Lesley Joseph (tennis)

Lesley Joseph (born September 14, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player.

Lesley Joseph
Country (sports) United States
Born (1981-09-14) September 14, 1981
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Prize money$89,810
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 243 (February 27, 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2006)
WimbledonQ1 (2006)
US OpenQ1 (2004, 2006)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 257 (July 31, 2006)

Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Joseph was the first African-American to play collegiate tennis for the University of Georgia, where he was a three-time All-SEC.[1] He was a member of Georgia's 2001 NCAA Division I Championship winning team, with his contribution in the final a win at number three singles over Peter Handoyo.[2]

Joseph reached a career high singles ranking of 243 in the world while competing on the professional tour. He made it through to the final qualifying round of the 2006 Australian Open and also featured in the qualifying draws for Wimbledon and the US Open. As a doubles player he had a best ranking of 257 and won two ATP Challenger titles.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. August 2005 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Serbia and Montenegro Alex Vlaški Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Argentina Máximo González		 7–6(8), 6–4
2. February 2006 Joplin, United States Hard Ghana Henry Adjei-Darko Germany Benjamin Becker
Germany Simon Greul		 6–3, 7–6(3)

References
  1. "Joseph gets the job done by annoying Volunteers". The Atlanta Constitution. May 24, 2001.
  2. "Roundup: Host Georgia takes men's tennis crown". Houston Chronicle. May 24, 2001.
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