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Lee Duck-hee
Full nameLee Duck-hee
Country (sports)File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
ResidenceJecheon, South Korea
Born (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 27)
Jecheon, South Korea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $442,347
Singles
Career record3–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 130 (10 April 2017)
Current rankingNo. 744 (14 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2017, 2018)
French OpenQ3 (2018)
WimbledonQ1 (2017, 2018)
US OpenQ2 (2016, 2017)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 561 (27 May 2019)
Current rankingNo. 625 (14 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Singles
Last updated on: 16 October 2024.
Lee Duck-hee
Hangul
이덕희
RRI Deokhui
MRI Tŏkhŭi

Lee Duck-hee (Korean이덕희; born 29 May 1998) is a South Korean professional tennis player.

Personal life

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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

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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

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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Singles: 18 (13 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (13–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–5)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (0–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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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  1. ^ Deafness no problem for rising star Lee
  2. ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
  3. ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.

Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.

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Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.

Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.