Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Residence | Marlow, England |
Born | London, England | 13 January 1978
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1996 |
Retired | 2006 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | David Sammel |
Prize money | $561,085 |
Singles | |
Career record | 21–46 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 94 (11 March 2002) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2002) |
French Open | 1R (2002) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1997, 2000, 2001, 2006) |
US Open | 1R (2001) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 6–19 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 145 (30 October 2006) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (2003, 2004) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2003) |
Last updated on: 17 October 2021. |
Martin Lee (born 13 January 1978) is an English former professional tennis player. Born in London, he resides in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
Lee was a promising junior, reaching No. 1 in the world junior rankings. In 1995 he won the Boys Doubles at Wimbledon. A left-hander, he turned pro in 1996. He struggled with constant knee and groin problems throughout his career, which eventually forced his retirement from the professional circuit in November 2006. [1]
Lee's best singles result on the ATP Tour was to reach the final of the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island in 2001. On 11 March 2002, Lee achieved his career-high singles ranking of World No. 94, establishing himself as the British number three behind Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski. It was the first time in 23 years that Britain had three players in the Top 100. However, in November 2002 he underwent knee surgery and was out of action for 10 months, and his ranking never recovered.
Lee reached the second round of the men's singles at Wimbledon four times, in 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2006. He appeared in the US Open in 2001, and managed to take two sets off of seeded player Sjeng Schalken, however the Dutchman prevailed 6–3 in the deciding set. Lee's ranking also ensured automatic qualification for the main draw of the Australian and French Opens in 2002, but he lost in the first round on both occasions. Overall he won 21 and lost 46 ATP Tour matches.
Lee won two of his three matches for Great Britain in the Davis Cup, however these were only dead rubbers. Lee lost his only live match against Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan in straight sets.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2001 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | Neville Godwin | 1–6, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 1998 | Great Britain F7, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | Ross Matheson | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2000 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Mosé Navarra | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2000 | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Alexandre Simoni | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2001 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Challenger | Hard | Bjorn Rehnquist | 6–3, 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2005 | Great Britain F12, Glasgow | Futures | Hard | Matthew Smith | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Mar 2006 | Great Britain F3, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | James Auckland | 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–2 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1998 | Great Britain F7, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | Jamie Delgado | Ross Matheson Tom Spinks | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 1999 | Great Britain F7, Edinburgh | Futures | Clay | Arvind Parmar | Ben Ellwood Miles MacLagan | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jul 1999 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Jamie Delgado | Jeff Coetzee Neville Godwin | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Aug 1999 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Jamie Delgado | Daniel Melo Antonio Prieto | 2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–5 | Dec 1999 | Lucknow, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Jamie Delgado | Kristian Pless Paradorn Srichaphan | 7–5, 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–6 | Apr 2000 | Great Britain F3, London | Futures | Clay | Oliver Freelove | James Davidson Ville Liukko | 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–7 | Aug 2000 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Jamie Delgado | Daniel Melo Alexandre Simoni | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–8 | Feb 2001 | Hull, United Kingdom | Challenger | Carpet | Barry Cowan | Michael Kohlmann Michael Llodra | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–8 | Jul 2003 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Arvind Parmar | Daniel Kiernan David Sherwood | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 2–8 | Apr 2005 | Great Britain F6, Bath | Futures | Hard | Ross Hutchins | Lee Childs Alexander Flock | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Win | 3–8 | Jul 2005 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Josh Goodall | Jean-Michel Pequery Aisam Qureshi | 6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
Loss | 3–9 | Sep 2005 | Great Britain F11, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | Lee Childs | Frederick Sundsten Olivier Charroin | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–10 | Mar 2006 | Great Britain F4, Manchester | Futures | Hard | David Sherwood | Jean-Francois Bachelot Aisam Qureshi | 1–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 4–10 | Jul 2006 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Jonathan Marray | Josh Goodall Ross Hutchins | 3–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
Win | 5–10 | Aug 2006 | Bronx, United States | Challenger | Hard | Harel Levy | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 6–4, 7–5 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% | |||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | 27% | |||||||||
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Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1995 | Wimbledon | Grass | James Trotman | Alejandro Hernandez Mariano Puerta | 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1996 | Australian Open | Hard | James Trotman | Jocelyn Robichaud Daniele Bracciali | 2–6, 4–6 |
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