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Danish tennis player
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Birth:
12 March 1961(Glostrup Hospital, Denmark)
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Frederiksberg, Denmark
The details
Biography
Introduction
Michael Mortensen (born 12 March 1961), is a former professional tennis player from Denmark.
Mortensen achieved a career-high doubles ranking of eorld 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 subsequently 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. 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 |