Stéphane Bonneau
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Stéphane Bonneau is a former professional tennis
player from Canada.
Bonneau had a career win-loss record of 6-18 in ATP
tour events. His best result was a third round appearance in the 1985 Canadian Open
where he defeated Tomáš Šmíd
and Jakob Hlasek
. His career best ranking was World No. 107, which he attained in late July 1986.
. In doubles action he and partner Rick Fagel lost in the first round to the Chilean brother duo of Alvaro Fillol
and Jaime Fillol, Sr., 2-6, 6-7. Bonneau's next professional tour level tournament was the 1981 edition of the tournament, in which he lost in the first round again in singles, as a wild card entry, this time to Frenchman Bernard Fritz
4-6, 1-6. (He did not compete in doubles.)
6-2, 7-6, before succumbing to No. 2 seed Ivan Lendl
2-6, 1-6.
Bonneau turned professional in 1984 after winning the NAIA
singles title at Belhaven College
. In April, he competed in both singles and doubles at the Montreal Indoor Challenger, losing in the first round in singles to Matt Mitchell
4-6, 3-6, and reaching the second round (quarters) in doubles, partnering compatriot Martin Dyotte.
In August, Bonneau played his fourth Player's International, again as a wild card entrant, and lost in the first round in singles, to qualifier Andy Kohlberg
, 6-2, 4-6, 4-6. In doubles he and partner Dyotte lost in the first round as well, 4-6, 2-6, to the duo of Francisco González and John Sadri
.
in two tie-breaks, and not competing in doubles. A month later, he reached the quarter-finals for the first time in a tour event, the Montreal Indoor. He beat fellow wild card Doug Burke and then David Dowlen
in straight sets before losing to eventual champion Kohlberg 2-6, 5-7. In doubles, he and compatriot Josef Brabenec lost in straight sets in the first round to South African Michael Robertson and New Zealander Kelly Evernden
.
Bonneau competed for the first time on tour outside of Canada in April, at the San Luis Potosí Challenger
in San Luis Potosí
, losing in the first round in both singles (to Tomm Warneke) and doubles (partnering Burke). Then in June, he played singles at the Dortmund Challenger. Seeded for the first time, at No. 9, he lost in the first round to Peter Svensson.
Bonneau had his best tournament result at the 1985 Player's International. Again a wild card, he defeated No. 12 seed Tomáš Šmíd
in three sets in the first round, future top tenner Jakob Hlasek
in the second, before falling to No. 5 seed Anders Järryd
in the round of 16. In doubles, he and fellow Quebecer Martin Laurendeau
lost in the first round to seeded team Paul Annacone
and Christo van Rensburg
.
In October, Bonneau lost in the first round in singles at the Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse to Mark Dickson
. He finished the year in Australia where he lost in the first round of the 1985 Australian Open
in straight sets to John Frawley
. A month later at the Melbourne Outdoor
, Bonneau lost again in the first round, to World No. 184 Peter Carlsson. On December 30, he was ranked World No. 175 in singles and No. 421 in doubles.
. (Bonneau had lost in qualifying but made the main draw as a 'lucky loser'.) In March, Bonneau played singles and doubles at the Rio de Janeiro Challenger, losing in the first round in doubles, partnering Guillermo Rivas, and the second round in singles, as the No. 8 seed. The following week in Brasilia
, he lost in the first round as the No. 7 seed, to qualifier Gustavo Luza
. The week after, Bonneau again played San Luis Potosí, losing in the first round in singles but reaching the finals in doubles, for his first time on tour, partnering Venezuelan Inaki Calvo. Bonneau and Calvo lost the final to Charles Bud Cox and Jon Levine.
In the summer, Bonneau played in the main draw in singles first at the Schenectady Challenger, where he reached the second round. This result coupled with his still retaining his ranking points at this point from the previous year's Player's International allowed him to reach his career singles ranking of World No. 107. In August however, Bonneau was unable to protect these points, losing in the first round of the Player's, to eventual semi-final Christo Steyn
. In doubles, he and compatriot Andrew Sznajder
reached the second round.
Bonneau competed in his second grand slam event singles main draw at the 1986 U.S. Open. He was soundly beaten by No. 4 seed and eventual semi-finalist Stefan Edberg
, 0-6, 3-6, 0-6. Bonneau did not compete in any more tour event main draws for the year. His rankings on December 29 were World No. 184 in singles and No. 263 in doubles.
. In doubles, partnering Briton Bill Cowan
, Bonneau reached the second round. In late May at the Montabaur Challenger in Montabaur
, he lost in the first round, to Peter Elter
.
In July, Bonneau played in 5 consecutive grand prix events in the Eastern United States and Canada. At the 1987 Livingston Open
, he reached the quarter-finals, knocking off David Wells-Roth and Glenn Layendecker
before falling to Johan Kriek
. At the Schenectady Open
, he lost in the first round, to Eric Winogradsky
. The following week Bonneau reached the second round of the Sovran Bank Classic, defeating Tomm Warnecke before losing to Nduka Odizor
. The week after, he fell again to Kriek, in the first round of the Volvo International
.
For the fifth consecutive year and the seventh overall, Bonneau played both singles and doubles at the Player's International, this time in Montreal. And for the sixth time, he lost in the first round, this time to World No. 249 Roberto Saad
in straight sets. In doubles Bonneau reached the second round for a second consecutive with Sznajder. The following week, he played the Winnetka Challenger
, losing in the first round in both singles and doubles. The week of the start of the U.S. Open, Bonneau played the Budapest Challenger, losing in the first round in both singles and doubles. The following week he played Thessaloniki Challenger, reaching the second round in singles and semis in doubles, partnering Steve Guy.
Three weeks later, Bonneau won his only tour singles title, the Chicoutimi Challenger, defeating Jamaican Doug Burke in the final. The 20 ranking points secured saw his ranking move from No. 169 to No. 142. The following week at the Vancouver Challenger
he reached the quarters, losing to an up-and-coming Grant Connell
. The week after, Bonneau played the Las Vegas Challenger, reaching the second round. In each of these three events, he lost however in the first round in doubles.
After a week off, Bonneau played the Bergen Challenger on carpet, defeating Florin Segarceanu
before losing to World No. 88 Patrik Kühnen
. The following week however he lost in the first round, of the Helsinki Challenger. In Helsinki however, Bonneau did reach the semi-finals in doubles, partnering Olli Rahnasto
. The week after, he played in the main draw of his last tour event for 1987, singles in the Valkenswaard Challenger, and lost in the first round. Bonneau in the last rankings of the year, of December 28, was ranked World No. 171 in singles and No. 315 in doubles.
and played doubles with Fabio Silberberg. The following week in Lisbon, he lost in the first round to World No. 55 Mark Woodforde
.
In May, Bonneau reached the second round of the Raleigh Challenger, defeating compatriot Martin Wostenholme
before falling to John Boytim. In doubles he lost in the first round partnering Anand Amritraj
. Three weeks later he again played the Montabaur Challenger, losing in singles in the first round to Jim Gurfein
. The following week at the Dijon Challenger Bonneau fared better, beating Gurfein en route to reaching the quarters. In doubles he partnered Gurfein and reached the second round. This was Bonneau's last doubles tournament as a full-time member of the tour. His doubles ranking following this result was World No. 285.
In August, Bonneau played his last tournament main draw as a full-time touring pro, reaching the second round of the New Haven Challenger in singles, defeating Robbie Weiss
and losing to Luke Jensen
. The Monday after this tournament his singles ranking stood at World No. 230.
player for Canada, Bonneau lost both a doubles and singles rubber on clay in a 1981 tie held against Colombia
in Bogotá
, the North and Central America semi-final. Partnering Rejean Genois
, he lost to the duo of Carlos Behar and Alejandro Cortes
, in straight sets. Bonneau then lost to Cortes in fourth rubber in four sets. Colombia won the tie 3-2.
Bonneau won two singles matches versus the Caribbean in March 1985 on carpet in Chicoutimi, defeating Karl Hale in the second round and then Roger Smith in a dead rubber. Canada prevailed in this America Zone quarterfinal 4-1.
In the next round, held in August, also in Chicoutimi, Mexico
defeated Canada 3-2 to advance to the American zone final. Bonneau lost his round 1 match-up to Francisco Maciel
in four sets as well as a fifth and deciding rubber, 10-12, 1-6, 2-6 to Leonardo Lavalle
.
in the first round, in straight sets, and lost to World No. 444 Craig Campbell in the second in three sets. In doubles, he and partner, compatriot Pierre Dufour lost their opening match to the young Quebec duo of Sébastien Lareau
and Sébastien Leblanc
, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6.
In 1996, at age 34, Bonneau was ranked 3rd in Quebec.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Canada.
Bonneau had a career win-loss record of 6-18 in 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...
tour events. His best result was a third round appearance in the 1985 Canadian Open
Canada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...
where he defeated Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on...
and Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year...
. His career best ranking was World No. 107, which he attained in late July 1986.
1980, 1981
Bonneau first competed in the Player's International Canadian Open in 1980, losing 0-6, 7-6, 1-6 to Tim GulliksonTim Gullikson
Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States.In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year...
. In doubles action he and partner Rick Fagel lost in the first round to the Chilean brother duo of Alvaro Fillol
Alvaro Fillol
Álvaro Fillol , is a former professional tennis player from Chile. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 doubles titles.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :...
and Jaime Fillol, Sr., 2-6, 6-7. Bonneau's next professional tour level tournament was the 1981 edition of the tournament, in which he lost in the first round again in singles, as a wild card entry, this time to Frenchman Bernard Fritz
Bernard Fritz
Bernard Fritz , is a former professional tennis player from France.Fritz enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in 4 doubles events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 106 in 1984.-Doubles runner-ups :-External links:...
4-6, 1-6. (He did not compete in doubles.)
1983, 1984
Again Bonneau did not play in another tour event for another two years, until the 1983 edition of the Player's International. This time he made the second round, defeating compatriot and qualifier Dale PowerDale Power
Dale Power is a former top-ranked Canadian tennis player.Power held the best singles Davis Cup record by winning percentage of any Canadian player...
6-2, 7-6, before succumbing to No. 2 seed Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
2-6, 1-6.
Bonneau turned professional in 1984 after winning the NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
singles title at Belhaven College
Belhaven College
Belhaven University is a private Christian liberal arts university located in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded by Dr. Lewis Fitzhugh and later donated to the now defunct Presbyterian Church in the United States, the school has been independently run by a Board of Trustees since 1972...
. In April, he competed in both singles and doubles at the Montreal Indoor Challenger, losing in the first round in singles to Matt Mitchell
Matt Mitchell
Matt Mitchell born March 16, 1957 is a former American professional tennis player who played from 1979-1987.Mitchell who was born in Berkeley, California. As a junior, he was the number one player in his age group in Northern California every second year from the 10s through the 16s...
4-6, 3-6, and reaching the second round (quarters) in doubles, partnering compatriot Martin Dyotte.
In August, Bonneau played his fourth Player's International, again as a wild card entrant, and lost in the first round in singles, to qualifier Andy Kohlberg
Andy Kohlberg
Andy Kohlberg , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Kohlberg enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 26 in 1988.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
, 6-2, 4-6, 4-6. In doubles he and partner Dyotte lost in the first round as well, 4-6, 2-6, to the duo of Francisco González and John Sadri
John Sadri
John Sadri is a former tennis player from the United States.Sadri won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 29, 1980, when he became the World No...
.
1985
Bonneau continued his run of contesting Canadian-only tournaments competing in the Toronto Indoor Grand Prix in February, losing in the first round in singles to Mike LeachMike Leach (tennis)
Michael E. Leach is a former collegiate and ATP Tour professional tennis player who won the NCAA singles championship in 1982 while attending the University of Michigan.-Early years:...
in two tie-breaks, and not competing in doubles. A month later, he reached the quarter-finals for the first time in a tour event, the Montreal Indoor. He beat fellow wild card Doug Burke and then David Dowlen
David Dowlen
David Dowlen , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Dowlen enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 4 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 30 in 1984.-Titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
in straight sets before losing to eventual champion Kohlberg 2-6, 5-7. In doubles, he and compatriot Josef Brabenec lost in straight sets in the first round to South African Michael Robertson and New Zealander Kelly Evernden
Kelly Evernden
Kelly Graeme Evernden is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol...
.
Bonneau competed for the first time on tour outside of Canada in April, at the San Luis Potosí Challenger
San Luis Potosi Challenger
The San Luis Potosí Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, since 1984 and also in 1980 and 1981...
in San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
, losing in the first round in both singles (to Tomm Warneke) and doubles (partnering Burke). Then in June, he played singles at the Dortmund Challenger. Seeded for the first time, at No. 9, he lost in the first round to Peter Svensson.
Bonneau had his best tournament result at the 1985 Player's International. Again a wild card, he defeated No. 12 seed Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on...
in three sets in the first round, future top tenner Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year...
in the second, before falling to No. 5 seed Anders Järryd
Anders Järryd
Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...
in the round of 16. In doubles, he and fellow Quebecer Martin Laurendeau
Martin Laurendeau
Martin Laurendeau is a former touring professional tennis player, and present coach and captain of the Canadian Davis Cup team....
lost in the first round to seeded team Paul Annacone
Paul Annacone
Paul Annacone is a former touring professional tennis player and current well-known tennis coach.-As a college player:...
and Christo van Rensburg
Christo Van Rensburg
Christo van Rensburg is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983...
.
In October, Bonneau lost in the first round in singles at the Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse to Mark Dickson
Mark Dickson (tennis)
Mark Dickson is a former professional tennis player.Playing college tennis at Clemson University, Dickson was selected as the 1982 ITCA Senior Player of the Year. Additionally, he was named All-American in singles in 1980, 1981 and 1982. In 1981 he was also named All-American in doubles.As a tour...
. He finished the year in Australia where he lost in the first round of the 1985 Australian Open
1985 Australian Open
The 1985 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 74th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 28 November through 8 December 1985.-Men's Singles:...
in straight sets to John Frawley
John Frawley
John Frawley is a retired Australian tennis player.Frawley twice reached the fourth round of the Australian Open and twice reached the third round of the French Open....
. A month later at the Melbourne Outdoor
Melbourne Outdoor
The Melbourne Outdoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Melbourne, Australia from 1982, 1984 and 1985. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on outdoor grass courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:...
, Bonneau lost again in the first round, to World No. 184 Peter Carlsson. On December 30, he was ranked World No. 175 in singles and No. 421 in doubles.
1986
Bonneau's first tournament of the year was again the Toronto Indoor, where he lost in the first round to Jeremy Bates. The following week he again lost in the first round, at the Lipton International, in 3 sets to Glenn LayendeckerGlenn Layendecker
Glenn Layendecker 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....
. (Bonneau had lost in qualifying but made the main draw as a 'lucky loser'.) In March, Bonneau played singles and doubles at the Rio de Janeiro Challenger, losing in the first round in doubles, partnering Guillermo Rivas, and the second round in singles, as the No. 8 seed. The following week in Brasilia
Brasília Challenger
The Brasília Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on Hard. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Brasilia, Brazil, since 2009.-Singles:-Doubles:...
, he lost in the first round as the No. 7 seed, to qualifier Gustavo Luza
Gustavo Luza
Gustavo Luza is a former tennis player from Argentina.Luza turned professional in 1985. He was most known for playing doubles, and during his career he won 5 doubles titles, including the Open Seat in Barcelona with Christian Miniussi...
. The week after, Bonneau again played San Luis Potosí, losing in the first round in singles but reaching the finals in doubles, for his first time on tour, partnering Venezuelan Inaki Calvo. Bonneau and Calvo lost the final to Charles Bud Cox and Jon Levine.
In the summer, Bonneau played in the main draw in singles first at the Schenectady Challenger, where he reached the second round. This result coupled with his still retaining his ranking points at this point from the previous year's Player's International allowed him to reach his career singles ranking of World No. 107. In August however, Bonneau was unable to protect these points, losing in the first round of the Player's, to eventual semi-final Christo Steyn
Christo Steyn
Christo Steyn , is a former South African tennis player. Steyn won 2 doubles titles during his professional career...
. In doubles, he and compatriot Andrew Sznajder
Andrew Sznajder
Andrew Sznajder is a former Canadian professional tour tennis player.A native of Oakville, Ontario, Sznajder achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 46 in September 1989...
reached the second round.
Bonneau competed in his second grand slam event singles main draw at the 1986 U.S. Open. He was soundly beaten by No. 4 seed and eventual semi-finalist Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...
, 0-6, 3-6, 0-6. Bonneau did not compete in any more tour event main draws for the year. His rankings on December 29 were World No. 184 in singles and No. 263 in doubles.
1987
Bonneau again competed at San Luis Potosí and achieved his best result there, reaching the semi-finals, where he lost to Leonardo LavalleLeonardo Lavalle
Leonardo Lavalle Moreno is a former tennis player from Mexico, who turned professional in 1985. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Spain's eventual runner up Jordi Arrese. The left-hander won one career title in...
. In doubles, partnering Briton Bill Cowan
Bill Cowan
William V. Cowan, often nicknamed Bill Cowan , is a retired USMC Lieutenant Colonel, co-founder and CEO of wvc3, inc., a Reston, Virginia based company specializing in international security...
, Bonneau reached the second round. In late May at the Montabaur Challenger in Montabaur
Montabaur
Montabaur is a town and the district seat of the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. At the same time, it is also the administrative centre of the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur – a kind of collective municipality – to which 24 other communities belong...
, he lost in the first round, to Peter Elter
Peter Elter
Peter Elter , is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.During his career Elter did not win any singles titles but finished runner-up on 3 occasions. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 51 in 1982.-Singles runner-ups :-External links:...
.
In July, Bonneau played in 5 consecutive grand prix events in the Eastern United States and Canada. At the 1987 Livingston Open
1987 Livingston Open
The 1987 Livingston Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was played at Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey in the United States from July 13 through July 20, 1987.-Men's Singles:...
, he reached the quarter-finals, knocking off David Wells-Roth and Glenn Layendecker
Glenn Layendecker
Glenn Layendecker 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....
before falling to Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek is a South African American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. Kriek has won two Australian Opens and has reached the semi-finals at the French...
. At the Schenectady Open
1987 Schenectady Open
The 1987 Schenectady Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was played at Schenectady, New York in the United States from July 20 through July 27, 1987.-Men's Singles:...
, he lost in the first round, to Eric Winogradsky
Éric Winogradsky
Éric Winogradsky is a former French tennis player. He never reached a final in singles on the ATP Tour, but was much more successful in doubles, winning two titles and finishing runner-up at the 1989 French Open....
. The following week Bonneau reached the second round of the Sovran Bank Classic, defeating Tomm Warnecke before losing to Nduka Odizor
Nduka Odizor
Nduka Odizor is a former tennis player from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the first round by American lucky loser Robert Seguso. The right-hander won one career title in singles and seven doubles titles...
. The week after, he fell again to Kriek, in the first round of the Volvo International
1987 Volvo International
The 1987 Volvo International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Stratton Mountain Resort on Stratton Mountain, Vermont in the United States and was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix. The tournament ran from August 3 through August 10, 1987.-Men's Singles: Ivan Lendl vs. ...
.
For the fifth consecutive year and the seventh overall, Bonneau played both singles and doubles at the Player's International, this time in Montreal. And for the sixth time, he lost in the first round, this time to World No. 249 Roberto Saad
Roberto Saad
Roberto Saad , is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.Saad enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 36 in 1988.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
in straight sets. In doubles Bonneau reached the second round for a second consecutive with Sznajder. The following week, he played the Winnetka Challenger
Nielsen USTA Pro Tennis Championship
The Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships is a tennis tournament held intermittently in Winnetka, Illinois, USA since 1984. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
, losing in the first round in both singles and doubles. The week of the start of the U.S. Open, Bonneau played the Budapest Challenger, losing in the first round in both singles and doubles. The following week he played Thessaloniki Challenger, reaching the second round in singles and semis in doubles, partnering Steve Guy.
Three weeks later, Bonneau won his only tour singles title, the Chicoutimi Challenger, defeating Jamaican Doug Burke in the final. The 20 ranking points secured saw his ranking move from No. 169 to No. 142. The following week at the Vancouver Challenger
Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The Odlum Brown Vancouver Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour, and of the International Tennis Federation Women's Circuit...
he reached the quarters, losing to an up-and-coming Grant Connell
Grant Connell
Grant Connell is a former professional tennis player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s....
. The week after, Bonneau played the Las Vegas Challenger, reaching the second round. In each of these three events, he lost however in the first round in doubles.
After a week off, Bonneau played the Bergen Challenger on carpet, defeating Florin Segarceanu
Florin Segarceanu
Florin Segărceanu is a former Romanian tennis player.When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1983, Segărceanu was the only player to take a set off McEnroe throughout the entire championship when he won the first set of their second round match.His highest ATP single ranking was number 73 achieved on...
before losing to World No. 88 Patrik Kühnen
Patrik Kühnen
Patrik Kühnen is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1985. He won three doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 15, 1989, when he became the number 43 of the world. He was part of the German Davis Cup teams that...
. The following week however he lost in the first round, of the Helsinki Challenger. In Helsinki however, Bonneau did reach the semi-finals in doubles, partnering Olli Rahnasto
Olli Rahnasto
Olli Rahnasto is a retired professional tennis player from Finland.Rahnasto turned pro in 1982. During his career, he won two ATP Tour doubles titles and reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 79 in 1986. He was a member of the Finland Davis Cup team, and led the team to the World Group...
. The week after, he played in the main draw of his last tour event for 1987, singles in the Valkenswaard Challenger, and lost in the first round. Bonneau in the last rankings of the year, of December 28, was ranked World No. 171 in singles and No. 315 in doubles.
1988
In Bonneau's first main draw action for 1988, he reached the finals of both the singles and doubles of Vilamoura Challenger in Portugal, in April. He lost the singles final to South African Barry MoirBarry Moir
Barry Moir is a retired tennis player from South Africa. His highest ranking for world number 92 obtained in 1986....
and played doubles with Fabio Silberberg. The following week in Lisbon, he lost in the first round to World No. 55 Mark Woodforde
Mark Woodforde
Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge....
.
In May, Bonneau reached the second round of the Raleigh Challenger, defeating compatriot Martin Wostenholme
Martin Wostenholme
Martin Wostenholme is a former touring professional tennis and Canadian Davis Cup player.A right-handed predominantly base-line player, Wostenholme was from 1981 to 1984 a four-time All-Ivy Leaguer in singles at Yale University. He had a career ATP singles high ranking of World No. 84, which he...
before falling to John Boytim. In doubles he lost in the first round partnering Anand Amritraj
Anand Amritraj
Anand Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player and businessman.Anand Amritraj and his brothers, Vijay Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, the team of Anand and Vijay was semi-finalists in the Wimbledon men's doubles...
. Three weeks later he again played the Montabaur Challenger, losing in singles in the first round to Jim Gurfein
Jim Gurfein
Jim Gurfein , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Gurfein grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended Great Neck North High School and Stanford University....
. The following week at the Dijon Challenger Bonneau fared better, beating Gurfein en route to reaching the quarters. In doubles he partnered Gurfein and reached the second round. This was Bonneau's last doubles tournament as a full-time member of the tour. His doubles ranking following this result was World No. 285.
In August, Bonneau played his last tournament main draw as a full-time touring pro, reaching the second round of the New Haven Challenger in singles, defeating Robbie Weiss
Robbie Weiss
Robbie Weiss is a former tour professional tennis player and NCAA Division 1 singles champion. The resident of Atlanta, GA achieved a career-high ATP ranking in singles of World No. 85, which he reached on the heels of winning his only ATP Tour event, the 1990 Sao Paulo Grand Prix...
and losing to Luke Jensen
Luke Jensen
Luke Jensen is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He attended University of Southern California from 1986–87 and earned singles All-American honors both years . He is now the head coach of the women's tennis team at Syracuse University...
. The Monday after this tournament his singles ranking stood at World No. 230.
Davis Cup
As a Davis CupDavis 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...
player for Canada, Bonneau lost both a doubles and singles rubber on clay in a 1981 tie held against Colombia
Colombia Davis Cup team
The Colombia Davis Cup team represents Colombia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Colombiana de Tenis.Colombia currently competes in the Americas Zone of Group I and have never competed in the World Group...
in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, the North and Central America semi-final. Partnering Rejean Genois
Rejean Genois
Réjean Génois is a former professional and Davis Cup tennis player from Quebec City. Génois was the top-ranked Canadian singles player during 1978 and 1979. His career high ranking of World No. 89 was the highest grand prix tour computer ranking for a Canadian until Glenn Michibata reached World No...
, he lost to the duo of Carlos Behar and Alejandro Cortes
Alejandro Cortés
Alejandro Iván Cortés Llano is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20002001...
, in straight sets. Bonneau then lost to Cortes in fourth rubber in four sets. Colombia won the tie 3-2.
Bonneau won two singles matches versus the Caribbean in March 1985 on carpet in Chicoutimi, defeating Karl Hale in the second round and then Roger Smith in a dead rubber. Canada prevailed in this America Zone quarterfinal 4-1.
In the next round, held in August, also in Chicoutimi, Mexico
Mexico Davis Cup team
The Mexico Davis Cup team represents Mexico in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Mexicana de Tenis.Mexico finished as runners-up in 1962. They currently compete in the Americas Zone Group II. They last competed in the World Group in 1997.-History:Mexico competed in...
defeated Canada 3-2 to advance to the American zone final. Bonneau lost his round 1 match-up to Francisco Maciel
Francisco Maciel
Francisco Maciel García is a former tennis player from Mexico. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Switzerland's Jakob Hlasek. He won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, when tennis was a...
in four sets as well as a fifth and deciding rubber, 10-12, 1-6, 2-6 to Leonardo Lavalle
Leonardo Lavalle
Leonardo Lavalle Moreno is a former tennis player from Mexico, who turned professional in 1985. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Spain's eventual runner up Jordi Arrese. The left-hander won one career title in...
.
Post tour tennis
In 1989, Bonneau played the Chicoutimi Challenger in both singles and doubles. In singles he beat World No. 822 Mark Z. JacobsonMark Z. Jacobson
Mark Z. Jacobson is professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and director of the Atmosphere and Energy Program there...
in the first round, in straight sets, and lost to World No. 444 Craig Campbell in the second in three sets. In doubles, he and partner, compatriot Pierre Dufour lost their opening match to the young Quebec duo of Sébastien Lareau
Sébastien Lareau
Sébastien Lareau is a former touring professional tennis player.-As a singles player:The right-handed Lareau achieved a career best singles ranking of World No. 76 in April 1995. In January 1999 he reached a career second best ranking of World No. 78. He had a career ATP tour event win-loss...
and Sébastien Leblanc
Sébastien Leblanc
Sébastien Leblanc is a former tour professional tennis player. Leblanc captured three junior Grand Slam titles and played Davis Cup for Canada. More of a doubles specialist, he won five Challenger events in doubles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6.
In 1996, at age 34, Bonneau was ranked 3rd in Quebec.