Lee Duck-hee


Lee Duck-hee 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. 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.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1[2016 OEC Kaohsiung – Singles|]Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiChallengerHarddts|Jun 2019

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–12024 Gwangju [Open – Doubles|]Gwangju, South KoreaChallengerHard

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1India F11, RaipurFuturesHarddts|Jul 2014

Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Korea F6, GimcheonFuturesHard