Lee Hyung-taik

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**Lee Hyung-taik**

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	82 kg (180 lb/12.9 st)
Turned pro	1995
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career prize money	US$2,196,231
Singles
Career record:	155 - 153
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:	39 - 68
Career titles:	1
Highest ranking:	95 (16-Jan-06)
Infobox last updated on: May 5, 2008.

Lee Hyung-taik

Hangul	이형택
Hanja	李亨澤
Revised Romanization	I Hyeong-taek
McCune-Reischauer	I Hyŏngt'aek

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

Lee Hyung-taik (이형택) (born January 3, 1976) is a professional tennis player from South Korea.

Lee was born in a potato-farming village in Hoengseong County, South Korea. He began playing tennis at age nine and turned pro in 1995.

Lee made a splash at the 2000 US Open Grand Slam tournament, reaching the 4th round before losing to Pete Sampras. 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).

Lee's career-high ranking in singles is World No. 36, which he achieved in August 2007.

In the 2nd Round of Wimbledon 2006 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 has sometimes appeared in doubles with Korean-American player Kevin Kim, the only other ethnic Korean player on the ATP Tour. The pair reached the third round of the French Open 2005.

Lee is right-handed and uses a one-handed backhand. His favorite surface is hardcourt, the most common surface in Korea. He is coached by Young-il Yoon.

Lee is frequently called "High-Tech Lee" by his colleagues.

[edit] 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