Michael Mortensen

Michael Mortensen
Country (sports)	Denmark
Born	12 March 1961 (age 63); Glostrup, Denmark
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Retired	1994
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$267,435
Singles
Career record	3–9
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	301 (26 November 1984)
Doubles
Career record	144–165
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 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 total	1
	List of notable tournaments; (with champion) French Open (Li)

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.

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