Michael Mortensen

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. 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) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 1984 Nice, France Clay Jan Gunnarsson Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 6–1, 7–5Win 2. 1984 Båstad, Sweden Clay Jan Gunnarsson Juan Avendaño Fernando Roese 6–0, 6–0Win 3. 1984 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Mats Wilander Libor Pimek Tomáš Šmíd 6–1, 3–6, 7–5Win 4. 1984 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Jan Gunnarsson Pavel Složil Tim Wilkison 6–4, 6–2Loss 1. 1985 Barcelona, Spain Clay Jan Gunnarsson Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 3–6Loss 2. 1987 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Mansour Bahrami Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 2–6, 4–6Loss 3. 1988 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Blaine Willenborg Brad Drewett Broderick Dyke 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Loss 4. 1988 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Anders Järryd Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 3–6, 4–6Loss 5. 1988 Rye Brook, United States Hard Jeremy Bates Andrew Castle Tim Wilkison 6–4, 5–7, 6–7Win 5. 1989 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Eric Jelen Jakob Hlasek John McEnroe 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Loss 6. 1990 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Tom Nijssen Jakob Hlasek Guy Forget 3–6, 2–6Loss 7. 1990 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Michiel Schapers Neil Broad Gary Muller 6–7, 4–6