Lee Duck-hee
Lee Duck-hee (이덕희; born 29 May 1998) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He has won 10 titles on the ITF Junior Circuit as a teenager, including Grade 2 tournaments in Nanjing and Sarawak.
| Full name | Lee Duck-hee | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Jecheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1998 Jecheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $411,134 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 3–3 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 130 (10 April 2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 805 (4 April 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 (2017, 2018) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q3 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2017, 2018) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q2 (2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 561 (27 May 2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 1216 (4 April 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 4 April 2023. | |||||||||||||||
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| Lee Duck-hee | |
| Hangul | 이덕희 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Deokhui |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Tŏkhŭi |
Personal life
Lee was born deaf. On the tennis court, he can hear vibrations, but must rely on hand gestures to pick up line calls and the umpire.[1] In 2015, his story was included during a campaign for the ANZ Bank, which was a sponsor for the Australian Open that year.[2]
Professional career
He turned pro in 2013. He played his first Challenger match at age 14. In August 2019 he became the first deaf player to compete in and win a match in the main draw of an ATP tournament with a win over Henri Laaksonen at the Winston-Salem Open.[3]
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 18 (13–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2013 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard |  Ramkumar Ramanathan |
6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard |  Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2014 | Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard |  Ruan Roelofse |
4–6, 6–3, 0–2 ret. |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2014 | Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard |  Dekel Bar |
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2015 | Indonesia F2, Tegal | Futures | Hard |  Shuichi Sekiguchi |
6–1, 3–0 ret. |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2015 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard |  Christopher Rungkat |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jun 2015 | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Aug 2015 | China F6, Putian | Futures | Hard |  Wu Di |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–2 | Nov 2015 | Thailand F8, Bangkok | Futures | Hard |  Miķelis Lībietis |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–2 | Mar 2016 | Japan F3, Kōfu | Futures | Hard | Yuya Kibi |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–3 | Apr 2016 | China F4, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard |  Jimmy Wang |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–3 | Mar 2016 | Japan F6, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | Yasutaka Uchiyama |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 10–3 | Jul 2016 | China F10, Longyan | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–4 | Sep 2016 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard | Chung Hyeon |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–4 | Dec 2017 | Indonesia F8, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran |
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 11–5 | Jun 2019 | Little Rock, USA | Challenger | Hard | Dudi Sela |
1–6, 3–4 ret. |
| Win | 12–5 | Dec 2019 | M15, Nonthaburi, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Shintaro Imai |
6-1, 6-4 |
| Win | 13–5 | Feb 2022 | M15, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ben Patael |
6-2, 1–6, 7-5 |
Doubles: 3 (0–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2013 | Korea F6, Gimcheon | Futures | Hard | Chung Hyeon |
Chung Hong Noh Sang-woo |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2014 | Japan F4, Tsukuba | Futures | Hard |  Finn Tearney |
Sho Katayama Bumpei Sato |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2015 | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Woo Chung-hyo |
Yuya Kibi Takuto Niki |
0–6, 3–6 |
References
- Deafness no problem for rising star Lee
- "ANZ Your World – Global Blog". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- "Lee Duck-hee becomes first deaf player to win ATP Tour main draw match". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019.
External links
- Lee Duck-hee at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Lee Duck-hee at the International Tennis Federation
Association of Tennis Professionals Top South Korean male singles tennis players | |
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