Luke Jensen (born June 18, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player and Grand Slam doubles champion. Jensen won the 1993 French Open Doubles title with his younger brother Murphy Jensen.
He attended the University of Southern California from 1986 to 1987 and earned singles All-American honors both years (doubles in 1987). He began working for ESPN as a tennis analyst in 1994. Jensen compiled a 106–57 record in seven and a half seasons as the head coach of the Syracuse Orange women's tennis team. Jensen worked with his brother as the touring pro, tennis director and tennis pro emeritus at the Sea Island Resort until 2016.
Tennis career Jensen attended East Grand Rapids High School, winning the Michigan state singles championship in 1983, and graduating in 1985."Luke Jensen named Syracuse tennis coach", USA Today, August 29, 2006. Accessed December 26, 2007. "A 1985 graduate of East Grand Rapids High School in Michigan, Jensen reached the second round of the US Open just before enrolling at the University of Southern California, where he earned All-America honors in 1987 and 1988. Jensen won the 1983 Michigan High School State Singles Championship and earned high school All-America recognition."
Juniors As a junior Jensen reached the No. 1 junior world ranking in both singles and doubles in 1984.
Pro tour Jensen turned professional in 1987. Jensen gained the nickname of "Dual Hand Luke" because he was an ambidextrous player able to serve at 130 mph with either hand.Biography of Luke Jensen on newengland.usta.com He now does on-court analysis for ESPN for their tennis coverage. He also travels the world as an instructor, motivational speaker, and ambassador for the game.
He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6 in November 1993. In that year, he won the men's doubles title at the French Open playing with his younger brother, Murphy Jensen. Jensen's career-high singles ranking was world No. 168, achieved in July 1988.
Career doubles finals 10 titles Legend Grand Slam (1) ATP Masters Series (1) ATP Championship Series (1) ATP Tour (7) Titles by surface Hard (5) Clay (4) Grass (1) Carpet (0) No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore 1. Feb 1988 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Ricardo Acuña Javier Frana Diego Pérez 6–1, 6–4 2. Nov 1989 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Kelly Jones Joey Rive 6–0, 6–4 3. Apr 1991 Orlando, U.S. Hard Scott Melville Nicolás Pereira Pete Sampras 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 4. Apr 1991 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Laurie Warder Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans 5–7, 7–6, 6–4 5. May 1991 Bologna, Italy Clay Laurie Warder Luiz Mattar Jaime Oncins 6–4, 7–6 6. May 1992 Bologna, Italy Clay Laurie Warder Javier Frana Javier Sánchez 6–2, 6–3 7. Jun 1993 French Open, Paris Clay Murphy Jensen Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 8. Jun 1995 Nottingham, England Grass Murphy Jensen Patrick Galbraith Danie Visser 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 9. Aug 1996 Long Island, U.S. Hard Murphy Jensen Hendrik Dreekmann Alexander Volkov 6–3, 7–6 10. Jul 1997 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard Murphy Jensen Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier 6–4, 6–4
14 runner-ups No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore 1. May 1991 Rome, Italy Clay Laurie Warder Omar Camporese Goran Ivanišević 2–6, 3–6 2. Oct 1991 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Laurie Warder Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 4–6, 4–6 3. Apr 1992 Estoril, Portugal Clay Laurie Warder Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 4. Jan 1993 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Murphy Jensen Sandon Stolle Jason Stoltenberg 3–6, 4–6 5. Mar 1993 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Sandon Stolle Mark Keil Dave Randall 5–7, 4–6 6. Mar 1993 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Scott Melville Guy Forget Henri Leconte 4–6, 5–7 7. May 1993 Madrid, Spain Clay Scott Melville Tomás Carbonell Carlos Costa 6–7, 2–6 8. May 1993 Bologna, Italy Clay Murphy Jensen Danie Visser Laurie Warder 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 9. Oct 1993 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Murphy Jensen Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 3–6, 4–6 10. Feb 1994 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Murphy Jensen Francisco Montana Bryan Shelton 3–6, 4–6 11. Sep 1994 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Murphy Jensen Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 4–6, 6–7 12. Apr 1995 Nice, France Clay David Wheaton Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek 6–3, 6–7, 6–7 13. May 1997 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay Murphy Jensen Dave Randall Greg Van Emburgh 7–6, 2–6, 6–7 14. May 1997 St. Poelten, Austria Clay Murphy Jensen Kelly Jones Scott Melville 2–6, 6–7
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External links
Luke Jensen ESPN Bio