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Glenn Layendecker
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLake Oswego, OR, USA
Born (1961-05-09) May 9, 1961 (age 63)
Stanford, California, USA
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1983
Retired1992
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record118-128
Highest rankingNo. 48 (May 3, 1990)
Doubles
Career record119-127
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 32 (October 16, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1991)
French Open3R (1986)
Wimbledon3R (1989)
US OpenQF (1989, 1992)


Glenn Layendecker (born May 9, 1961, in Stanford, California, U.S.) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. His highest singles ranking was World No. 48 in 1990. His highest doubles ranking was World No. 32. Layendecker's career wins included Andre Agassi, Michael Chang, Yannick Noah, Aaron Krickstein, Anders Jarryd, and Brad Gilbert in singles matches. He also beaned John McEnroe in the temple with an approach shot at the US Open.

Layendecker graduated from Yale University in 1983.

He was the tennis coach of the Oregon Episcopal School Aardvarks. Under his coaching, the team garnered four consecutive state titles.

Doubles (1 title - 4 runner-ups)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. February 24, 1985 Toronto Indoor Carpet (i) Canada Glenn Michibata Sweden Anders Jarryd
United States Peter Fleming
7–6, 6–2
Runner-up 2. October 4, 1987 SAP Open, San Francisco Carpet (i) United States Todd Witsken United States Jim Grabb
United States Patrick McEnroe
6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Runner-up 3. January 8, 1989 Adelaide Open Grass Australia Mark Kratzmann South Africa Neil Broad
South Africa Stefan Kruger
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up 4. February 11, 1990 SAP Open, San Francisco Carpet (i) United StatesRichey Reneberg United States Kelly Jones
United States Robert Van’t Hof
2–6, 7–6, 6–3
Winner 5. July, 19, 1992 Stuttgart, Germany Clay South Africa Byron Talbot Spain Javier Sanchez
Switzerland Marc Rosset
4–6, 6–3, 6–4

References

  1. http://osaa.org/tennis/records/boysTennisTeamChampions.pdf OSAA website

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