Lee Duck-hee (이덕희; born 29 May 1998) 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

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, 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/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 18 (13–5)

Doubles: 3 (0–3)

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* * 1998 births Living people South Korean male tennis players People from Jecheon Tennis players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Deaf tennis players South Korean deaf people Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in tennis Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Sportspeople from North Chungcheong Province 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-tennis-bio-stub