Luke Smith (tennis)

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Luke Smith
Country (sports) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (1976-10-25) 25 October 1976 (age 48)
Adelaide, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Turned proRight-handed
Plays1997
Prize money$84,208
Singles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 363 (24 Nov 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1998)
US Open 1R (1997)
Doubles
Career record5–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 155 (25 Jun 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1998, 2001)
US Open 1R (1997)

Luke Smith (born 25 October 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. [1]

Career

Smith played collegiate tennis with the UNLV Rebels and won both the NCAA Division I singles and doubles titles in 1997. He defeated Southern California's George Bastl in the singles final. In the doubles final, Smith and Tim Blenkiron beat Bastl and Kyle Spencer. [2] In 1997 he also made the third round of an ATP Tour tournament in Washington, D.C., with wins over Mahesh Bhupathi and Lionel Roux. [3]

Smith lost in the opening round in both of his appearances in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, to Marcelo Ríos at the 1997 US Open and Andrei Medvedev at the 1998 Australian Open. [3] He twice reached the third round of the Australian Open men's doubles, with Lleyton Hewitt at the 1998 Australian Open and Paul Baccanello at the 2001 Australian Open. [3]

References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ↑ Las Vegas Sun , "UNLV’s Luke Smith sweeps NCAA tennis titles", 26 May 1997
  3. 1 2 3 ATP World Tour Profile
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