Lee Duck-hee
Lee Duck-hee 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.
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. In 2015, his story was included during a campaign for the ANZ Bank, which was a sponsor for the Australian Open that year.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.Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 16 (11–5)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | India F11, Raipur | Futures | Hard | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 | |
Win | 1–1 | Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Loss | 1–2 | Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Ruan Roelofse | 4–6, 6–3, 0–2 ret. | |
Win | 2–2 | Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | Dekel Bar | 7–6, 6–4 | |
Win | 3–2 | Indonesia F2, Tegal | Futures | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6–1, 3–0 ret. | |
Win | 4–2 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 5–2 | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 6–2 | China F6, Putian | Futures | Hard | Wu Di | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 7–2 | Thailand F8, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Miķelis Lībietis | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 8–2 | Japan F3, Kōfu | Futures | Hard | Yuya Kibi | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Loss | 8–3 | China F4, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | Jimmy Wang | 5–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 9–3 | Japan F6, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Win | 10–3 | China F10, Longyan | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 10–4 | 2016 OEC Kaohsiung – Singles| | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard | Chung Hyeon | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 11–4 | Indonesia F8, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 | |
Loss | 11–5 | 2019 Little Rock Challenger – Singles| | Little Rock, USA | Challenger | Hard | Dudi Sela | 1–6, 3–4 ret. |
Doubles: 3 (0–3)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Korea F6, Gimcheon | Futures | Hard | Chung Hyeon | Chung Hong Noh Sang-woo | 1–6, 5–7 | |
Loss | 0–2 | Japan F4, Tsukuba | Futures | Hard | Finn Tearney | Sho Katayama Bumpei Sato | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 0–3 | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Woo Chung-hyo | Yuya Kibi Takuto Niki | 0–6, 3–6 |