title: 1998 Advanta Championships – Doubles
Sébastien Lareau
1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles
2001 Canada Masters – Doubles
Thomaz Koch
2000 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles
2000 Paris Masters – Doubles
2000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles
2000 Adidas International – Men's Doubles
1996 Salem Open Beijing – Doubles
sentences: Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions, but O'Brien did not participate this year.
 Lareau partnered Jeff Tarango, losing in the first round.
Sébastien Lareau (born April 27, 1973 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired professional tennis player.
 He became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 U.S. Open Men's Doubles with his American partner Alex O'Brien.
Grant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions.
 Stafford chose not to participate this year.
 Ullyett partnered with Piet Norval but lost in the semifinals to the eventual champions Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau.
 <BR>Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau won in the final over David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager, 7–5, 7–6.
The 2001 Canada Masters – Doubles was the men's doubles event of the one hundred and twelfth edition of the Canada Masters; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious men's tennis tournament held in Canada.
 Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Lareau with Justin Gimelstob and Nestor with Sandon Stolle.
 Gimelstob and Lareau lost in the first round to Mark Knowles and Brian MacPhie, as did Nestor and Stolle to Jan-Michael Gambill and Simon Larose.
 Jiří Novák and David Rikl won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer.
Thomaz Koch (born May 11, 1945 in Porto Alegre), is a left-handed former tennis player from Brazil, who was a quarter-finalist at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championships.
Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Lareau with Daniel Nestor and O'Brien with Jared Palmer.
Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions.
 Lareau did not participate this year.
 O'Brien partnered Jared Palmer, losing in the semifinals.
Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Nestor did not compete this year.
 Lareau teamed up with Michael Hill and lost in first round to David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager.
Tommy Ho and Sébastien Lareau were the defending champions but only Lareau competed that year with Brian MacPhie.

Question: Question: Thomaz Koch and Sébastien Lareau, have which occupation in common? 

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 Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions, but O'Brien did not participate this year.
 Lareau partnered Jeff Tarango, losing in the first round. 

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 Sébastien Lareau (born April 27, 1973 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired professional tennis player.
 He became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 U.S. Open Men's Doubles with his American partner Alex O'Brien. 

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 The 2001 Canada Masters – Doubles was the men's doubles event of the one hundred and twelfth edition of the Canada Masters; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious men's tennis tournament held in Canada.
 Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Lareau with Justin Gimelstob and Nestor with Sandon Stolle.
 Gimelstob and Lareau lost in the first round to Mark Knowles and Brian MacPhie, as did Nestor and Stolle to Jan-Michael Gambill and Simon Larose.
 Jiří Novák and David Rikl won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer. 

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 Thomaz Koch (born May 11, 1945 in Porto Alegre), is a left-handed former tennis player from Brazil, who was a quarter-finalist at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championships. 

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 Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Lareau with Daniel Nestor and O'Brien with Jared Palmer. 

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 Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions.
 Lareau did not participate this year.
 O'Brien partnered Jared Palmer, losing in the semifinals. 

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 Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau were the defending champions, but none competed this year. 

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 Tommy Ho and Sébastien Lareau were the defending champions but only Lareau competed that year with Brian MacPhie. 

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Answer: tennis player