Lester Cook

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Lester Cook
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Ojai, CA, United States
Born (1984-04-24) April 24, 1984 (age 39)
Calabasas, California [1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record0–1 ( ATP, Grand Slam, Davis Cup )
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 191 (25 October 2010) [2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2010)
French Open Q1 (2010)
Wimbledon Q1 (2010, 2011)
US Open Q1 (2007, 2009, 2010)
Doubles
Career record0-2 ( ATP, Grand Slam, Davis Cup )
Career titles0
Highest ranking175 (18 January 2010)
Last updated on: 21 June 2021.

Lester Cook (born April 24, 1984) [1] is an American former professional tennis player.

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As a junior, he was top 5 in the country in the 18 and under division, finishing 4th place at the prestigious Kalamazoo Hard Court Nationals and 3rd in the International Grass Court and International Hard Court championships that same year. At 16, he competed in the French Open, U.S. Open, Australian Open, and the Orange Bowl, proudly earning 6 National Sportsmanship awards along the way.

A year later Lester entered college at 17, pursuing a degree in Economics at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. In his 3 years at Texas A&M under the tutelage of Tim Cass, Lester was a 3 time All-American finishing with a career high ITA ranking of No. 6 in singles and No. 1 in doubles with partner Ante Matijevic. After his junior year, Lester was one of six players asked to represent the U.S. Collegiate All-star Team in a scrimmage match against the Chinese National team.

In 2005, Lester left college and turned pro. In his 6 years on tour, Lester had the privilege of traveling to over 30 countries and 31 states following his dream of being the best tennis player in the world. Along the way he won 8 professional singles titles as well as 18 professional doubles titles reaching a career high ranking of No. 191 in singles and No. 175 in doubles. He competed in all 4 grand slams as a professional and also participated in 3 World Team Tennis seasons, being drafted by the Delaware Smash and Newport Beach Breakers twice.

He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 2007, 2009, and 2010. [3]

At the end of 2011, Lester retired from the tour and was focused on building a career in real estate. In 2014 he married his girlfriend of five years, Katie. They have two children and live in Ojai, CA with their many rescue animals including horses, goats, dogs, and a hamster. Lester currently works in real estate in both Los Angeles and Ventura County.

Coaching career

- Teaching pro at Malibu Racquet Club starting September 2013

- USTA high performance coach for Jr Davis Cup Team Feb 2014

- Hitting Partner for Sloane Stephens July–December 2014

After retiring from professional tennis, Cook because a real estates agent in Ojai, starting his own (self-named) agency. [4]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (7–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (7–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2006Thailand F1, Bangkok FuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Hyung-Kwon Kim]6–3, 6–1
Win2–0Sep 2006Mexico F14, Monterrey FuturesHard Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Gallardo-Valles 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Loss2–1Feb 2007Costa Rica F1, San José FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky 6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Win3–1Jun 2007Japan F6, Kusatsu FuturesCarpet Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Terachi 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win4–1Oct 2007USA F25, Laguna Niguel FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Kryvonos 6–2, 6–3
Win5–1Nov 2007USA F28, Waikolu FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win6–1Oct 2008USA F25, Laguna Niguel FuturesHard Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Pedersen 6–2, 6–2
Win7–1Mar 2009USA F6, McAllen FuturesHard Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kumantsov 1–6, 6–2, 4–0 ret.
Loss7–2Sep 2010 Tulsa, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Reynolds 3–6, 3–6
Loss7–3May 2011USA F12, Tampa FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Blake Strode 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 19 (13–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (11–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2002USA F30, Laguna Niguel FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jason Cook Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hawk
Flag of the United States.svg Huntley Montgomery
6–2, 6–4
Win2–0Jun 2003USA F14, Sunnyvale FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Newport Flag of the United States.svg Brian Wilson
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Rainey
2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win3–0Jul 2004USA F16, Chico FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jason Cook Flag of the United States.svg Sam Warburg
Flag of the United States.svg KC Corkery
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win4–0Feb 2005USA F4, Brownsville FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rob Steckley Flag of the United States.svg Tres Davis
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Nunez
walkover
Loss4–1Oct 2005USA F25, Laguna Niguel FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rob Steckley Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philip Gubenco
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Chvojka
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 1–6
Loss4–2Jun 2006Thailand F1, Bangkok FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rob Steckley Flag of Colombia.svg Rubén Torres
Flag of South Africa.svg Izak Van Der Merwe
4–6, 3–6
Loss4–3Aug 2006Mexico F13, Monterrey FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Shane La Porte Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Gallardo-Valles
Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Palencia
3–6, 4–6
Win5–3Sep 2006Mexico F14, Monterrey FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shane La Porte Flag of Chile.svg Jorge Aguilar
Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Garza
6–3, 6–4
Win6–3Jun 2007Guatemala F1, Guatemala City FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shane La Porte Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Gallardo-Valles
Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Palencia
6–3, 7–5
Win7–3Jun 2007Japan F6, Kusatsu FuturesCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Shane La Porte Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyasu Sato
Flag of Japan.svg Joji Miyao
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win8–3Nov 2007USA F28, Waikolu FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shane La Porte Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball
Flag of the United States.svg Rylan Rizza
6–2, 6–3
Loss8–4Apr 2008 Humacao, Puerto RicoChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kim Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Reynolds
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
3–6, 4–6
Win9–4May 2008 Bradenton, United StatesChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball Flag of the United States.svg Ryler Deheart
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Widom
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss9–5Feb 2009 Carson, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Donald Young Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg David Martin
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [6–10]
Win10–5Feb 2009USA F4, Brownsville FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shane La Porte Flag of Armenia.svg Tigran Martirosyan
Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Witten
6–1, 7–5
Loss10–6Apr 2009USA F7, Mobile FuturesHard Flag of the Philippines.svg Treat Huey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philip Bester
3–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win11–6Jun 2009USA F13, Sacramento FuturesHard Flag of the Philippines.svg Treat Huey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Coelho
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Feeney
6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Win12–6Oct 2009 Sacramento, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg David Martin Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Gonzalez
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Rettenmaier
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win13–6Apr 2010USA F9, Little Rock FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Brett Joelson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brydan Klein
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Millman
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
French Open AAA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon AAA Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0  
US Open Q1 A Q1 Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0  
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AA Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0  

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References

  1. 1 2 ATP Player Profile
  2. "Lester Cook Singles Activity". ITF Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. http://ojaitourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Past_Champions-070513.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. "About". Lester Cook Real Estate. Retrieved 21 June 2021.