Laurent Prades

{{Short description|French tennis player}}

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{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Laurent Prades

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| country = {{flagicon|FRA}} France

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|7|19}}

| birth_place = Bordeaux, France

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| height = {{height|m=1.83}}

| turnedpro =

| plays = Left-handed

| careerprizemoney = $77,467

| singlesrecord = 4–9

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 180 (6 July 1992)

| AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1989)

| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1992)

| doublesrecord = 1–2

| doublestitles = 0

| highestdoublesranking = No. 341 (20 August 1990)

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Laurent Prades (born 19 July 1968) is a former professional tennis player from France.[http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10001122 ITF Tennis Profile]

Prades qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament in 1989, at the Australian Open.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Pr/L/Laurent-Prades.aspx ATP World Tour Profile] He played West German Hans-Dieter Beutel in the opening round and was beaten, despite winning the first two sets. It wasn't until the 1992 French Open that he got another chance to play a Grand Slam, entering the event as a wildcard. He defeated Byron Black in the first round and then met third seed Pete Sampras. The American won in straight sets, although Prades did manage to force two of those sets into tiebreaks.