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Sebastien Lareau

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hardcourt. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players.

Sebastien Lareau was born on 27 April 1973 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His height is six foot and weight is 175 pounds. He is right handed player and turned profetional in 1991. He teamed with countryman Sebastien LeBlanc in 1990 to win the French Open and Wimbledon Junior doubles titles, becoming the first Canadians to win a Grand Slam title. He finished that year as the number 2 team in the world. He a career 26-15 record in Davis Cup plays in 17 ties. He played in Atlanta Olympics and lost in the first round. He was coached by Yann Lefebrve.

The number one Canadian enjoyed a good year on both singles and doubles circuits, winning three titles in doubles including gold medal at Sydney Olympic. In singles, highlight of year came in March as he won the Magdeburg Challenger without dropping a set. He defeated Boutter in semi final and Voltchkov in final. He also reached 2nd round at Wimbledon for 3rd consecutive year and 3rd round at Toronto. In doubles, he reached quarter final or better in 12 out of 15 tournaments.

His superior approach and dedication to the game made him stand out from the crowd and he had a willingness to play anywhere even while suffering from an injury.

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