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Lee Hyung-taik

Lee Hyung-taik (Korean: 이형택, born 3 January 1976) is a former professional tennis player from South Korea. He won one singles title and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 36, in August 2007.

Lee Hyung-taik
Country (sports) South Korea
ResidenceSeoul, South Korea
Born (1976-01-03) 3 January 1976 (age 48)
Hoengseong, South Korea
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,355,686
Singles
Career record161–164
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 36 (6 August 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2003, 2008)
French Open3R (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon3R (2007)
US Open4R (2000, 2007)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2004)
Doubles
Career record40–72
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 95 (16 January 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2005, 2008)
French Open3R (2005)
Wimbledon1R (2003, 2005, 2007)
US Open2R (2003, 2007)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2000)
Korean name
Hangul
이형택
Hanja
李亨澤
Revised RomanizationI Hyeong-taek
McCune–ReischauerI Hyŏngt'aek
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Men's singles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1999 Palma Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka Men's singles
Last updated on: 21 July 2022.
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Personal life edit

Lee was born in a potato-farming village in Hoengseong County, South Korea. He began playing tennis at age nine with a school teacher. After retirement, he is running his own academy in Gangwon province in the tennis center at Song-ahm Sports Town in Chuncheon named "Lee Hyung Taik Tennis Academy", which opened on 12 September 2009.[1]

Tennis career edit

2000 edit

With the help of Coach Hee June Choi, Lee made a splash at the US Open tournament, reaching the fourth round before losing to Pete Sampras. En route to his fourth-round appearance against Sampras, Lee defeated Jeff Tarango, 13th seed Franco Squillari, and future Australian Open runner-up Rainer Schüttler.

2003 edit

In 2003, Lee became the first Korean to win ATP Tour singles and doubles titles by winning the singles tournament at the Sydney International as a qualifier (beating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final) and the doubles tournament at the Siebel Open in San Jose, California (partnering with Belarusian Vladimir Voltchkov).

At Wimbledon, he was defeated in the first round by eventual champion Roger Federer in straight sets.

2006 edit

In the second round at Wimbledon, Lee was defeated by former champion and two-time semifinalist Lleyton Hewitt in five sets, including three tie-breakers. Lee had set points in the third set tie-breaker, but went on to lose the set after an incorrect line call. As Lee went on to win the fourth set the call probably prevented him winning the match against the eventual quarterfinalist.

2007 edit

 
Lee at the 2007 US Open

Lee matched his best Grand Slam performance by making the fourth round of the US Open tournament. In the first round, he was forced to five sets before defeating Dominik Hrbatý. Lee was pit against Guillermo Cañas, who was the fourteenth seed in the tournament, in the second round. He defeated Cañas in three sets, setting up a third round showdown against nineteenth seed Andy Murray. Lee got out to a quick two set advantage against Murray, eventually winning in four sets. In the fourth round, Lee played fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko, who defeated the Korean in three sets.

His fourth round showing at the US Open capped a very successful hardcourt series. During the US Open Series, Lee reached the semifinals at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, the quarterfinals at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships and at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.

Lee set personal bests in a handful of categories, including match wins and money earned. He won a career-high 25 matches and earned $386,230. Overall, Lee compiled records of 16–15 on hard, 5–5 on clay, 3–3 on grass and 1–0 on carpet. In August, he achieved his career best ranking in singles as world No. 36 with the help of his coach, Hee June Choi.

2008 edit

In the 2008 season, Lee had a disappointing losing streak and eventually fell out of the top 100. He did, however, match his best Masters Series result by making the fourth round of Indian Wells, beating Michaël Llodra, Jarkko Nieminen and No. 5 seed David Ferrer along the way.

2009 edit

In 2009, Lee played one final time for Korea, in the Davis Cup play-off between Korea and China. He announced his retirement from pro tennis after the Davis Cup match, with Korea triumphing 3–2.

Doubles edit

Lee sometimes played doubles alongside Korean-American player Kevin Kim. The pair reached the third round of the 2005 French Open.

Playing style edit

Lee is right-handed and uses a single-handed backhand. He considers his backhand as his best shot. His favorite surface is hardcourt. He was coached by countryman and former ATP professional Yoon Yong-il (since March 2006).

ATP career finals edit

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2001 Houston, United States World Series Clay   Andy Roddick 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jan 2003 Sydney, Australia World Series Hard   Juan Carlos Ferrero 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 1 (1 title) edit

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–0)
Indoors (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2003 San Jose, United States World Series Hard   Vladimir Voltchkov   Paul Goldstein
  Robert Kendrick 		7–5, 4–6, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 27 (22–5) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (13–4)
ITF Futures (9–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (16–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (5–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 1998 Korea F1, Sogwipo Futures Hard   Paradorn Srichaphan 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jun 1998 Korea F2, Sogwipo Futures Hard   Nir Welgreen 6–0, 6–3
Win 3–0 Jun 1998 Canada F2, Montreal Futures Hard   Michael Russell 6–0, 7–5
Win 4–0 Jul 1998 Canada F3, Boucherville Futures Hard   James Sekulov 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–1 Aug 1998 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard   Paul Goldstein 1–6, 4–6
Win 5–1 Oct 1998 Japan F4, Maishima Futures Carpet   Yoon Yong-Il 7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Win 6–1 Mar 1999 Japan F1, Isawa Futures Clay   Gouichi Motomura 7–6, 1–6, 5–2 ret.
Win 7–1 May 1999 China F1, Beijing Futures Hard   Dmitriy Tomashevich 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–1 May 1999 China F2, Shenyang Futures Hard   Danai Udomchoke 6–0, 6–0
Loss 8–2 May 1999 Korea F2, Seoul Futures Clay   Baek Seung-bok 6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Win 9–2 Oct 1999 Japan F5, Kobe Futures Carpet   Kwon Oh-Hee 6–1, 7–5
Win 10–2 Nov 1999 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Carpet   Paradorn Srichaphan 6–3, 6–0
Win 11–2 Aug 2000 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard   Reginald Willems 6–4, 6–1
Win 12–2 Nov 2000 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Radek Štěpánek 6–4, 6–4
Loss 12–3 Nov 2000 Osaka, Japan Challenger Hard   Michel Kratochvil 6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win 13–3 Oct 2001 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Gouichi Motomura 6–3, 6–4
Win 14–3 Dec 2002 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Carpet   John van Lottum 2–6, 7–6(2–7), 7–6(8–6)
Win 15–3 Sep 2003 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Dennis van Scheppingen 6–3, 6–3
Win 16–3 Sep 2004 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Jean-René Lisnard 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 16–4 Dec 2004 Port Louis, Mauritius Challenger Hard   Andrei Pavel 3–6, 1–6
Win 17–4 Oct 2005 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Nicolas Thomann 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Win 18–4 Jun 2006 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard   Danai Udomchoke 6–3, 6–2
Win 19–4 Jul 2006 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard   Amer Delić 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win 20–4 Nov 2006 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Björn Phau 6–2, 6–2
Win 21–4 Oct 2008 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Ivo Minář 6–4, 6–0
Win 22–4 Nov 2008 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Carpet   Go Soeda 7–5, 6–3
Loss 22–5 Nov 2008 Toyota, Japan Challenger Carpet   Go Soeda 2–6, 6–7(7–9)

Doubles: 22 (14–8) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–4)
ITF Futures (9–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–5)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1996 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Clay   Yoon Yong-Il   Fredrik Bergh
  Patrik Fredriksson 		6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Mar 1998 Philippines F2, Manila Futures Hard   Chen Chih-Jung   David Caldwell
  Chris Tontz 		6–1, 6–4
Win 3–0 May 1998 China F2, Tianjin Futures Hard   Yoon Yong-Il   Chen Chih-Jung
  Andrian Raturandang 		6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Jul 1998 Canada F3, Boucherville Futures Hard   Yoon Yong-Il   Tad Berkowitz
  Javier Gutierrez-Lima 		3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win 4–1 Oct 1998 Japan F4, Maishima Futures Carpet   Yoon Yong-Il   Chen Chih-Jung
  Lin Bing-Chao 		6–4, 1–4 ret.
Loss 4–2 Mar 1999 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet   Giorgio Galimberti   Julian Knowle
  Lorenzo Manta 		1–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win 5–2 Mar 1999 Japan F1, Isawa Futures Clay   Kevin Kim   Mitty Arnold
  Todd Meringoff 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–3 May 1999 Korea F1, Seoul Futures Clay   Han Min-kyu   Chung Hee-Seok
  Chung Hee-sung 		4–6, 4–6
Win 6–3 May 1999 Korea F2, Seoul Futures Clay   Kim Dong-Hyun   Han Min-kyu
  Lee Sang-Hoon 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–4 Aug 1999 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard   Kevin Kim   Mitch Sprengelmeyer
  Jason Weir-Smith 		7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 6–5 Oct 1999 Japan F5, Kobe Futures Carpet   Danai Udomchoke   Tasuku Iwami
  Ryuso Tsujino 		5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win 7–5 May 2000 Japan F4, Fukuoka Futures Hard   Yoon Yong-Il   Doug Bohaboy
  Alex Witt 		6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–2
Win 8–5 Jul 2000 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard   Yoon Yong-Il   Frédéric Niemeyer
  Jerry Turek 		7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 9–5 Jul 2000 Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard   Yoon Yong-Il   Matthew Breen
  Luke Smith 		2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 9–6 Aug 2000 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard   Yoon Yong-Il   Petr Luxa
  Wesley Whitehouse 		6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win 10–6 Sep 2003 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Alex Kim   Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  Jeff Salzenstein 		1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 11–6 May 2004 Korea F1, Seogwipo Futures Hard   Im Kyu-Tae   Chung Hee-Seok
  Chung Hee-sung 		7–5, 6–4
Win 12–6 Mar 2006 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard   Cecil Mamiit   Jacob Adaktusson
  Dudi Sela 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 12–7 Apr 2006 Korea F3, Seogwipo Futures Hard   Chung Hee-Seok   Jun Woong-sun
  Kim Sun-Yong 		2–6, 0–6
Win 13–7 Apr 2014 Korea F1, Seoul Futures Hard   Lim Yong-kyu   Henrique Cunha
  Daniel Nguyen 		6–2, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 13–8 May 2015 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Danai Udomchoke   Gong Maoxin
  Peng Hsien-yin 		4–6, 5–7
Win 14–8 May 2015 Korea F1, Daegu Futures Hard   Hong Seong Chan   Nam Jisung
  Song Min-kyu 		6–3, 6–3

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles edit

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A A Q1 Q1 1R A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R Q1 0 / 7 2–7 22%
French Open A A A A A A 1R 1R 3R 3R Q1 1R 2R A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Wimbledon A A A A Q2 1R 2R 1R Q2 2R 2R 3R 1R A 0 / 7 5–7 42%
US Open A A Q1 Q1 4R 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R 2R 4R 1R A 0 / 9 10–9 53%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–3 1–3 2–4 4–3 3–4 2–3 5–4 2–4 0–0 0 / 29 22–29 43%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics A Not Held 1R Not Held 2R Not Held 1R NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R A 1R 4R A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Miami A A A A A 1R Q1 4R 1R 3R A 1R 1R A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A 2R A 1R A 3R 1R A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Hamburg A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A NMS 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Rome A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada A A A A A 1R 2R 1R 1R A 2R 1R A A 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Cincinnati A A A A A 2R 2R 1R A A 2R A A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–2 4–6 0–3 2–3 2–2 2–4 3–4 0–0 0 / 27 16–27 37%

Doubles edit

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R A 1R 2R 0 / 5 2–5 29%
French Open A A A A A A A 2R A 3R A 2R 2R 0 / 4 5–4 56%
Wimbledon A A A A A A A 1R A 1R A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open A A A A A A A 2R A A A 2R A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–4 0–1 3–3 0–0 2–4 2–2 0 / 14 9–14 39%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics 1R Not Held 2R Not Held A Not Held A 0 / 2 1–2 33%

Filmography edit

Television shows edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Oriole" – (episode 273) [2]
2022 Can't Cheat Blood Participant [3]
2022–2023 Korea Badminton Cast Member [4]
2023 Tomorrow's Winning Shot Director [5]

References edit

  1. ^ 이형택 테니스 아카데미 지난 12일 문 열어 [Lee Hyung Taik Tennis Academy opened on 12] (in Korean). icross 뉴스. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  2. ^ Lee Ah-young (September 20, 2020). "'복면가왕' 비쥬·이형택·최란·이혜성, 반가운 얼굴X반전 노래실력 (종합)". News1 (in Korean). Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Kim Hye-jeong (December 23, 2021). "이형택×남현희×박찬민, 채널A 新 예능 '피는 못 속여' 합류" [Hyung-Taek Lee × Hyun-Hee Nam × Chan-Min Park to join Channel A's new entertainment show ‘Cheat You Can’t Bleed’] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Kim Won-gyeom (December 18, 2022). "이형택, 테니스 잘하면 배드민턴도 잘할까…셔틀콕 전국대회 우승 도전" [Lee Hyung-taek, if you're good at tennis, will you be good at badminton? Challenge to win the Shuttlecock National Competition]. Sports TV News (in Korean). Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Kim, Chae-yeon (March 22, 2023). "내일은 위닝샷' 이형택, 국내 최초 테니스 예능에 두근.."많이 와야 하는데 아~" [‘Tomorrow is a Winning Shot’ Lee Hyeong-taek, Korea's first tennis entertainment, excited.."I have to come a lot, but ah~] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Naver.

External links edit

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