Luke Jensen

Luke Jensen

Jensen in 2009
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Born	(1966-06-18) June 18, 1966 (age 59) Grayling, Michigan
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro	1987
Plays	Ambidextrous (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,313,255
Singles
Career record	12–43
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 168 (July 25, 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1995)
US Open	2R (1985, 1986)
Doubles
Career record	252–297
Career titles	10
Highest ranking	No. 6 (November 1, 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1992)
French Open	W (1993)
Wimbledon	3R (1992)
US Open	QF (1989)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (1996)
French Open	F (1996)
Wimbledon	QF (1992, 1996)
US Open	SF (1995, 1997)
Medal record Representing   United States Tennis Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Men's doubles 1987 Indianapolis Men's singles

Luke Jensen (born June 18, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player and Grand Slam doubles champion. Jensen won the 1993 French Open Doubles title with his younger brother Murphy Jensen.

He attended the University of Southern California from 1986–87 and earned singles All-American honors both years (doubles in 1987). He began working for ESPN as a tennis analyst in 1994. Jensen compiled a 106-57 record in seven and a half seasons as the head coach of the Syracuse Orange women's tennis team. ^[1] Jensen worked with his brother as the touring pro, tennis director and tennis pro emeritus at the Sea Island Resort until 2016.

Tennis career

Jensen attended East Grand Rapids High School, winning the Michigan state singles championship in 1983, and graduating in 1985. ^[2]

Juniors

As a junior Jensen reached the No. 1 junior world ranking in both singles and doubles in 1984.

Pro tour

Jensen turned professional in 1987. Jensen gained the nickname of "Dual Hand Luke" because he was an ambidextrous player able to serve at 130 mph with either hand. ^[3] He now does on-court analysis for ESPN for their tennis coverage. He also travels the world as an instructor, motivational speaker, and ambassador for the game.

He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6 in November 1993. In that year, he won the men's doubles title at the French Open playing with his younger brother, Murphy Jensen. Jensen's career-high singles ranking was world No. 168, achieved in July 1988.

Career doubles finals

10 titles

Legend Grand Slam (1) ATP Masters Series (1) ATP Championship Series (1) ATP Tour (7)

Titles by surface Hard (5) Clay (4) Grass (1) Carpet (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	Feb 1988	Guarujá, Brazil	Hard	Ricardo Acuña	Javier Frana Diego Pérez	6–1, 6–4
2.	Nov 1989	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard (i)	Richey Reneberg	Kelly Jones Joey Rive	6–0, 6–4
3.	Apr 1991	Orlando, U.S.	Hard	Scott Melville	Nicolás Pereira Pete Sampras	6–7, 7–6, 6–3
4.	Apr 1991	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Laurie Warder	Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans	5–7, 7–6, 6–4
5.	May 1991	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Laurie Warder	Luiz Mattar Jaime Oncins	6–4, 7–6
6.	May 1992	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Laurie Warder	Javier Frana Javier Sánchez	6–2, 6–3
7.	Jun 1993	French Open, Paris	Clay	Murphy Jensen	Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil	6–4, 6–7, 6–4
8.	Jun 1995	Nottingham, England	Grass	Murphy Jensen	Patrick Galbraith Danie Visser	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
9.	Aug 1996	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Murphy Jensen	Hendrik Dreekmann Alexander Volkov	6–3, 7–6
10.	Jul 1997	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Hard	Murphy Jensen	Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier	6–4, 6–4

14 runner-ups

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	May 1991	Rome, Italy	Clay	Laurie Warder	Omar Camporese Goran Ivanišević	2–6, 3–6
2.	Oct 1991	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Laurie Warder	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	4–6, 4–6
3.	Apr 1992	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Laurie Warder	Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek	6–3, 3–6, 5–7
4.	Jan 1993	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Murphy Jensen	Sandon Stolle Jason Stoltenberg	3–6, 4–6
5.	Mar 1993	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Mark Keil Dave Randall	5–7, 4–6
6.	Mar 1993	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Scott Melville	Guy Forget Henri Leconte	4–6, 5–7
7.	May 1993	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Scott Melville	Tomás Carbonell Carlos Costa	6–7, 2–6
8.	May 1993	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Murphy Jensen	Danie Visser Laurie Warder	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
9.	Oct 1993	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	Murphy Jensen	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	3–6, 4–6
10.	Feb 1994	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Murphy Jensen	Francisco Montana Bryan Shelton	3–6, 4–6
11.	Sep 1994	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Murphy Jensen	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4–6, 6–7
12.	Apr 1995	Nice, France	Clay	David Wheaton	Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek	6–3, 6–7, 6–7
13.	May 1997	Coral Springs, U.S.	Clay	Murphy Jensen	Dave Randall Greg Van Emburgh	7–6, 2–6, 6–7
14.	May 1997	St. Poelten, Austria	Clay	Murphy Jensen	Kelly Jones Scott Melville	2–6, 6–7

References

1. Bailey, Stephen (January 29, 2014). "Jensen resigns as head coach midway through 8th season". The Daily Orange .
2. "Luke Jensen named Syracuse tennis coach", USA Today , August 29, 2006. Accessed December 26, 2007. "A 1985 graduate of East Grand Rapids High School in Michigan, Jensen reached the second round of the US Open just before enrolling at the University of Southern California, where he earned All-America honors in 1987 and 1988. Jensen won the 1983 Michigan High School State Singles Championship and earned high school All-America recognition."
3. Biography of Luke Jensen on newengland.usta.com

External links

• Luke Jensen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Luke Jensen at the International Tennis Federation
• Luke Jensen ESPN Bio