lost in the first round in singles however. At the Wall Challenger (in Wall, New Jersey) he and partner Johan Kriek managed to reach the quarter-finals. Genois turned matters around somewhat winning his first ever singles match at the Canadian Open, as he defeated Briton Robin Drysdale 6–4, 6–0. In the second he lost to eventual champion and top seed Eddie Dibbs, 2–6, 4–6. In doubles, he and compatriot Harry Fritz lost in straight sets in the first round. Genois had his best tour tournament result at the 1978 U.S. Open, reaching the third round. In doing so, Genois defeated No. 10 seed Sandy Mayer in the first round, 7–6, 6–2, and Colombian Álvaro Betancur in the second, 6–2, 6–3. He fell to Johan Kriek in the third 2–6, 6–7. Genois played in two further challenger events in the autumn, reaching the second round of the Tinton Falls Challenger in late September and the quarter-finals of the Tel Aviv Challenger in middle October. In doubles at Tinton Falls he and partner Legendre reached the second round, while in Tel Aviv Génois and fellow Canadian Dale Power likewise reached the second round. Genois finished the year World No. 121 (in singles). 1979 Genois played in this first main draw for the year in early May at the Raleigh Challenger on clay, and did well reaching the third round in singles. In singles, he and partner Richard Legendre lost in the first round however. He next, two weeks later, saw action in the French Open where he went out in the opening round to No. 10 seed Brian Gottfried in straight sets. He was to be his only main draw appearance at Roland Garros. In June Genois lost in the first round in both singles, to Stefan Simonsson, 5–7, 6–7, and in doubles, partnering Legendre, at Brussels Outdoor Grand Prix. The following week he again lost in the first round in singles, again on clay, at the Berlin Grand Prix, to Javier Soler, 1–6, 2–6. The week after he appeared, for his only time, in the main draw at Wimbledon. As in Paris the previous month, the experience lasted only briefly as Réjean was defeated by Robert Lutz, 3–6, 2–6, 2–6. In July back in North America, Genois continued his losing streak going down to lucky loser entrant Juan Núñez, 1–6, 6–4, 4–6. Two weeks later at the Louisville Grand Prix, he