Michael Patrick Leong (born 18 March 1986) is a Solomon Islands former professional tennis player. He played Davis Cup tennis for the combined regional Pacific Oceania team and amassed a team record 19 singles wins.[1]
| Full name | Michael Patrick Leong | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $12,640 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 956 (22 June 2009) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 536 (10 May 2010) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The most successful tennis player to come out of the Solomon Islands, Leong was the first person from his country to appear at Wimbledon (juniors in 2004) and in 2008 became the only Solomon Islander to be ranked by the ATP.[2][3] His best ranking was in doubles (536 in the world) and he won two ITF Futures doubles titles.
Leong won the Solomon Islands' only gold medal of the 2007 South Pacific Games, beating Samoa's Juan Langton in the singles final, then in 2010 competed at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, serving as the country's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[4][5]
ITF Futures titles
editDoubles: (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 1. | Jul 2009 | Syria F1, Damascus | Hard |  Sadik Kadir
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 Haythem Abid  Motaz Abou El Khair
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6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
| 2. | Mar 2010 | China F2, Mengzi | Hard |  Sebastian Rieschick
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 Lee Hsin-han Yang Tsung-hua
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6–2, 7–5 |
References
edit- ^ "Leong preparing for heavy tennis workload in 2011". RNZ. 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Solomons Tennis Player First to Reach Wimbledon". SIBC. www.pireport.org. 30 June 2004.
- ^ "'Leong's ATP ranking a boost to Pacific Oceania Davis Cup players'". Saipan Tribune. 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Leong Wins Country's First Gold in Tennis". Solomon Times. 7 September 2007.
- ^ "Leong Bows Out at Commonwealth Games". Solomon Times. 6 October 2010.