however to Slovakia 1–4, despite playing the tie at home (in Jarry Stadium).[8]
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singles resultsAustralian OpenQ1 1996 1997 Other tournamentsOlympic Games2R 1992 DoublesCareer record8 22Career titles0 5 Challenger 0 FuturesHighest ranking127 18 November 1996 1 Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian Open1R 1997 2 US OpenQ1 1995 Other doubles tournamentsOlympic Games2R 1992 Last updated on 18 December 2021 Contents 1 Junior career 2 Senior career 2 1 Davis Cup 3 Junior Grand Slam finals 3 1 Doubles 3 3 titles 4 ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals 4 1 Doubles 9 5 4 5 References 6 External linksJunior career editLeblanc teamed with fellow Quebecois and Montrealer Sebastien Lareau to capture first the 1990 French Open junior doubles title and then a month later the 1990 Wimbledon junior doubles title In both finals they defeated the South African duo of Marcos Ondruska and Clinton Marsh in three sets 6 7 7 6 9 7 at Roland Garros and 7 6 5 4 6 6 3 Then in August Leblanc teamed with another Montrealer Greg Rusedski to capture the U S Open junior doubles crown defeating Marten Renstrom and Mikael Tillstrom in the final 6 7 6 3 6 4 Leblanc did not compete in the 1990 Australian Open missing out on a chance for completing the Grand Slam In singles he lost in the first round at both Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows and reached the third round of Wimbledon falling to eventual champion Leander Paes in three sets 5 Senior career editLeblanc won the 1991 Montebello Challenger partnering Lareau and the 1995 Santiago Challenger playing with Brandon Coupe The resident of Saint Bruno Quebec won the Aptos Challenger three times in succession from 1995 through 1997 the first time playing with Brian MacPhie and the later two times partnering fellow Quebecois and Montrealer Jocelyn Robichaud In ATP Tour and Grand Slam events Leblanc posted a career win loss of 8 and 22 with his best result being reaching the quarter finals of the Canadian Open in 1991 partnering Lareau Leblanc also reached the second round of the 1992 Summer Olympics tournament partnering Brian Gyetko He played in the main draw of one Grand Slam event at senior level the 1997 Australian Open he and partner Mark Keil lost in the first round In singles Leblanc reached a career high ranking of World No 361 in August 1996 His career Challenger event win loss record stood at 3 wins 9 losses while at ATP Tour level it was 1 and 4 His sole top flight match win was over World No 18 Tim Henman in the opening round of the Canadian Open 6 Davis Cup edit Leblanc sole rubber appearance came surprisingly in singles in a 1997 America Group I semi final tie versus Venezuela played in April He defeated Jose de Armas in a dead rubber 2 6 7 6 2 6 0 in a tie Canada swept 5 0 7 The victory allowed gave Canada a place in qualifying for the World Group They lost the qualifying tie in September however to Slovakia 1 4 despite playing the tie at home in Jarry Stadium 8 Junior Grand Slam finals editDoubles 3 3 titles edit Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1990 French Open Clay nbsp Sebastien Lareau nbsp Clinton Marsh nbsp Marcos Ondruska 7 6 6 7 9 7 Win 1990 Wimbledon Grass nbsp Sebastien Lareau nbsp Clinton Marsh nbsp Marcos Ondruska 7 6 7 5 4 6 6 3 Win 1990 US Open Hard nbsp Greg Rusedski nbsp Marten Renstrom nbsp Mikael Tillstrom 6 7 6 3 6 4ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals editDoubles 9 5 4 edit Legend ATP Challenger 5 4 ITF Futures 0 0 Finals by surface Hard 4 1 Clay 1 3 Grass 0 0 Carpet 0 0 Result W L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0 1 Sep 1991 Graz Austria Challenger Clay nbsp Markus Naewie nbsp Jan Apell nbsp Raviv Weidenfeld 3 6 3 6 Win 1 1 Jul 1994 Montebello Canada Challenger Hard nbsp Sebastien Lareau nbsp Sergio Gomez Barrio nbsp Brian Gyetko 6 2 6 3 Loss 1 2 Jun 1995 Eisenach Germany Challenger Clay nbsp Chris Woodruff nbsp Dirk Dier nbsp Lars Koslowski 6 3 3 6 6 7 Win 2 2 Jul 1995 Aptos United States Challenger Hard nbsp Brian Macphie nbsp Bill Barber nbsp Ari Nathan 6 3 6 2 Win 3 2 Nov 1995 Santiago Chile Challenger Clay nbsp Brandon Coupe nbsp Nicolas Lapentti nbsp Gabriel Silberstein 3 6 7 5 6 4 Loss 3 3 Apr 1996 Prague Czech Republic Challenger Clay nbsp Aleksandar Kitinov nbsp Donald Johnson nbsp Francisco Montana 6 3 3 6 1 6 Win 4 3 Jul 1996 Aptos United States Challenger Hard nbsp Jocelyn Robichaud nbsp Neville Godwin nbsp Geoff Grant 7 6 6 7 7 5 Loss 4 4 Sep 1996 Aruba Aruba Challenger Hard nbsp Grant Stafford nbsp Mahesh Bhupathi nbsp Leander Paes 2 6 2 6 Win 5 4 Jul 1997 Aptos United States Challenger Hard nbsp Jocelyn Robichaud nbsp David Caldwell nbsp Adam Peterson 7 6 6 4References edit a b Sebastien LeBlanc ATP profile Association of Tennis Professionals Retrieved 30 May 2016 Sebastien Leblanc ITF profile International Tennis Federation Retrieved 30 May 2016 Sebastien Leblanc Overview ATP Tour Retrieved 17 April 2020 Sebastien LeBlanc Tennis Canada Retrieved 17 April 2020 Sebastien Leblanc Juniors Singles Activity itftennis com Retrieved 17 April 2020 Sebastien Leblanc Player Activity ATP Tour Tennis ATP Tour Retrieved 17 April 2020 Davis Cup Players daviscup com Retrieved 17 April 2020 Davis Cup Teams daviscup com Retrieved 17 April 2020 External links editSebastien Leblanc at the Association of Tennis Professionals nbsp Sebastien Leblanc at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sebastien Leblanc amp oldid 1206408698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
