Michael Mortensen

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Michael Mortensen
Country (sports)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Born (1961-03-12) 12 March 1961 (age 61)
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 Open 1R (1989)
French Open 3R (1985, 1989)
Wimbledon 2R (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990)
US Open QF (1985)
Coaching career (2011–)
Li Na (2011)
Caroline Wozniacki (2014)
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.

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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

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

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.1984 Nice, FranceClay Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson Flag of Chile.svg Hans Gildemeister
Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez 		6–1, 7–5
Win2.1984 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson Flag of Spain.svg Juan Avendaño
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Fernando Roese 		6–0, 6–0
Win3.1984 Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 		6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Win4.1984 Toulouse, FranceHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison 		6–4, 6–2
Loss1.1985 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez 		3–6, 3–6
Loss2.1987 Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Flag of Iran.svg Mansour Bahrami Flag of Chile.svg Hans Gildemeister
Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez		2–6, 4–6
Loss3.1988 Lyon, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Blaine Willenborg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke 		6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss4.1988 Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClay Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez		6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss5.1988 Rye Brook, United StatesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Castle
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison 		6–4, 5–7, 6–7
Win5.1989Lyon, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Eric Jelen Flag of Switzerland.svg Jakob Hlasek
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss6.1990 Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Nijssen Flag of Switzerland.svg Jakob Hlasek
Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 		3–6, 2–6
Loss7.1990Toulouse, FranceHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel Schapers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Gary Muller 		6–7, 4–6

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References

  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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