| Hyung-Taik Lee |
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| Nickname(s) |
High-Tech Lee |
| Country |
 South Korea |
| Residence |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Date of birth |
January 3, 1976 (1976-01-03) (age 32) |
| Place of birth |
Hoengseong, South Korea |
| Height |
1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight |
81 kg (180 lb/12.8 st) |
| Turned pro |
1995 |
| Plays |
Right-handed; one-handed backhand |
| Career prize money |
US$2,257,901 |
| Singles |
| Career record: |
156–156 |
| Career titles: |
1 |
| Highest ranking: |
36 (6-August-07) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
2R (2003, 2008) |
| French Open |
3R (2004, 2005) |
| Wimbledon |
3R (2007) |
| US Open |
4R (2000, 2007) |
| Doubles |
| Career record: |
40–69 |
| Career titles: |
1 |
| Highest ranking: |
95 (16-Jan-06) |
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Infobox last updated on: May 5, 2008.
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Hyung-Taik Lee (이형택) (born January 3, 1976) is a professional tennis player from South Korea. Lee's career-high ranking in singles is World No. 36, which he achieved in August 2007.
Personal life
Lee was born in a potato-farming village in Hoengseong County, South Korea. He began playing tennis at age nine with a school teacher. He eventually turned pro in 1995.
Tennis career
2000
Lee made a splash at the 2000 U.S. Open tournament, reaching the fourth round before losing to Pete Sampras. En route to his fourth round appearance against Sampras, Lee defeated Jeff Tarango, thirteenth seed Franco Squillari, and 2003 Australian Open runner-up Rainer Schüttler.
Lee went on to win two tournaments in 2000.
2003
In 2003, Lee became the first Korean to win ATP Tour singles and doubles titles by winning the singles tournament at the Adidas International in Sydney as a qualifier (beating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final) and the doubles tournament at the Siebel Open in San Jose (partnering with Belarusian Vladimir Voltchkov).
2006
In the second round of the 2006 Wimbledon, Lee was defeated by former champion and two-time semi-finalist Lleyton Hewitt in five sets, including three tie-breakers. Lee had set points in the third set tie-breakers, 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 quarter-finalist.
Lee won a career-high three tournaments in 2006.
2007
Lee matched his best Grand Slam performance in 2007 by making the fourth round of the 2007 U.S. Open tournament. In the first round, Lee 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. Lee 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 open series. During the 2007 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. Lee 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, Lee achieved his career best ranking in singles as World No. 36.
Doubles
Lee has sometimes appeared in doubles with Korean-American player Kevin Kim. The pair reached the third round of the French Open 2005.
Playing Style
Lee is right-handed and uses a one-handed backhand. He considers his backhand as his best shot. His favorite surface is hardcourt, the most common surface in Korea. He is coached by countryman and former ATP professional Young-il Yoon (since March 2006).
Singles titles (12)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (1) |
| Challengers (11) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
November 1, 1999 |
Yokohama, Japan |
Hard (i) |
 Paradorn Srichaphan |
6–3, 6–0 |
| 2. |
August 14, 2000 |
Bronx, U.S. |
Hard |
 Reginald Willems |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 3. |
November 6, 2000 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Hard |
 Radek Štěpánek |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. |
October 22, 2001 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Hard |
 Gouichi Motomura |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. |
November 25, 2002 |
Yokohama, Japan |
Carpet |
 John van Lottum |
2–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 6. |
January 6, 2003 |
Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
 Juan Carlos Ferrero |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 7. |
September 15, 2003 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Hard |
Dennis van Scheppingen |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 8. |
September 6, 2004 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Hard |
 Jean-René Lisnard |
3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 9. |
October 24, 2005 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Hard |
 Nicolas Thomann |
4–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| 10. |
May 29, 2006 |
Busan, South Korea |
Hard |
Danai Udomchoke |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 11. |
July 24, 2006 |
Lexington, U.S. |
Hard |
 Amer Delic |
5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 12. |
October 30, 2006 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Hard |
 Björn Phau |
6–2, 6–2 |
See also
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