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Laurent Prades
Country (sports) France France
Born (1968-07-19) 19 July 1968 (age 55)
Bordeaux, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$77,467
Singles
Career record4–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (6 July 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R ( 1989)
French Open2R ( 1992)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 341 (20 August 1990)

Laurent Prades (born 19 July 1968) is a former professional tennis player from France. [1]

Prades qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament in 1989, at the Australian Open. [2] He played West German Hans-Dieter Beutel in the opening round and was beaten, despite winning the first two sets. [2] It wasn't until the 1992 French Open that he got another chance to play a Grand Slam, entering the event as a wildcard. [2] He defeated Byron Black in the first round and then met third seed Pete Sampras. [2] The American won in straight sets, although Prades did manage to force two of those sets into tiebreaks. [2]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1991 Gramado, Brazil Hard Brazil Fernando Roese 7–5, 6–7, 6–4

References

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Laurent Prades
Country (sports) France France
Born (1968-07-19) 19 July 1968 (age 55)
Bordeaux, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$77,467
Singles
Career record4–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (6 July 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R ( 1989)
French Open2R ( 1992)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 341 (20 August 1990)

Laurent Prades (born 19 July 1968) is a former professional tennis player from France. [1]

Prades qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament in 1989, at the Australian Open. [2] He played West German Hans-Dieter Beutel in the opening round and was beaten, despite winning the first two sets. [2] It wasn't until the 1992 French Open that he got another chance to play a Grand Slam, entering the event as a wildcard. [2] He defeated Byron Black in the first round and then met third seed Pete Sampras. [2] The American won in straight sets, although Prades did manage to force two of those sets into tiebreaks. [2]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1991 Gramado, Brazil Hard Brazil Fernando Roese 7–5, 6–7, 6–4

References


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