Lee Hyeong-Taek

Lee Hyeong-Taek was a South Korean tennis player who played professionally from 1995 to 2009. Lee achieved a career-best singles ranking of 36 in the world in August 2007, and a doubles ranking of 95 in the world in January 2006.

Lee won his first doubles title on the ATP Challenger circuit in October 1996 at the Samsung Securities Cup in Seoul with partner Yun Yong-Il. His first singles victory on the ITF Futures circuit came two years later at the Korea F1 tournament in Seogwipo with a straight sets win against Paradorn Srichaphan. Despite winning 22 singles titles and 14 doubles titles at Challenger and Futures finals, Lee only won one singles and one doubles title on the main ATP Tour, with both victories coming in early 2003.

Lee enjoyed success at the Summer Universiade and the Asian Games where he won multiple medals including two golds and a silver at the Universiade, and two golds and five silvers at the Asian Games. His best Grand Slam performance came at the US Open where he reached the fourth round in the singles in 2000 and 2007.

Lee competed at four consecutive Olympic Games; 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athína, and 2008 Beijing. He played in the doubles in Atlanta and Sydney with long-term partner Yun Yong-Il where the pair reached the second round at the 2000 Games. In the singles Lee’s best performance came at the 2004 Games where he also reached the second round.