Lee Duck-hee explained
| Lee Duck-hee |
| Fullname: | Lee Duck-hee |
| Residence: | Jecheon, South Korea |
| Birth Date: | 1998 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Jecheon, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
| Turnedpro: | 2013 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $411,134 |
| Singlesrecord: | 3–3 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 130 (10 April 2017) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 805 (4 April 2023) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q3 (2017, 2018) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q3 (2018) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (2017, 2018) |
| Usopenresult: | Q2 (2016, 2017) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 561 (27 May 2019) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 1216 (4 April 2023) |
| Updated: | 4 April 2023 |
| Hangul: | 이덕희 |
| Rr: | I Deokhui |
| Mr: | I Tŏkhŭi |
Lee Duck-hee (; 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.
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: 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 | | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard |  Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | | Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard |  Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | | Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Ruan Roelofse | 4–6, 6–3, 0–2 ret. |
| Win | 2–2 | | Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard |  Dekel Bar | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | | Indonesia F2, Tegal | Futures | Hard |  Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6–1, 3–0 ret. |
| Win | 4–2 | | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | | China F6, Putian | Futures | Hard |  Wu Di | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–2 | | Thailand F8, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Miķelis Lībietis | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–2 | | Japan F3, Kōfu | Futures | Hard | Yuya Kibi | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–3 | | China F4, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | Jimmy Wang | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–3 | | Japan F6, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 10–3 | | China F10, Longyan | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–4 | | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard |  Chung Hyeon | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–4 | | Indonesia F8, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 11–5 | | Little Rock, USA | Challenger | Hard | Dudi Sela | 1–6, 3–4 ret. |
| Win | 12–5 | | M15, Nonthaburi, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Shintaro Imai | 6–1, 6-4 |
| Win | 13–5 | | M15, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ben Patael | 6–2, 1–6, 7-5 |
| Loss | 13–6 | | M15, Yanagawa, Japan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sanhui Shin | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–7 | | M15, Nishitokyo, Japan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hikaru Shiraishi | 4–6, 6–7(7–9) | |
Doubles: 6 (0–6)
| Legend (doubles) |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) | | ITF Futures Tour (0–5) | |
| | Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–6) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | | Korea F6, Gimcheon | Futures | Hard | Chung Hyeon | Chung Hong
Noh Sang-woo | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | | Japan F4, Tsukuba | Futures | Hard |  Finn Tearney | Sho Katayama
Bumpei Sato | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Woo Chung-hyo | Yuya Kibi
Takuto Niki | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Huang Tsung-Hao | Nathan Anthony Barki
Christopher Rungkat | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | | Gwangju, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Cui Jie | Lee Jea-moon
Song Min-kyu | 6–1, 1–6, [3-10] |
| Loss | 0–6 | | M25 Lu'an, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cui Jie | Ajeet Rai
Sun Fajing | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Notes and References
- http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/news/articles/deafness-no-problem-for-rising-star-lee.aspx Deafness no problem for rising star Lee
- Web site: ANZ Your World – Global Blog . 2015-01-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150407213255/http://yourworld.anz.com/sponsorships/lee-duck-hees-unique-abilities/ . 2015-04-07 .
- News: Lee Duck-hee becomes first deaf player to win ATP Tour main draw match. BBC Sport . 20 August 2019.
