Lee Duck-hee
| Full name | Lee Duck-hee |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| Residence | Jecheon, South Korea |
| Born | 29 May 1998 Jecheon, South Korea |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $442,347 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 130 (10 April 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 744 (14 October 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2017, 2018) |
| French Open | Q3 (2018) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2017, 2018) |
| US Open | Q2 (2016, 2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 561 (27 May 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 625 (14 October 2024) |
Medal record | |
| Last updated on: 16 October 2024. | |
| Lee Duck-hee | |
| Hangul | 이덕희 |
|---|---|
| RR | I Deokhui |
| MR | I Tŏkhŭi |
Lee Duck-hee (Korean: 이덕희; born 29 May 1998) is a South Korean professional tennis player.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit | edit source]Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard | South Korea Chung Hyeon | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2019 | Little Rock, USA | Challenger | Hard | Israel Dudi Sela | 1–6, 3–4 ret. |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2024 | Gwangju, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | China Cui Jie | South Korea Lee Jea-moon South Korea Song Min-kyu |
6–1, 1–6, [3-10] |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
[edit | edit source]Singles: 18 (13 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2013 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | India Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Thailand Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2014 | Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | South Africa Ruan Roelofse | 4–6, 6–3, 0–2 ret. |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2014 | Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | Israel Dekel Bar | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2015 | Indonesia F2, Tegal City | Futures | Hard | Japan Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6–1, 3–0 ret. |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2015 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Indonesia Christopher Rungkat | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jun 2015 | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Japan Toshihide Matsui | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Aug 2015 | China F6, Putian | Futures | Hard | China Wu Di | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–2 | Nov 2015 | Thailand F8, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | LatviaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Miķelis Lībietis | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–2 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Japan F3, Kōfu | Futures | Hard | JapanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Yuya Kibi | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–3 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | China F4, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | Chinese TaipeiLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Jimmy Wang | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–3 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Japan F6, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | JapanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Yasutaka Uchiyama | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 10–3 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | China F10, Longyan | Futures | Hard | ChinaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Li Zhe | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–3 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Indonesia F8, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | IndiaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 12–3 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | M15 Nonthaburi, Thailand | WTT | Hard | JapanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Shintaro Imai | 6–1, 6-4 |
| Win | 13–3 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | IsraelLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Ben Patael | 6–2, 1–6, 7-5 |
| Loss | 13–4 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | M15 Yanagawa, Japan | WTT | Hard | South KoreaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Sanhui Shin | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–5 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | M15 Nishitokyo, Japan | WTT | Hard | JapanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Hikaru Shiraishi | 4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Korea F6, Gimcheon | Futures | Hard | South KoreaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Chung Hyeon | South KoreaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Chung Hong South KoreaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Noh Sang-woo |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Japan F4, Tsukuba | Futures | Hard | New ZealandLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Finn Tearney | JapanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Sho Katayama JapanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Bumpei Sato |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | South KoreaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Woo Chung-hyo | JapanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Yuya Kibi JapanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Takuto Niki |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | WTT | Hard | Chinese TaipeiLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Huang Tsung-hao | IndonesiaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Nathan A. Barki IndonesiaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Christopher Rungkat |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | M25 Lu'an, China | WTT | Hard | ChinaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Cui Jie | ChinaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Sun Fajing New ZealandLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Ajeet Rai |
2–6, 2–6 |
References
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External links
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- South Korean male tennis players
- People from Jecheon
- Tennis players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Deaf tennis players
- South Korean deaf people
- Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists in tennis
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Sportspeople from North Chungcheong Province
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen
- Asian Games tennis players for South Korea