Lee Hyung-taik explained
Lee Hyung-taik |
Residence: | Seoul, South Korea |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1976 |
Birth Place: | Hoengseong, South Korea |
Turnedpro: | 1995 |
Retired: | 2009 |
Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | $2,355,686 |
Singlesrecord: | 161–164 |
Singlestitles: | 1 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 36 (6 August 2007) |
Australianopenresult: | 2R (2003, 2008) |
Frenchopenresult: | 3R (2004, 2005) |
Wimbledonresult: | 3R (2007) |
Usopenresult: | 4R (2000, 2007) |
Othertournaments: | yes |
Olympicsresult: | 2R (2004) |
Doublesrecord: | 40–72 |
Doublestitles: | 1 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 95 (16 January 2006) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (2005, 2008) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (2005) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (2003, 2005, 2007) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 2R (2003, 2007) |
Othertournamentsdoubles: | yes |
Olympicsdoublesresult: | 2R (2000) |
Updated: | 21 July 2022 |
Module: | Child: | yes | Headercolor: | lavender | Hangul: | 이형택 | Hanja: | 李亨澤 | Rr: | I Hyeong-taek | Mr: | I Hyŏngt'aek |
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Medals-Expand: | yes |
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Lee Hyung-taik (ko|이형택, born 3 January 1976) is a former professional tennis player from South Korea. He won one singles title and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 36, in August 2007.
Personal life
Lee was born in a potato-farming village in Hoengseong County, South Korea. He began playing tennis at age nine with a school teacher. After retirement, he is running his own academy in Gangwon province in the tennis center at Song-ahm Sports Town in Chuncheon named "Lee Hyung Taik Tennis Academy", which opened on 12 September 2009.[1]
Tennis career
2000
With the help of Coach Hee June Choi, Lee made a splash at the US Open tournament, reaching the fourth round before losing to Pete Sampras. En route to his fourth-round appearance against Sampras, Lee defeated Jeff Tarango, 13th seed Franco Squillari, and future Australian Open runner-up Rainer Schüttler.
2003
In 2003, Lee became the first Korean to win ATP Tour singles and doubles titles by winning the singles tournament at the Sydney International as a qualifier (beating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final) and the doubles tournament at the Siebel Open in San Jose, California (partnering with Belarusian Vladimir Voltchkov).
At Wimbledon, he was defeated in the first round by eventual champion Roger Federer in straight sets.
2006
In the second round at Wimbledon, Lee was defeated by former champion and two-time semifinalist Lleyton Hewitt in five sets, including three tie-breakers. Lee had set points in the third set tie-breaker, but went on to lose the set after an incorrect line call. As Lee went on to win the fourth set the call probably prevented him winning the match against the eventual quarterfinalist.
2007
Lee matched his best Grand Slam performance by making the fourth round of the US Open tournament. In the first round, he was forced to five sets before defeating Dominik Hrbatý. Lee was pit against Guillermo Cañas, who was the fourteenth seed in the tournament, in the second round. He defeated Cañas in three sets, setting up a third round showdown against nineteenth seed Andy Murray. Lee got out to a quick two set advantage against Murray, eventually winning in four sets. In the fourth round, Lee played fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko, who defeated the Korean in three sets.
His fourth round showing at the US Open capped a very successful hardcourt series. During the US Open Series, Lee reached the semifinals at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, the quarterfinals at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships and at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
Lee set personal bests in a handful of categories, including match wins and money earned. He won a career-high 25 matches and earned $386,230. Overall, Lee compiled records of 16–15 on hard, 5–5 on clay, 3–3 on grass and 1–0 on carpet. In August, he achieved his career best ranking in singles as world No. 36 with the help of his coach, Hee June Choi.
2008
In the 2008 season, Lee had a disappointing losing streak and eventually fell out of the top 100. He did, however, match his best Masters Series result by making the fourth round of Indian Wells, beating Michaël Llodra, Jarkko Nieminen and No. 5 seed David Ferrer along the way.
2009
In 2009, Lee played one final time for Korea, in the Davis Cup play-off between Korea and China. He announced his retirement from pro tennis after the Davis Cup match, with Korea triumphing 3–2.
Doubles
Lee sometimes played doubles alongside Korean-American player Kevin Kim. The pair reached the third round of the 2005 French Open.
Playing style
Lee is right-handed and uses a single-handed backhand. He considers his backhand as his best shot. His favorite surface is hardcourt. He was coached by countryman and former ATP professional Yoon Yong-il (since March 2006).
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend |
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | ATP 250 Series (1–1) | |
| Finals by surface |
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Hard (1–0) | Clay (0–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
| Finals by setting |
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Outdoors (1–1) | Indoors (0–0) | |
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Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend |
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | ATP 250 Series (1–0) | |
| Finals by surface |
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Hard (1–0) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
| Finals by setting |
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Outdoors (0–0) | Indoors (1–0) | |
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 27 (22–5)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (13–4) | ITF Futures (9–1) | |
| Finals by surface |
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Hard (16–3) | Clay (1–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (5–1) | |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | | Korea F1, Sogwipo | Futures | Hard | Paradorn Srichaphan | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | | Korea F2, Sogwipo | Futures | Hard | Nir Welgreen | 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | | Canada F2, Montreal | Futures | Hard | Michael Russell | 6–0, 7–5 |
Win | 4–0 | | Canada F3, Boucherville | Futures | Hard | James Sekulov | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–1 | | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Paul Goldstein | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–1 | | Japan F4, Maishima | Futures | Carpet | Yoon Yong-Il | 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 6–1 | | Japan F1, Isawa | Futures | Clay | Gouichi Motomura | 7–6, 1–6, 5–2 ret. |
Win | 7–1 | | China F1, Beijing | Futures | Hard | Dmitriy Tomashevich | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 8–1 | | China F2, Shenyang | Futures | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | 6–0, 6–0 |
Loss | 8–2 | | Korea F2, Seoul | Futures | Clay | Baek Seung-bok | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–2 | | Japan F5, Kobe | Futures | Carpet | Kwon Oh-Hee | 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 10–2 | | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Paradorn Srichaphan | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 11–2 | | Bronx, United States | Challenger | Hard | Reginald Willems | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 12–2 | | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 12–3 | | Osaka, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Michel Kratochvil | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 13–3 | | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Gouichi Motomura | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 14–3 | | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | John van Lottum | 2–6, 7–6(2–7), 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 15–3 | | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Dennis van Scheppingen | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 16–3 | | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Jean-René Lisnard | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 16–4 | | Port Louis, Mauritius | Challenger | Hard | Andrei Pavel | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 17–4 | | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Nicolas Thomann | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 18–4 | | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 19–4 | | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Amer Delić | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 20–4 | | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Björn Phau | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 21–4 | | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Ivo Minář | 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 22–4 | | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Go Soeda | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 22–5 | | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Go Soeda | 2–6, 6–7(7–9) | |
Doubles: 22 (14–8)
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ATP Challenger (5–4) | ITF Futures (9–4) | |
| Finals by surface |
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Hard (10–5) | Clay (3–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (1–2) | |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Clay | Yoon Yong-Il | Fredrik Bergh Patrik Fredriksson | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | | Philippines F2, Manila | Futures | Hard | Chen Chih-Jung | David Caldwell Chris Tontz | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | | China F2, Tianjin | Futures | Hard | Yoon Yong-Il | Chen Chih-Jung Andrian Raturandang | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–1 | | Canada F3, Boucherville | Futures | Hard | Yoon Yong-Il | Tad Berkowitz Javier Gutierrez-Lima | 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Win | 4–1 | | Japan F4, Maishima | Futures | Carpet | Yoon Yong-Il | Chen Chih-Jung Lin Bing-Chao | 6–4, 1–4 ret. |
Loss | 4–2 | | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Giorgio Galimberti | Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta | 1–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–2 | | Japan F1, Isawa | Futures | Clay | Kevin Kim | Mitty Arnold Todd Meringoff | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–3 | | Korea F1, Seoul | Futures | Clay | Han Min-kyu | Chung Hee-Seok Chung Hee-sung | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–3 | | Korea F2, Seoul | Futures | Clay | Kim Dong-Hyun | Han Min-kyu Lee Sang-Hoon | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–4 | | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Kim | Mitch Sprengelmeyer Jason Weir-Smith | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–5 | | Japan F5, Kobe | Futures | Carpet | Danai Udomchoke | Tasuku Iwami Ryuso Tsujino | 5–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 7–5 | | Japan F4, Fukuoka | Futures | Hard | Yoon Yong-Il | Doug Bohaboy Alex Witt | 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 8–5 | | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Yoon Yong-Il | Frédéric Niemeyer Jerry Turek | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Win | 9–5 | | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Yoon Yong-Il | Matthew Breen Luke Smith | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–6 | | Bronx, United States | Challenger | Hard | Yoon Yong-Il | Petr Luxa Wesley Whitehouse | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 10–6 | | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Alex Kim | Alex Bogomolov Jr. Jeff Salzenstein | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 11–6 | | Korea F1, Seogwipo | Futures | Hard | Im Kyu-Tae | Chung Hee-Seok Chung Hee-sung | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 12–6 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | Jacob Adaktusson Dudi Sela | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 12–7 | | Korea F3, Seogwipo | Futures | Hard | Chung Hee-Seok | Jun Woong-sun Kim Sun-Yong | 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 13–7 | | Korea F1, Seoul | Futures | Hard | Lim Yong-kyu | Henrique Cunha Daniel Nguyen | 6–2, 4–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 13–8 | | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | Gong Maoxin Peng Hsien-yin | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 14–8 | | Korea F1, Daegu | Futures | Hard | Hong Seong Chan | Nam Jisung Song Min-kyu | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Filmography
Television shows
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.kado.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=445312 . ko:이형택 테니스 아카데미 지난 12일 문 열어 . Lee Hyung Taik Tennis Academy opened on 12 . icross 뉴스 . 2009-09-14 . 2010-01-13 . ko.
- News: Lee Ah-young. '복면가왕' 비쥬·이형택·최란·이혜성, 반가운 얼굴X반전 노래실력 (종합). News1. September 20, 2020. September 20, 2020. ko.
- Web site: 이형택×남현희×박찬민, 채널A 新 예능 ‘피는 못 속여’ 합류. Kim Hye-jeong. Hyung-Taek Lee × Hyun-Hee Nam × Chan-Min Park to join Channel A's new entertainment show ‘Cheat You Can’t Bleed’ . . . December 23, 2021. December 23, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 이형택, 테니스 잘하면 배드민턴도 잘할까…셔틀콕 전국대회 우승 도전. Kim Won-gyeom. Lee Hyung-taek, if you're good at tennis, will you be good at badminton? Challenge to win the Shuttlecock National Competition. Sports TV News. Naver. December 18, 2022. December 18, 2022. ko.
- Web site: 내일은 위닝샷’ 이형택, 국내 최초 테니스 예능에 두근.."많이 와야 하는데 아~. Kim. Chae-yeon. ‘Tomorrow is a Winning Shot’ Lee Hyeong-taek, Korea's first tennis entertainment, excited.."I have to come a lot, but ah~. OSEN. Naver. March 22, 2023. March 22, 2023. ko.