Lee Duck-Hee

Lee Duck-hee (Korean: 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.

Lee Duck-hee
Full nameLee Duck-hee
Country (sports)Lee Duck-Hee South Korea
ResidenceJecheon, South Korea
Born (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 25)
Jecheon, South Korea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$411,134
Singles
Career record3–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 130 (10 April 2017)
Current rankingNo. 805 (4 April 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2017, 2018)
French OpenQ3 (2018)
WimbledonQ1 (2017, 2018)
US OpenQ2 (2016, 2017)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 561 (27 May 2019)
Current rankingNo. 1216 (4 April 2023)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing Lee Duck-Hee South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Singles
Last updated on: 4 April 2023.
Lee Duck-hee
Hangul
이덕희
Revised RomanizationI Deokhui
McCune–ReischauerI 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. In 2015, his story was included during a campaign for the ANZ Bank, which was a sponsor for the Australian Open that year.

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.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 20 (13–7)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (13–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–7)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2013 India F11, Raipur Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Ramkumar Ramanathan 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2014 Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2014 Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Ruan Roelofse 4–6, 6–3, 0–2 ret.
Win 2–2 Nov 2014 Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Dekel Bar 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win 3–2 Apr 2015 Indonesia F2, Tegal Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Shuichi Sekiguchi 6–1, 3–0 ret.
Win 4–2 Apr 2015 Indonesia F3, Jakarta Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Christopher Rungkat 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–2 Jun 2015 Japan F6, Kashiwa Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Toshihide Matsui 6–4, 6–2
Win 6–2 Aug 2015 China F6, Putian Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Wu Di 6–2, 6–3
Win 7–2 Nov 2015 Thailand F8, Bangkok Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Miķelis Lībietis 6–1, 6–4
Win 8–2 Mar 2016 Japan F3, Kōfu Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Yuya Kibi 6–2, 6–3
Loss 8–3 Apr 2016 China F4, Zhangjiagang Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Jimmy Wang 5–7, 3–6
Win 9–3 Mar 2016 Japan F6, Karuizawa Futures Clay Lee Duck-Hee  Yasutaka Uchiyama 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 10–3 Jul 2016 China F10, Longyan Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Li Zhe 6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–4 Sep 2016 Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Challenger Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Chung Hyeon 4–6, 2–6
Win 11–4 Dec 2017 Indonesia F8, Jakarta Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 11–5 Jun 2019 Little Rock, USA Challenger Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Dudi Sela 1–6, 3–4 ret.
Win 12–5 Dec 2019 M15, Nonthaburi, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Shintaro Imai 6–1, 6-4
Win 13–5 Feb 2022 M15, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Ben Patael 6–2, 1–6, 7-5
Loss 13–6 Dec 2023 M15, Yanagawa, Japan World Tennis Tour Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Sanhui Shin 3–6, 4–6
Loss 13–7 Mar 2024 M15, Nishitokyo, Japan World Tennis Tour Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Hikaru Shiraishi 4–6, 6–7(7–9)

Doubles: 3 (0–3)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2013 Korea F6, Gimcheon Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Chung Hyeon Lee Duck-Hee  Chung Hong
Lee Duck-Hee  Noh Sang-woo
1–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Apr 2014 Japan F4, Tsukuba Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Finn Tearney Lee Duck-Hee  Sho Katayama
Lee Duck-Hee  Bumpei Sato
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2015 Japan F6, Kashiwa Futures Hard Lee Duck-Hee  Woo Chung-hyo Lee Duck-Hee  Yuya Kibi
Lee Duck-Hee  Takuto Niki
0–6, 3–6

References


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