Michael Mortensen

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

Michael Mortensen
Country (sports) Denmark
Born (1961-03-12) 12 March 1961
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–)
Li Na (2011)
Caroline Wozniacki (2014)
Coaching achievements
Coachee Singles Titles total1
List of notable tournaments
(with champion)

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

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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