Lee Seung-hoon (tennis)

Lee Seung-hoon (born 22 May 1979) is a South Korean former professional tennis player.

Lee Seung-hoon
Country (sports) South Korea
Born (1979-05-22) 22 May 1979 (age 45)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$33,511
Singles
Career record0–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 391 (8 Nov 2004)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 667 (13 Sep 2004)
Medal record
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Palma Singles

Lee, a number one ranked Korean junior, was a member of the South Korea Davis Cup team in 2000 and 2001.[1][2] One of his singles rubbers was a loss to New Zealand's Mark Nielsen in a match decided 7–9 in the fifth set.[3] He studied at Myongji University and won a singles gold medal for South Korea at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.[4] During his career he captured four ITF Futures singles titles, with a best world ranking of 391.[5]

ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 6 (4–2)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2000 Korea F2, Seoul Clay   Chung Hee-seok 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2001 Korea Rep. F1, Seoul Clay   Chung Hee-seok 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Aug 2001 Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung Hard   Kim Dong-hyun 3–6, 5–7
Win 2–2 Aug 2004 Indonesia F1, Jakarta Hard   Kwon Oh-hee 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(2)
Win 3–2 Aug 2004 Indonesia F3, Semarang Hard   Takahiro Terachi 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win 4–2 Aug 2007 Indonesia F1, Makassar Hard   Sadik Kadir 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2000 Korea F1, Seoul Clay   Oh Seung-hoon   Kim Dong-hyun
  Lee Chang-hoon
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2002 Korea Rep. F2, Cheongju Clay   Kim Young-jun   Im Sung-ho
  Kwon Oh-hee
w/o
Win 1–2 Mar 2004 New Zealand F1, Blenheim Hard   Im Kyu-tae   Philip Gubenco
  Domenic Marafiote
2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–2 Mar 2004 New Zealand F3, North Shore Hard   Im Kyu-tae   Daniel King-Turner
  Matt Prentice
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win 3–2 May 2008 Korea Rep. F2, Changwon Hard   Kim Young-jun   Tasuku Iwami
  Hiroyasu Sato
3–6, 6–3, [10–1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "남자 테니스서키트, 이승훈 8강 돌풍". Busan Ilbo (in Korean). 28 May 1997.
  2. ^ "S. Korea names team for tie vs. Pacific Oceania". Saipan Tribune. 6 July 2005.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup weekend, day one". BBC News. 9 February 2001.
  4. ^ "[스포츠화제/U대회]테니스 이승훈 金…남자단식 5연패". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 30 August 2001.
  5. ^ "Seung-Hoon Lee's draws, scores, stats, age, bio, rankings - Tennis Tonic". Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats.
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