Lesley Joseph (tennis)

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Lesley Joseph
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1981-09-14) September 14, 1981 (age 43)
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Prize money$89,810
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 243 (February 27, 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2006)
Wimbledon Q1 (2006)
US Open Q1 (2004, 2006)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 257 (July 31, 2006)

Lesley Joseph (born September 14, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Joseph was the first African-American to play collegiate tennis for the University of Georgia, where he was a three-time All-SEC. [1] He was a member of Georgia's 2001 NCAA Division I Championship winning team, with his contribution in the final a win at number three singles over Peter Handoyo. [2]

Joseph reached a career high singles ranking of 243 in the world while competing on the professional tour. He made it through to the final qualifying round of the 2006 Australian Open and also featured in the qualifying draws for Wimbledon and the US Open. As a doubles player he had a best ranking of 257 and won two ATP Challenger titles.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.August 2005 Belo Horizonte, BrazilHard Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Alex Vlaški Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro
Flag of Argentina.svg Máximo González
7–6(8), 6–4
2.February 2006 Joplin, United StatesHard Flag of Ghana.svg Henry Adjei-Darko Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Becker
Flag of Germany.svg Simon Greul
6–3, 7–6(3)

References

  1. "Joseph gets the job done by annoying Volunteers". The Atlanta Constitution . May 24, 2001.
  2. "Roundup: Host Georgia takes men's tennis crown". Houston Chronicle . May 24, 2001.