Louk Sorensen
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Louk Sorensen is a professional tennis player from Ireland.
Sorensen is the first player representing Ireland to win a Grand Slam event
main draw match in the Open Era. His father, Sean, was the first Irishman to play a Grand Slam main draw match in the Open Era, going out in the first round of Wimbledon. (Matt Doyle
reached the fourth round of the US Open in 1982 but played under the American flag then, only becoming an Irish citizen in 1985).
Davis Cup
team and played in the first round of Wimbledon in 1977, losing to Rod Laver
. Sean also finished runner-up to Mats Wilander
at an ATP Challenger Tour event in Buchholz
, Germany, in February 1982. Louk's older brother, Kevin, was also a professional tennis player and competed for Ireland in the Davis Cup until 2006. He also has two sisters, Lisa and Josephine. Sorensen was raised in Germany and although his parents now live in Dublin, he remains in Stuttgart
, training with German coach, Carsten Arriens, who also coaches Germans Andreas Beck
and Alexander Waske
, and playing for third division Bundesliga tennis club TC Doggenburg. He is a prominent member of the Irish Davis Cup team, holding a 10–2 singles record, having made his debut in July 2005.
Sorensen's surname
is of Norwegian
origin. His mother, Helga, has both German
and Austrian
blood.
event in Sarreguemines
on 25 September, beating Stéphane Piro to reach the 2nd round, before ultimately losing to Riccardo Ghedin
.
, where he beat Canadian Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
in the final 6–1 6–1. This was followed by finishing runner-up in the U.A.E. F1 Futures tournament in April in Dubai
, but winning the U.A.E. F2 Futures tournament, again in Dubai, just a week later.
to Romanian Victor Ionita
, losing 6–2, 6–7, 2–6. Sorensen won his first ATP Challenger event at the Volkswagen Challenger
series in Wolfsburg
in February, defeating Farrukh Dustov
7–6, 4–6, 6–4 in the final. He reached his career high ATP ranking of 246 on 7 April 2008. Sorensen made his first attempt to qualify for a Grand Slam in June 2008 at Wimbledon and defeated home player Edward Seator 6–2, 6–1 in the first qualifying round. However, Sorensen was forced to retire through injury in the third set of his next match against Édouard Roger-Vasselin
, with the match delicately balanced at 1 set each.
, defeating Victor Crivoi
of Romania in the first qualifying round 4–6, 7–6, 6–3, but he again fell at the second hurdle, this time to Peter Polansky
6–4, 1–6, 3–6. He put this disappointment behind him to reach the final of the Croatia F1 Futures tournament in Zagreb
, losing out to Martin Fischer
.
tournament, the first round of the 2010 Aircel Chennai Open
, losing to Stéphane Robert
1–6, 2–6. He continued this good form when he became the first Irish tennis player to qualify for a Grand Slam tournament since American-born Matt Doyle
in 1985, qualifying for the first round of the Australian Open
after defeating Benjamin Balleret
, Michael Yani
and Daniel King-Turner
in the qualifying rounds. He was drawn against Lu Yen-hsun
of Chinese Taipei
, ranked 101st in the world, in the first round. Sorensen went on to become the first ever player representing Ireland to win a Grand Slam match in the Open Era when he beat Lu in 4 sets, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1. He faced 6' 9" American John Isner
in the second round, falling 6–3, 7–6, 7–5. Before the start of the tournament, Sorensen was ranked at No. 284 by the ATP
, however, 2 weeks later he had jumped a huge 71 places to a career-high No.213.
Sorensen could not continue the good form he had shown at the Australian Open, losing in the first round of both the Heilbronn Challenger
and the Kazan Challenger
in consecutive weeks. He then faced a length three-month lay-off due to a hamstring injury, but made his comeback on 10 May at the Biella Challenger
, defeating qualifier Andrea Arnaboldi in his first round match. Sorensen's lengthy absence proved his undoing later in the tournament, however, as his lack of match practice showed during his defeat to Yannick Mertens
in the second round. Sorensen attempted to qualify for the French Open main draw 2 weeks later, but lost out to José Acasuso
at the first hurdle.
In July, Sorensen competed in the Singles Qualifying
of the 2011 MercedesCup
. Louk defeated Maximilian Marterer in the first round and Jan Hernych
in the second round. In the third round, Sorensen was defeated by Evgeny Donskoy. Should Sorensen have beaten Evgeny, he would have qualified for the main draw of the tournament.
Sorensen played in the 2011 Concurso Internacional de Tenis
held in San Sebastián
, Spain
. In the first round, Louk defeated the wildcard Gianni Mina
6–3, 6–4. In the second round, Sorensen lost to the third seed, Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 after being up a break in the second set.
Sorensen's next tornament was the 2011 US Open
, the final Grand Slam
of the year. Because of his significant lay-off from tournament action due to injuries, Sorensen’s ranking had slipped to 614 from a career-high position of 213 set in February 2010. But he is still entitled to a “protected ranking” of 281, and it was through this he made the US Open qualifying stage. In the first round of the Singles Qualifying
, Sorensen upset the 29th seed, Arnau Brugués-Davi
7–6, 6–4. In the second round, Sorensen defeated Gastão Elias
6–4, 6–1. In the final round, Sorensen beat Martin Fischer
7–6, 6–1 to ensure that 2 Irish players, Louk and Conor Niland
, qualified for the Main Draw
. This was Sorensen's second time in his career to qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam
. In the first round, Sorensen was meant face World No. 6, Robin Soderling
, but he pulled out due to illness. Instead, Louk faced Rogério Dutra da Silva
. Louk retired whilst trailing 0–6, 6–3, 4–6, 0–1, citing recurring cramp.
Wins (3)
Runner-up (3)
Sorensen is the first player representing Ireland to win a Grand Slam event
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
main draw match in the Open Era. His father, Sean, was the first Irishman to play a Grand Slam main draw match in the Open Era, going out in the first round of Wimbledon. (Matt Doyle
Matt Doyle (tennis)
Matthew Doyle is a former American and later Irish professional tour tennis player. His best result was reaching the fourth round of the U.S. Open in 1982...
reached the fourth round of the US Open in 1982 but played under the American flag then, only becoming an Irish citizen in 1985).
Personal life
Sorensen's father Sean is the current captain of the IrelandIreland Davis Cup team
The Ireland Davis Cup team represents the whole of Ireland in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. Ireland competed in its first Davis Cup in 1923.Ireland currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...
Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
team and played in the first round of Wimbledon in 1977, losing to Rod Laver
Rod Laver
Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...
. Sean also finished runner-up to Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
at an ATP Challenger Tour event in Buchholz
Buchholz
-Places:In Germany*Buchholz in der Nordheide, a town in the district of Harburg, Lower Saxony*Französisch Buchholz, a part of Pankow in Berlin*Märkisch Buchholz, in the Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg...
, Germany, in February 1982. Louk's older brother, Kevin, was also a professional tennis player and competed for Ireland in the Davis Cup until 2006. He also has two sisters, Lisa and Josephine. Sorensen was raised in Germany and although his parents now live in Dublin, he remains in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, training with German coach, Carsten Arriens, who also coaches Germans Andreas Beck
Andreas Beck (tennis)
Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :...
and Alexander Waske
Alexander Waske
Alexander Waske is a professional male tennis player from Germany. He turned pro in 2000.On June 12, 2006, Waske achieved his career-high singles ranking: World No. 89.-Doubles: 7 :-External links:...
, and playing for third division Bundesliga tennis club TC Doggenburg. He is a prominent member of the Irish Davis Cup team, holding a 10–2 singles record, having made his debut in July 2005.
Sorensen's surname
Scandinavian family name etymology
Heritable family names were generally adopted rather late within Scandinavia. Nobility were the first to take names that would be passed on from one generation to the next. Later, clergy, artisans and merchants in cities took heritable names...
is of Norwegian
Norwegians
Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
origin. His mother, Helga, has both German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
and Austrian
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
blood.
2006
Sorensen began his professional career with participation in the France F15 FuturesITF Men's Circuit
The ITF Men's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. The ITF Men's Circuit represents the lowest rung of the men's professional tennis ladder...
event in Sarreguemines
Sarreguemines
Sarreguemines is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is the seat of an arrondissement.-Geography:...
on 25 September, beating Stéphane Piro to reach the 2nd round, before ultimately losing to Riccardo Ghedin
Riccardo Ghedin
Riccardo Ghedin is an Italian tennis player.Ghedin qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and lost in the first round of the main draw to Latvian Ernests Gulbis 2-6, 4-6, 4-6....
.
2007
In February 2007, Sorensen won his first senior international title in the Portugal F1 Futures event in FaroFaro, Portugal
Faro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region...
, where he beat Canadian Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos-Lasnier, commonly referred to as Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, is a Canadian professional tennis player...
in the final 6–1 6–1. This was followed by finishing runner-up in the U.A.E. F1 Futures tournament in April in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, but winning the U.A.E. F2 Futures tournament, again in Dubai, just a week later.
2008
On 21 January 2008, he finished as runner-up in the Portugal F2 Futures tournament in AlbufeiraAlbufeira
Albufeira is a Portuguese municipality in the Faro District, Algarve region. Its name came from the Arabic: البحيرة . The city has a population of 13,646. The municipality has a population of 35,281 inhabitants and a total area of 140.6 km²...
to Romanian Victor Ionita
Victor Ioniţă
Victor Ioniță is a Romanian tennis player. On 23 May 2005, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 187.-Singles: 2 :-External links:...
, losing 6–2, 6–7, 2–6. Sorensen won his first ATP Challenger event at the Volkswagen Challenger
Volkswagen Challenger
The Volkswagen Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennisclub Grün-Gold Wolfsburg in Wolfsburg, Germany, since 1993.-Singles:-Doubles:Ŀ-External...
series in Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig , and is mainly notable as the headquarters of Volkswagen AG...
in February, defeating Farrukh Dustov
Farrukh Dustov
Farrukh Dustov is an Uzbek tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On April 30, 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 173. He is coached by Manuel Gasbarri.-Singles: 6 :...
7–6, 4–6, 6–4 in the final. He reached his career high ATP ranking of 246 on 7 April 2008. Sorensen made his first attempt to qualify for a Grand Slam in June 2008 at Wimbledon and defeated home player Edward Seator 6–2, 6–1 in the first qualifying round. However, Sorensen was forced to retire through injury in the third set of his next match against Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a male tennis player from France, the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin.-2007:...
, with the match delicately balanced at 1 set each.
2009
Sorensen again attempted to qualify for a Grand Slam in January 2009 at the Australian OpenAustralian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
, defeating Victor Crivoi
Victor Crivoi
Victor Crivoi is a Romanian tennis player who lives in Bucharest. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked #269 by the ATP, up from...
of Romania in the first qualifying round 4–6, 7–6, 6–3, but he again fell at the second hurdle, this time to Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No...
6–4, 1–6, 3–6. He put this disappointment behind him to reach the final of the Croatia F1 Futures tournament in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, losing out to Martin Fischer
Martin Fischer (tennis)
Martin Fischer is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest career ranking was No. 117 achieved on October 11, 2010.-Singles :-Runner-Up :- References :...
.
2010
Sorensen began 2010 by qualifying for his first ATP World Tour 250 seriesATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...
tournament, the first round of the 2010 Aircel Chennai Open
2010 Aircel Chennai Open
The 2010 Aircel Chennai Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 15th edition of the Chennai Open, and part of the 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
, losing to Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6....
1–6, 2–6. He continued this good form when he became the first Irish tennis player to qualify for a Grand Slam tournament since American-born Matt Doyle
Matt Doyle (tennis)
Matthew Doyle is a former American and later Irish professional tour tennis player. His best result was reaching the fourth round of the U.S. Open in 1982...
in 1985, qualifying for the first round of the Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
after defeating Benjamin Balleret
Benjamin Balleret
Benjamin Balleret is a professional tennis player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour.-Career:...
, Michael Yani
Michael Yani
Michael Yani is a Singaporean-American tennis player. He turned professional in 2003.Yani is 6 ft 1 in and 75 kg . He resides in Durham, North Carolina. His high singles ranking to date is World No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010.Yani qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and 2009...
and Daniel King-Turner
Daniel King-Turner
Daniel King-Turner is a professional New Zealand tennis player.-External links:...
in the qualifying rounds. He was drawn against Lu Yen-hsun
Lu Yen-hsun
Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:...
of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
, ranked 101st in the world, in the first round. Sorensen went on to become the first ever player representing Ireland to win a Grand Slam match in the Open Era when he beat Lu in 4 sets, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1. He faced 6' 9" American John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
in the second round, falling 6–3, 7–6, 7–5. Before the start of the tournament, Sorensen was ranked at No. 284 by the ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
, however, 2 weeks later he had jumped a huge 71 places to a career-high No.213.
Sorensen could not continue the good form he had shown at the Australian Open, losing in the first round of both the Heilbronn Challenger
2010 Intersport Heilbronn Open
The 2010 Intersport Heilbronn Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
and the Kazan Challenger
2010 Kazan Kremlin Cup
The 2010 Kazan Kremlin Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Kazan, Russia, between 1 and 7 February 2010.-Seeds:* Rankings are as of January 18, 2010...
in consecutive weeks. He then faced a length three-month lay-off due to a hamstring injury, but made his comeback on 10 May at the Biella Challenger
2010 Canella Challenger
The 2010 Canella Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Biella, Italy between May 10 and May 16, 2010...
, defeating qualifier Andrea Arnaboldi in his first round match. Sorensen's lengthy absence proved his undoing later in the tournament, however, as his lack of match practice showed during his defeat to Yannick Mertens
Yannick Mertens
Yannick Mertens is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Anderlecht, Belgium and currently resides in Lennik, Belgium.-Career:...
in the second round. Sorensen attempted to qualify for the French Open main draw 2 weeks later, but lost out to José Acasuso
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favours clay. He is known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both sides...
at the first hurdle.
2011
In May 2011 Sorensen was forced to retire from tennis after being plagued by injury since the start of 2010 and decided to call it a career after suffering a knee injury six weeks previous. However, in June, Sorensen came back from retirement and competed in a Futures touanament in Germany and reached the Quarterfinals before pulling out citing injury.In July, Sorensen competed in the Singles Qualifying
2011 MercedesCup – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 MercedesCup.-Seeds:# Simon Greul # Evgeny Donskoy # Bastian Knittel # Victor Crivoi...
of the 2011 MercedesCup
2011 MercedesCup
The 2011 MercedesCup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 34th edition of the MercedesCup, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
. Louk defeated Maximilian Marterer in the first round and Jan Hernych
Jan Hernych
Jan Mauda Hernych is a professional male tennis player from Czech Republic. Born in Prague, he turned pro in 1998 and achieved his highest ranking of World No. 59 on 27 April 2009. He is currently 241st in the ATP rankings.-External links:...
in the second round. In the third round, Sorensen was defeated by Evgeny Donskoy. Should Sorensen have beaten Evgeny, he would have qualified for the main draw of the tournament.
Sorensen played in the 2011 Concurso Internacional de Tenis
2011 Concurso Internacional de Tenis – San Sebastián – Singles
Albert Ramos was the defending champion. He won for the second consecutive year, defeating Pere Riba in the final 6–1, 6–2.-Seeds:# Albert Ramos # Pere Riba # Daniel Gimeno-Traver # Thiemo de Bakker ...
held in San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. In the first round, Louk defeated the wildcard Gianni Mina
Gianni Mina
Gianni Mina is a French professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Mina reached a career-high combined ranking of No...
6–3, 6–4. In the second round, Sorensen lost to the third seed, Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 after being up a break in the second set.
Sorensen's next tornament was the 2011 US Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
, the final Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
of the year. Because of his significant lay-off from tournament action due to injuries, Sorensen’s ranking had slipped to 614 from a career-high position of 213 set in February 2010. But he is still entitled to a “protected ranking” of 281, and it was through this he made the US Open qualifying stage. In the first round of the Singles Qualifying
2011 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
-Seeds:# João Souza # Paul Capdeville # Marsel İlhan # Thomas Schoorel # Rogério Dutra da Silva # Mischa Zverev ...
, Sorensen upset the 29th seed, Arnau Brugués-Davi
Arnau Brugués-Davi
Arnau Brugués-Davi is a professional tennis player from Spain.He won seventeen ITF Futures tournaments on hard courts in his career, however his the best achievement are singles and doubles titles in 2011 Penza Cup...
7–6, 6–4. In the second round, Sorensen defeated Gastão Elias
Gastao Elias
Gastão Elias is a Portuguese men's professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In November 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 163. He has won four futures singles titles...
6–4, 6–1. In the final round, Sorensen beat Martin Fischer
Martin Fischer (tennis)
Martin Fischer is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest career ranking was No. 117 achieved on October 11, 2010.-Singles :-Runner-Up :- References :...
7–6, 6–1 to ensure that 2 Irish players, Louk and Conor Niland
Conor Niland
Conor Niland is an Irish professional tennis player. He was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Limerick, Ireland. He attended St. Nessan's National School in Mungret, Co. Limerick...
, qualified for the Main Draw
2011 US Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:...
. This was Sorensen's second time in his career to qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
. In the first round, Sorensen was meant face World No. 6, Robin Soderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
, but he pulled out due to illness. Instead, Louk faced Rogério Dutra da Silva
Rogerio Dutra da Silva
Rogério Dutra Da Silva is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:...
. Louk retired whilst trailing 0–6, 6–3, 4–6, 0–1, citing recurring cramp.
Singles titles
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (1) |
| ITF Futures (2) |
Wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  FaroFaro, Portugal Faro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region... |
Hard |  Pierre-Ludovic DuclosPierre-Ludovic Duclos Pierre-Ludovic Duclos-Lasnier, commonly referred to as Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, is a Canadian professional tennis player... |
6–1, 6–1 | |
| 2. |  DubaiDubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
Hard |  Rameez JunaidRameez Junaid Rameez Junaid is an Australian tennis player of Pakistani descent.Junaid is based in Melbourne, Victoria. He usually plays doubles with Philipp Marx from Germany. Rameez is currently ranked top 100 in doubles, and has also played doubles with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi before, in Dubai in... |
6–1, 6–2 | |
| 3. |  WolfsburgVolkswagen Challenger The Volkswagen Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennisclub Grün-Gold Wolfsburg in Wolfsburg, Germany, since 1993.-Singles:-Doubles:Ŀ-External... |
Carpet (i) |  Farrukh DustovFarrukh Dustov Farrukh Dustov is an Uzbek tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On April 30, 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 173. He is coached by Manuel Gasbarri.-Singles: 6 :... |
7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
Hard |  Aisam-ul-Haq QureshiAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is currently Pakistan's top player. A top 10 doubles player, his highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian No. 3... |
3–6, 3–6 | |
| 2. | Albufeira Albufeira Albufeira is a Portuguese municipality in the Faro District, Algarve region. Its name came from the Arabic: البحيرة . The city has a population of 13,646. The municipality has a population of 35,281 inhabitants and a total area of 140.6 km²... |
Hard |  Victor IoniţăVictor Ioniţă Victor Ioniță is a Romanian tennis player. On 23 May 2005, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 187.-Singles: 2 :-External links:... |
6–2, 6–7(1–7), 2–6 | |
| 3. |  ZagrebZagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... |
Hard |  Martin FischerMartin Fischer (tennis) Martin Fischer is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest career ranking was No. 117 achieved on October 11, 2010.-Singles :-Runner-Up :- References :... |
3–6, 3–6 | |
Grand Slam Singles Performance Timeline
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
Q2 | 2R 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event... |
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| US Open | 1R 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:... |
External links
- Louk Sorensen at the Association of Tennis ProfessionalsAssociation of Tennis ProfessionalsThe Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
- Davis Cup Proile