Lu Hao (tennis)

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Lu Hao
Country (sports)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Born (1984-01-30) 30 January 1984 (age 40)
Prize money$19,767
Singles
Career record1–1
Highest rankingNo. 592 (25 July 2005)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 698 (25 July 2005)

Lu Hao (born 30 January 1984) is a Chinese former professional tennis player.

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Lu made his only ATP Tour singles main draw appearance as a wildcard at the 2004 China Open and won his first round match over Prakash Amritraj, before losing in the second round to eventual champion Marat Safin. [1]

In 2004 and 2005 he featured in a total of three Davis Cup ties for China, winning two of his four singles rubbers. [2]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (2)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Jun 2005China F3, Wuhan Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Xinyuan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Hsin-han
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu Tai-wei
7–6(4), 6–3
2.May 2009China F3, Taizhou Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Junchao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Maoxin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zeng Shaoxuan
6–7(3), 6–4, [10–4]

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References

  1. "Safin blitzes China's Lu Hao to reach third round". China Daily . 17 September 2004.
  2. "Mankad shows Hao Harsh defeat can be". Zee News . 6 March 2005.