Lee Pearson (tennis) explained

Lee Pearson
Fullname:Lee Pearson
Birth Date:6 September 1976
Careerprizemoney:$58,600
Highestsinglesranking:No. 341 (29 May 2000)
Doublesrecord:3–9
Highestdoublesranking:No. 123 (15 October 2001)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2001, 2002)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (2002)

Lee Pearson (born 6 September 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Biography

Pearson, who grew up in Victoria, played collegiate tennis at Auburn University in the United States.[1]

In the early 2000s he competed on the professional circuit as a doubles specialist, winning four Challenger doubles titles. Most of his appearances on the ATP Tour were with Auburn teammate Stephen Huss, which included making the semi-finals of the 2001 Japan Open.[2]

He made his grand slam main draw debut at the 2001 Australian Open, where he was a wildcard pairing with Matthew Breen. In 2002 he partnered with Stephen Huss to play in the main draw of both the Australian Open and US Open.[3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.2000Montauban, FranceClay Grant Silcock Tim Crichton
Ashley Fisher
6–1, 6–4
2.2001Perth, AustraliaHard Stephen Huss Jordan Kerr
Grant Silcock
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(1)
3.2001Tallahassee, United StatesHard Matthew Breen Brandon Hawk
Robert Kendrick
6–4, 6–2
4.2001Tampere, FinlandClay Stephen Huss Tuomas Ketola
Jarkko Nieminen
7–5, 6–7(5), 6–4

Notes and References

  1. News: U.S. College Tennis Grapples With Foreign Element. 2 June 1998. The New York Times. 18 June 2018.
  2. News: Fisher mixes things up in Challenger tourney. 22 October 2001. Houston Chronicle. 18 June 2018.
  3. News: Australian Open Results. 16 January 2002. The New York Times. 18 June 2018.