Michael Mortensen

Michael Mortensen
Country (sports) Denmark
Born (1961-03-12) 12 March 1961 (age 63)
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–)
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.

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.

  1. ^ "Wozniacki leads Europe/Africa nominations". m.fedcup.com. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-29.