Lee Seung-hoon (tennis)

Lee Seung-hoon (born 22 May 1979) is a South Korean former professional tennis player.

Lee Seung-hoon
Country (sports) South Korea
Born (1979-05-22) 22 May 1979
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$33,511
Singles
Career record0–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 391 (8 Nov 2004)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 667 (13 Sep 2004)
Medal record
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2001 BeijingSingles
Bronze medal – third place1999 PalmaSingles

Lee, a number one ranked Korean junior, was a member of the South Korea Davis Cup team in 2000 and 2001.[1][2] One of his singles rubbers was a loss to New Zealand's Mark Nielsen in a match decided 7–9 in the fifth set.[3] He studied at Myongji University and won a singles gold medal for South Korea at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.[4] During his career he captured four ITF Futures singles titles, with a best world ranking of 391.[5]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (4–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2000 Korea F2, Seoul Clay South Korea Chung Hee-seok 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2001 Korea Rep. F1, Seoul Clay South Korea Chung Hee-seok 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Aug 2001 Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung Hard South Korea Kim Dong-hyun 3–6, 5–7
Win 2–2 Aug 2004 Indonesia F1, Jakarta Hard South Korea Kwon Oh-hee 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(2)
Win 3–2 Aug 2004 Indonesia F3, Semarang Hard Japan Takahiro Terachi 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win 4–2 Aug 2007 Indonesia F1, Makassar Hard Australia Sadik Kadir 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 5 (3–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2000 Korea F1, Seoul Clay South Korea Oh Seung-hoon South Korea Kim Dong-hyun
South Korea Lee Chang-hoon		 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2002 Korea Rep. F2, Cheongju Clay South Korea Kim Young-jun South Korea Im Sung-ho
South Korea Kwon Oh-hee		 w/o
Win 1–2 Mar 2004 New Zealand F1, Blenheim Hard South Korea Im Kyu-tae Canada Philip Gubenco
Australia Domenic Marafiote		 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–2 Mar 2004 New Zealand F3, North Shore Hard South Korea Im Kyu-tae New Zealand Daniel King-Turner
New Zealand Matt Prentice		 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win 3–2 May 2008 Korea Rep. F2, Changwon Hard South Korea Kim Young-jun Japan Tasuku Iwami
Japan Hiroyasu Sato		 3–6, 6–3, [10–1]

See also

References
  1. "남자 테니스서키트, 이승훈 8강 돌풍". 부산일보 (in Korean). 28 May 1997.
  2. "S. Korea names team for tie vs. Pacific Oceania". Saipan Tribune. 6 July 2005.
  3. "Davis Cup weekend, day one". BBC News. 9 February 2001.
  4. "[스포츠화제/U대회]테니스 이승훈 金…남자단식 5연패". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 30 August 2001.
  5. "Seung-Hoon Lee's draws, scores, stats, age, bio, rankings - Tennis Tonic". Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats.
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