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
Medals-Expand:yes
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Lee Hyung-taik (Korean: 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
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
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Houston, United StatesWorld SeriesClay Andy Roddick5–7, 3–6
Win1–1Sydney, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Juan Carlos Ferrero4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
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
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–0)
Indoors (1–0)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 27 (22–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (13–4)
ITF Futures (9–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (16–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (5–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Korea F1, SogwipoFuturesHard Paradorn Srichaphan6–3, 6–3
Win2–0Korea F2, SogwipoFuturesHard Nir Welgreen6–0, 6–3
Win3–0Canada F2, MontrealFuturesHard Michael Russell6–0, 7–5
Win4–0Canada F3, BouchervilleFuturesHard James Sekulov4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss4–1Lexington, United StatesChallengerHard Paul Goldstein1–6, 4–6
Win5–1Japan F4, MaishimaFuturesCarpet Yoon Yong-Il7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Win6–1Japan F1, IsawaFuturesClay Gouichi Motomura7–6, 1–6, 5–2 ret.
Win7–1China F1, BeijingFuturesHard Dmitriy Tomashevich6–3, 6–2
Win8–1China F2, ShenyangFuturesHard Danai Udomchoke6–0, 6–0
Loss8–2Korea F2, SeoulFuturesClay Baek Seung-bok6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Win9–2Japan F5, KobeFuturesCarpet Kwon Oh-Hee6–1, 7–5
Win10–2Yokohama, JapanChallengerCarpet Paradorn Srichaphan6–3, 6–0
Win11–2Bronx, United StatesChallengerHard Reginald Willems6–4, 6–1
Win12–2Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Radek Štěpánek6–4, 6–4
Loss12–3Osaka, JapanChallengerHard Michel Kratochvil6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win13–3Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Gouichi Motomura6–3, 6–4
Win14–3Yokohama, JapanChallengerCarpet John van Lottum2–6, 7–6(2–7), 7–6(8–6)
Win15–3Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Dennis van Scheppingen6–3, 6–3
Win16–3Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Jean-René Lisnard3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss16–4Port Louis, MauritiusChallengerHard Andrei Pavel3–6, 1–6
Win17–4Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Nicolas Thomann4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Win18–4Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard Danai Udomchoke6–3, 6–2
Win19–4Lexington, United StatesChallengerHard Amer Delić5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win20–4Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Björn Phau6–2, 6–2
Win21–4Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Ivo Minář6–4, 6–0
Win22–4Yokohama, JapanChallengerCarpet Go Soeda7–5, 6–3
Loss22–5Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet Go Soeda2–6, 6–7(7–9)

Doubles: 22 (14–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–4)
ITF Futures (9–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–5)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Seoul, South KoreaChallengerClay Yoon Yong-Il Fredrik Bergh
Patrik Fredriksson		6–4, 6–4
Win2–0Philippines F2, ManilaFuturesHard Chen Chih-Jung David Caldwell
Chris Tontz		6–1, 6–4
Win3–0China F2, TianjinFuturesHard Yoon Yong-Il Chen Chih-Jung
Andrian Raturandang		6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Loss3–1Canada F3, BouchervilleFuturesHard Yoon Yong-Il Tad Berkowitz
Javier Gutierrez-Lima		3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win4–1Japan F4, MaishimaFuturesCarpet Yoon Yong-Il Chen Chih-Jung
Lin Bing-Chao		6–4, 1–4 ret.
Loss4–2Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpet Giorgio Galimberti Julian Knowle
Lorenzo Manta		1–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win5–2Japan F1, IsawaFuturesClay Kevin Kim Mitty Arnold
Todd Meringoff		6–4, 6–4
Loss5–3Korea F1, SeoulFuturesClay Han Min-kyu Chung Hee-Seok
Chung Hee-sung		4–6, 4–6
Win6–3Korea F2, SeoulFuturesClay Kim Dong-Hyun Han Min-kyu
Lee Sang-Hoon		6–3, 6–4
Loss6–4Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHard Kevin Kim Mitch Sprengelmeyer
Jason Weir-Smith		7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Loss6–5Japan F5, KobeFuturesCarpet Danai Udomchoke Tasuku Iwami
Ryuso Tsujino		5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win7–5Japan F4, FukuokaFuturesHard Yoon Yong-Il Doug Bohaboy
Alex Witt		6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–2
Win8–5Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Yoon Yong-Il Frédéric Niemeyer
Jerry Turek		7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win9–5Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHard Yoon Yong-Il Matthew Breen
Luke Smith		2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss9–6Bronx, United StatesChallengerHard Yoon Yong-Il Petr Luxa
Wesley Whitehouse		6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win10–6Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Alex Kim Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Jeff Salzenstein		1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win11–6Korea F1, SeogwipoFuturesHard Im Kyu-Tae Chung Hee-Seok
Chung Hee-sung		7–5, 6–4
Win12–6Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Cecil Mamiit Jacob Adaktusson
Dudi Sela		6–4, 6–2
Loss12–7Korea F3, SeogwipoFuturesHard Chung Hee-Seok Jun Woong-sun
Kim Sun-Yong		2–6, 0–6
Win13–7Korea F1, SeoulFuturesHard Lim Yong-kyu Henrique Cunha
Daniel Nguyen		6–2, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss13–8Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Danai Udomchoke Gong Maoxin
Peng Hsien-yin		4–6, 5–7
Win14–8Korea F1, DaeguFuturesHard Hong Seong Chan Nam Jisung
Song Min-kyu		6–3, 6–3

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1AAQ1Q11RA2R1R1R1R1R2RQ10 / 72–7
French OpenAAAAAA1R1R3R3RQ11R2RA0 / 65–6
WimbledonAAAAQ21R2R1RQ22R2R3R1RA0 / 75–7
US OpenAAQ1Q14R1R1R2R3R1R2R4R1RA0 / 910–9
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–03–10–31–32–44–33–42–35–42–40–00 / 2922–29
Olympic Games
Summer OlympicsANot Held1RNot Held2RNot Held1RNH0 / 31–3
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAAAAAQ1Q11R1R1RA1R4RA0 / 53–5
MiamiAAAAA1RQ14R1R3RA1R1RA0 / 65–6
Monte CarloAAAAAAA2RA1RA3R1RA0 / 43–4
HamburgAAAAAAA1RAAAAANMS0 / 10–1
RomeAAAAAAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–1
CanadaAAAAA1R2R1R1RA2R1RAA0 / 62–6
CincinnatiAAAAA2R2R1RAA2RAAA0 / 43–4
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–01–32–24–60–32–32–22–43–40–00 / 2716–27

Doubles

Tournament1996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAA1R1R2RA1R2R0 / 52–5
French OpenAAAAAAA2RA3RA2R2R0 / 45–4
WimbledonAAAAAAA1RA1RA1RA0 / 30–3
US OpenAAAAAAA2RAAA2RA0 / 22–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–40–13–30–02–42–20 / 149–14
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics1RNot Held2RNot HeldANot HeldA0 / 21–2

Filmography

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Oriole" – (episode 273)[2]
2022Can't Cheat BloodParticipant [3]
2022–2023Korea BadmintonCast Member[4]
2023 Tomorrow's Winning ShotDirector[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. News: Lee Ah-young. '복면가왕' 비쥬·이형택·최란·이혜성, 반가운 얼굴X반전 노래실력 (종합). News1. September 20, 2020. September 20, 2020. ko.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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