- Simon Larose
Simon Larose (born
June 28 ,1978 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine,Québec ,Canada ) is a former professionaltennis player.Larose joined the ATP professional tour at the age of 20 in 1998 having played collegiately at
Mississippi State University . His best singles ATP ranking is World No. 189, which he achieved in July, 2004.Although he has not made any official announcement, Larose has been quoted in the press as saying he has retired from tennis after being levied a two-year ban in February 2005 by the ATP for testing positive for
cocaine . [http://www.tennis-x.com/story/2005-02-17/c.php] He had been out of action since the autumn of 2004 with a back injury.ee also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences External links
* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playersearch=larose "ATP.com" Larose player profile page]
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