For the Korean former tennis player on the women's circuit, see Lee Duk-hee.
Lee Duck-hee
FullnameLee Duck-hee
ResidenceJecheon, South Korea
Birth date29 May 1998 (age 28)
Birth placeJecheon, South Korea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turnedpro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CareerprizemoneyUS $442,347
Singlesrecord3–3
Singlestitles0
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 130 (10 April 2017)
CurrentsinglesrankingNo. 744 (14 October 2024)
AustralianopenresultQ3 (2017, 2018)
FrenchopenresultQ3 (2018)
WimbledonresultQ1 (2017, 2018)
UsopenresultQ2 (2016, 2017)
Doublesrecord0–1
Doublestitles0
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 561 (27 May 2019)
CurrentdoublesrankingNo. 625 (14 October 2024)
Updated16 October 2024

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

Personal life

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

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

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2016Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiChallengerHardChung Hyeon4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Jun 2019Little Rock, USAChallengerHardDudi Sela1–6, 3–4 ret.

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2024Gwangju, South KoreaChallengerHardCui JieLee Jea-moon
Song Min-kyu		6–1, 1–6, [3-10]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (13–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–5)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2013India F11, RaipurFuturesHardRamkumar Ramanathan6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win1–1Jul 2014Hong Kong F1, Hong KongFuturesHardWishaya Trongcharoenchaikul6–1, 6–4
Loss1–2Jul 2014Hong Kong F2, Hong KongFuturesHardRuan Roelofse4–6, 6–3, 0–2 ret.
Win2–2Nov 2014Cambodia F2, Phnom PenhFuturesHardDekel Bar7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win3–2Apr 2015Indonesia F2, Tegal CityFuturesHardShuichi Sekiguchi6–1, 3–0 ret.
Win4–2Apr 2015Indonesia F3, JakartaFuturesHardChristopher Rungkat6–4, 6–3
Win5–2Jun 2015Japan F6, KashiwaFuturesHardToshihide Matsui6–4, 6–2
Win6–2Aug 2015China F6, PutianFuturesHardWu Di6–2, 6–3
Win7–2Nov 2015Thailand F8, BangkokFuturesHardMiķelis Lībietis6–1, 6–4
Win8–2Mar 2016Japan F3, KōfuFuturesHardYuya Kibi6–2, 6–3
Loss8–3Apr 2016China F4, ZhangjiagangFuturesHardJimmy Wang5–7, 3–6
Win9–3Mar 2016Japan F6, KaruizawaFuturesClayYasutaka Uchiyama7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win10–3Jul 2016China F10, LongyanFuturesHardLi Zhe6–4, 6–4
Win11–3Dec 2017Indonesia F8, JakartaFuturesHardPrajnesh Gunneswaran6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Win12–3Dec 2019style="background:#cffcff|M15 Nonthaburi, ThailandWTTHardShintaro Imai6–1, 6-4
Win13–3Feb 2022style="background:#cffcff|M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHardBen Patael6–2, 1–6, 7-5
Loss13–4Dec 2023style="background:#cffcff|M15 Yanagawa, JapanWTTHardSanhui Shin3–6, 4–6
Loss13–5Mar 2024style="background:#cffcff|M15 Nishitokyo, JapanWTTHardHikaru Shiraishi4–6, 6–7(7–9)

Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (0–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2013Korea F6, GimcheonFuturesHardChung HyeonChung Hong
Noh Sang-woo		1–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Apr 2014Japan F4, TsukubaFuturesHardFinn TearneySho Katayama
Bumpei Sato		4–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Jun 2015Japan F6, KashiwaFuturesHardWoo Chung-hyoYuya Kibi
Takuto Niki		0–6, 3–6
Loss0–4Jan 2023M15 Jakarta, IndonesiaWTTHardHuang Tsung-haoNathan A. Barki
Christopher Rungkat		2–6, 4–6
Loss0–5May 2024M25 Lu'an, ChinaWTTHardCui JieSun Fajing
Ajeet Rai		2–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ Deafness no problem for rising star Lee
  2. ^ "ANZ Your World – Global Blog". Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  3. ^ "Lee Duck-hee becomes first deaf player to win ATP Tour main draw match". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019.