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South Korean tennis player
For the Korean former tennis player on the women's circuit, see
Lee Duk-hee .
Lee Duck-hee Full name Lee Duck-hee Country (sports) South Korea Residence Jecheon , South KoreaBorn (1998-05-29 ) 29 May 1998 (age 26) Jecheon, South KoreaHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 2013 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $411,134 Career record 3–3 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 130 (10 April 2017) Current ranking No. 805 (4 April 2023) Australian Open Q3 (2017 , 2018 ) French Open Q3 (2018 ) Wimbledon Q1 (2017 , 2018 ) US Open Q2 (2016 , 2017 ) Career record 0–1 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 561 (27 May 2019) Current ranking No. 1216 (4 April 2023) Last updated on: 4 April 2023.
Lee Duck-hee (Korean : 이덕희 ; born 29 May 1998) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He has won 10 titles on the ITF Junior Circuit as a teenager, including Grade 2 tournaments in Nanjing and Sarawak .
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 ]
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]
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals[ edit ]
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (13–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–7)
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
Ramkumar Ramanathan
6–3, 6–7(6–8) , 4–6
Win
1–1
Jul 2014
Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong
Futures
Hard
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
6–1, 6–4
Loss
1–2
Jul 2014
Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong
Futures
Hard
Ruan Roelofse
4–6, 6–3, 0–2 ret.
Win
2–2
Nov 2014
Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh
Futures
Hard
Dekel Bar
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Win
3–2
Apr 2015
Indonesia F2, Tegal
Futures
Hard
Shuichi Sekiguchi
6–1, 3–0 ret.
Win
4–2
Apr 2015
Indonesia F3, Jakarta
Futures
Hard
Christopher Rungkat
6–4, 6–3
Win
5–2
Jun 2015
Japan F6, Kashiwa
Futures
Hard
Toshihide Matsui
6–4, 6–2
Win
6–2
Aug 2015
China F6, Putian
Futures
Hard
Wu Di
6–2, 6–3
Win
7–2
Nov 2015
Thailand F8, Bangkok
Futures
Hard
Miķelis Lībietis
6–1, 6–4
Win
8–2
Mar 2016
Japan F3, Kōfu
Futures
Hard
Yuya Kibi
6–2, 6–3
Loss
8–3
Apr 2016
China F4, Zhangjiagang
Futures
Hard
Jimmy Wang
5–7, 3–6
Win
9–3
Mar 2016
Japan F6, Karuizawa
Futures
Clay
Yasutaka Uchiyama
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Win
10–3
Jul 2016
China F10, Longyan
Futures
Hard
Li Zhe
6–4, 6–4
Loss
10–4
Sep 2016
Kaohsiung , Chinese Taipei
Challenger
Hard
Chung Hyeon
4–6, 2–6
Win
11–4
Dec 2017
Indonesia F8, Jakarta
Futures
Hard
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Loss
11–5
Jun 2019
Little Rock , USA
Challenger
Hard
Dudi Sela
1–6, 3–4 ret.
Win
12–5
Dec 2019
M15, Nonthaburi , Thailand
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Shintaro Imai
6–1, 6-4
Win
13–5
Feb 2022
M15, Sharm El Sheikh , Egypt
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Ben Patael
6–2, 1–6, 7-5
Loss
13–6
Dec 2023
M15, Yanagawa , Japan
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Sanhui Shin
3–6, 4–6
Loss
13–7
Mar 2024
M15, Nishitokyo , Japan
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Hikaru Shiraishi
4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (0–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 2013
Korea F6, Gimcheon
Futures
Hard
Chung Hyeon
Chung Hong Noh Sang-woo
1–6, 5–7
Loss
0–2
Apr 2014
Japan F4, Tsukuba
Futures
Hard
Finn Tearney
Sho Katayama Bumpei Sato
4–6, 4–6
Loss
0–3
Jun 2015
Japan F6, Kashiwa
Futures
Hard
Woo Chung-hyo
Yuya Kibi Takuto Niki
0–6, 3–6
Loss
0–4
Jan 2023
M15 Jakarta , Indonesia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Huang Tsung-Hao
Nathan Anthony Barki Christopher Rungkat
2–6, 4–6
Loss
0–5
Apr 2024
Gwangju , South Korea
Challenger
Hard
Cui Jie
Lee Jea-moon Song Min-kyu
6–1, 1–6, [3-10]
Loss
0–6
May 2024
M25 Lu'an , China
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Cui Jie
Ajeet Rai Sun Fajing
2–6, 2–6