Lee Pearson (tennis)

Lee Pearson
Full nameLee Pearson
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1976-09-06) 6 September 1976 (age 48)
Prize money$58,600
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 341 (29 May 2000)
Doubles
Career record3–9
Highest rankingNo. 123 (15 October 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2001, 2002)
US Open1R (2002)

Lee Pearson (born 6 September 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Biography

Pearson, who grew up in Victoria, played collegiate tennis at Auburn University in the United States.[1]

In the early 2000s he competed on the professional circuit as a doubles specialist, winning four Challenger doubles titles. Most of his appearances on the ATP Tour were with Auburn teammate Stephen Huss, which included making the semi-finals of the 2001 Japan Open.[2]

He made his grand slam main draw debut at the 2001 Australian Open, where he was a wildcard pairing with Matthew Breen. In 2002 he partnered with Stephen Huss to play in the main draw of both the Australian Open and US Open.[3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 2000 Montauban, France Clay Australia Grant Silcock Australia Tim Crichton
Australia Ashley Fisher 		6–1, 6–4
2. 2001 Perth, Australia Hard Australia Stephen Huss Australia Jordan Kerr
Australia Grant Silcock 		6–3, 4–6, 7–6(1)
3. 2001 Tallahassee, United States Hard Australia Matthew Breen United States Brandon Hawk
United States Robert Kendrick 		6–4, 6–2
4. 2001 Tampere, Finland Clay Australia Stephen Huss Finland Tuomas Ketola
Finland Jarkko Nieminen 		7–5, 6–7(5), 6–4

References

  1. ^ "U.S. College Tennis Grapples With Foreign Element". The New York Times. 2 June 1998. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Fisher mixes things up in Challenger tourney". Houston Chronicle. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Australian Open Results". The New York Times. 16 January 2002. Retrieved 18 June 2018.