Italian tennis player
Laurence TielemanCountry (sports) | Italy |
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Residence | Brussels, Belgium |
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Born | (1972-11-14) 14 November 1972 (age 51) Brussels, Belgium |
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Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Turned pro | 1993 |
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Retired | 2003 |
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Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $773,130 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 41–61 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 76 (26 April 1999) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | 2R (2000) |
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French Open | 1R (1999) |
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Wimbledon | 3R (1993) |
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US Open | 3R (1999) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 21–34 |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 117 (23 August 1999) |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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Australian Open | 1R (1999, 2001) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (1993) |
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US Open | 2R (2000) |
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Last updated on: 21 May 2022. |
Laurence Tieleman (born 14 November 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Personal life
Tieleman has a Dutch father and an Italian mother, both working for the European Community.[1] He began playing tennis at age seven and attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, FL, United States from ages 13 to 17.[2]
Tieleman resided in both Assisi and Brussels during his playing career.
Tennis career
Laurence turned professional in 1993. He won one tour-level doubles title (in Tashkent in 1998), and 3 Challenger events in singles during his career. Tieleman's best singles performance was finishing as the runner-up at Queen's in 1998. The right-hander reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 76 in April 1999.
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend | Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | ATP World Series (0–1) | | Finals by surface | Hard (0–0) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–1) | Carpet (0–0) | | Finals by setting | Outdoors (0–1) | Indoors (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1998 | Queen's, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Scott Draper | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend | Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | ATP World Series (1–0) | | Finals by surface | Hard (1–0) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | | Finals by setting | Outdoors (1–0) | Indoors (0–0) | |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (3–2)
Legend | ATP Challenger (3–2) | ITF Futures (0–0) | | Finals by surface | Hard (2–1) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–1) | Carpet (1–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Aug 1994 | Brasília, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Frederic Vitoux | 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1994 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Óscar Ortiz | 6–7, 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 1994 | Réunion Island, Réunion | Challenger | Hard | Paul Wekesa | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Jan 1999 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Markus Hantschk | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jun 2000 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Wayne Arthurs | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
Doubles: 17 (7–10)
Legend | ATP Challenger (7–10) | ITF Futures (0–0) | | Finals by surface | Hard (6–6) | Clay (0–4) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (1–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Sep 1992 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Martin Blackman | Patrick Baur Sander Groen | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 1993 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Andrey Merinov | Jean-Philippe Fleurian Mark Koevermans | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Feb 1993 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Andrey Merinov | Marcelo Rebolledo Martín Rodríguez | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1993 | Ponte Vedra, United States | Challenger | Hard | Maurice Ruah | Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 1993 | Caracas, Venezuela | Challenger | Hard | Maurice Ruah | Mark Knowles Alex O'Brien | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Sep 1994 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Óscar Ortiz | Bill Barber Ari Nathan | 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Nov 1995 | Beijing, China | Challenger | Hard | Martin Zumpft | Ivan Baron João Cunha-Silva | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Mar 1996 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Daniel Orsanic | Juan Carlos Bianchi Claude N'Goran | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–7 | May 1996 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Eyal Ran | Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–8 | Sep 1996 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Andrei Cherkasov | Albert Portas Marcelo Charpentier | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–8 | Feb 1997 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Nicola Bruno | Henrik Holm Nils Holm | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 4–8 | Feb 1998 | West Bloomfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jim Thomas | Alejandro Hernández David Roditi | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 5–8 | Feb 1998 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Jim Thomas | James Holmes Andrew Painter | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Win | 6–8 | Aug 2000 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Lorenzo Manta | Grant Stafford Wesley Whitehouse | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 6–9 | Aug 2000 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Lorenzo Manta | Justin Bower Jeff Coetzee | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 7–9 | Nov 2000 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Tuomas Ketola | František Čermák Ota Fukárek | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–10 | Mar 2002 | Osaka, Japan | Challenger | Hard | John Van Lottum | Karol Beck Cedric Kauffmann | 5–7, 1–6 |
Performance timelines
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
References
- ^ Martucci Vincenzo (31 March 1999). "Tieleman, il figlio d' Europa". Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "ATP Player Profile". ATP.
External links