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Lee Hyung-taik (, born 3 January 1976) is a former professional player from . He won one singles title and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 36, in August 2007.

Personal life
Lee was born in a potato-farming village in Hoengseong County, South Korea. He began playing tennis at age nine with a school teacher. After retirement, he is running his own academy in Gangwon province in the tennis center at Song-ahm Sports Town in named "Lee Hyung Taik Tennis Academy", which opened on 12 September 2009.

Tennis career
2000
With the help of Coach Hee June Choi, Lee made a splash at the US Open tournament, reaching the fourth round before losing to . En route to his fourth-round appearance against Sampras, Lee defeated , 13th seed , and future Australian Open runner-up Rainer Schüttler.

2003
In 2003, Lee became the first Korean to win singles and doubles titles by winning the singles tournament at the Sydney International as a qualifier (beating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final) and the doubles tournament at the in San Jose, California (partnering with Belarusian Vladimir Voltchkov).

At Wimbledon, he was defeated in the first round by eventual champion in straight sets.

2006
In the second round at Wimbledon, Lee was defeated by former champion and two-time semifinalist in five sets, including three tie-breakers. Lee had set points in the third set tie-breaker, but went on to lose the set after an incorrect line call. As Lee went on to win the fourth set the call probably prevented him winning the match against the eventual quarterfinalist.

2007
Lee matched his best Grand Slam performance by making the fourth round of the US Open tournament. In the first round, he was forced to five sets before defeating Dominik Hrbatý. Lee was pit against Guillermo Cañas, who was the fourteenth seed in the tournament, in the second round. He defeated Cañas in three sets, setting up a third round showdown against nineteenth seed . Lee got out to a quick two set advantage against Murray, eventually winning in four sets. In the fourth round, Lee played fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko, who defeated the Korean in three sets.

His fourth round showing at the US Open capped a very successful hardcourt series. During the US Open Series, Lee reached the semifinals at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, the quarterfinals at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships and at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.

Lee set personal bests in a handful of categories, including match wins and money earned. He won a career-high 25 matches and earned $386,230. Overall, Lee compiled records of 16–15 on hard, 5–5 on clay, 3–3 on grass and 1–0 on carpet. In August, he achieved his career best ranking in singles as world No. 36 with the help of his coach, Hee June Choi.

2008
In the 2008 season, Lee had a disappointing losing streak and eventually fell out of the top 100. He did, however, match his best Masters Series result by making the fourth round of Indian Wells, beating Michaël Llodra, and No. 5 seed along the way.

2009
In 2009, Lee played one final time for Korea, in the Davis Cup play-off between Korea and China. He announced his retirement from pro tennis after the Davis Cup match, with Korea triumphing 3–2.

Doubles
Lee sometimes played doubles alongside Korean-American player . The pair reached the third round of the 2005 French Open.

Playing style
Lee is right-handed and uses a single-handed backhand. He considers his backhand as his best shot. His favorite surface is . He was coached by countryman and former ATP professional (since March 2006).

ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–1)
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Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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Indoors (0–0)
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Loss0–1 Houston, United StatesWorld SeriesClay5–7, 3–6
Win1–1 Sydney, AustraliaWorld SeriesHardJuan Carlos Ferrero4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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Win1–0 , United StatesWorld SeriesHardVladimir VoltchkovPaul Goldstein
7–5, 4–6, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 27 (22–5)
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ATP Challenger (13–4)
ITF Futures (9–1)
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Clay (1–1)
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Carpet (5–1)
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Win1–0 Korea F1, FuturesHardParadorn Srichaphan6–3, 6–3
Win2–0 Korea F2, FuturesHard6–0, 6–3
Win3–0 Canada F2, FuturesHardMichael Russell6–0, 7–5
Win4–0 Canada F3, FuturesHard4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss4–1 Lexington, United StatesChallengerHardPaul Goldstein1–6, 4–6
Win5–1 Japan F4, FuturesCarpet7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Win6–1 Japan F1, IsawaFuturesClay7–6, 1–6, 5–2 ret.
Win7–1 China F1, FuturesHardDmitriy Tomashevich6–3, 6–2
Win8–1 China F2, FuturesHard6–0, 6–0
Loss8–2 Korea F2, FuturesClay6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Win9–2 Japan F5, FuturesCarpet6–1, 7–5
Win10–2 , JapanChallengerCarpetParadorn Srichaphan6–3, 6–0
Win11–2 Bronx, United StatesChallengerHard6–4, 6–1
Win12–2 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHardRadek Štěpánek6–4, 6–4
Loss12–3 , JapanChallengerHardMichel Kratochvil6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win13–3 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard6–3, 6–4
Win14–3 , JapanChallengerCarpetJohn van Lottum2–6, 7–6(2–7), 7–6(8–6)
Win15–3 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHardDennis van Scheppingen6–3, 6–3
Win16–3 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHardJean-René Lisnard3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss16–4 , MauritiusChallengerHard3–6, 1–6
Win17–4 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Win18–4 , South KoreaChallengerHard6–3, 6–2
Win19–4 Lexington, United StatesChallengerHardAmer Delić5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win20–4 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHardBjörn Phau6–2, 6–2
Win21–4 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHardIvo Minář6–4, 6–0
Win22–4 , JapanChallengerCarpet7–5, 6–3
Loss22–5 Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet2–6, 6–7(7–9)

Doubles: 22 (14–8)
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Win1–0 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerClay
Patrik Fredriksson		6–4, 6–4
Win2–0 Philippines F2, FuturesHardDavid Caldwell
6–1, 6–4
Win3–0 China F2, FuturesHard
Andrian Raturandang		6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Loss3–1 Canada F3, FuturesHardTad Berkowitz
Javier Gutierrez-Lima		3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win4–1 Japan F4, FuturesCarpet
6–4, 1–4 ret.
Loss4–2 Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpetGiorgio Galimberti
1–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win5–2 Japan F1, IsawaFuturesClay
6–4, 6–4
Loss5–3 Korea F1, FuturesClay
4–6, 4–6
Win6–3 Korea F2, FuturesClayKim Dong-Hyun
Lee Sang-Hoon		6–3, 6–4
Loss6–4 Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHardMitch Sprengelmeyer
7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Loss6–5 Japan F5, FuturesCarpet
5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win7–5 Japan F4, FuturesHard
6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–2
Win8–5 Granby, CanadaChallengerHardFrédéric Niemeyer
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win9–5 Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHardMatthew Breen
Luke Smith		2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss9–6 Bronx, United StatesChallengerHard
Wesley Whitehouse		6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win10–6 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHardAlex Bogomolov Jr.
1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win11–6 Korea F1, FuturesHard
7–5, 6–4
Win12–6 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard
6–4, 6–2
Loss12–7 Korea F3, FuturesHard
2–6, 0–6
Win13–7 Korea F1, FuturesHardHenrique Cunha
6–2, 4–6, 10–4
Loss13–8 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard
4–6, 5–7
Win14–8 Korea F1, FuturesHardHong Seong ChanNam Jisung
Song Min-kyu		6–3, 6–3

Performance timelines
Singles
Grand Slam tournaments
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US OpenAAQ1Q14R1R1R2R3R1R2R4R1RA !0 / 9 !10–9 !
Summer OlympicsANot Held1RNot Held2RNot Held1RNH !0 / 3 !1–3 !
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAAAAAQ1Q11R1R1RA1R4RA !0 / 5 !3–5 !
AAAAA1RQ14R1R3RA1R1RA !0 / 6 !5–6 !
Monte CarloAAAAAAA2RA1RA3R1RA !0 / 4 !3–4 !
HamburgAAAAAAA1RAAAAANMS !0 / 1 !0–1 !
RomeAAAAAAAAAAAA1RA !0 / 1 !0–1 !
CanadaAAAAA1R2R1R1RA2R1RAA !0 / 6 !2–6 !
CincinnatiAAAAA2R2R1RAA2RAAA !0 / 4 !3–4 !

Doubles
Grand Slam tournaments
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WimbledonAAAAAAA1RA1RA1RA !0 / 3 !0–3 !
US OpenAAAAAAA2RAAA2RA !0 / 2 !2–2 !
Summer Olympics1RNot Held2RNot HeldANot HeldA !0 / 2 !1–2 !

Filmography
Television shows

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