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Michael Mortensen

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Michael Mortensen
Country (sports) Denmark
Born (1961-03-12) 12 March 1961 (age 63)
Glostrup, Denmark
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$267,435
Singles
Career record3–9
Career titles0
Highest ranking301 (26 November 1984)
Doubles
Career record144–165
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 34 (18 April 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1989)
French Open3R (1985, 1989)
Wimbledon2R (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990)
US OpenQF (1985)
Coaching career (2011–)
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total1
List of notable tournaments
(with champion)

Michael Mortensen (born 12 March 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Denmark.

Mortensen achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 34 in 1988 and a career-high singles ranking of world No. 301 in 1984. He won five ATP doubles titles.

Mortensen participated in 22 Davis Cup ties for Denmark from 1979 to 1990, posting an 11–13 record in doubles and a 12–14 record in singles.

Mortensen later became a coach. He was the captain of the Denmark Fed Cup team in 2011 competing for 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I.[1] Among players he coached was the WTA top-5 player and Chinese No. 1 Li Na, who won the 2011 French Open Women's Singles title under Mortensen.

Career finals

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Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1984 Nice, France Clay Sweden Jan Gunnarsson Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
6–1, 7–5
Win 2. 1984 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Jan Gunnarsson Spain Juan Avendaño
Brazil Fernando Roese
6–0, 6–0
Win 3. 1984 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Sweden Mats Wilander Belgium Libor Pimek
Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Win 4. 1984 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Sweden Jan Gunnarsson Czech Republic Pavel Složil
United States Tim Wilkison
6–4, 6–2
Loss 1. 1985 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sweden Jan Gunnarsson Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 1987 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Iran Mansour Bahrami Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
2–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 1988 Lyon, France Carpet (i) United States Blaine Willenborg Australia Brad Drewett
Australia Broderick Dyke
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 1988 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Sweden Anders Järryd Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 1988 Rye Brook, United States Hard United Kingdom Jeremy Bates United Kingdom Andrew Castle
United States Tim Wilkison
6–4, 5–7, 6–7
Win 5. 1989 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Germany Eric Jelen Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
United States John McEnroe
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 6. 1990 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Netherlands Tom Nijssen Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
France Guy Forget
3–6, 2–6
Loss 7. 1990 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Netherlands Michiel Schapers United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa Gary Muller
6–7, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Wozniacki leads Europe/Africa nominations". m.fedcup.com. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
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