Lee Pearson (tennis)
{{Short description|Australian tennis player}}
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| careerprizemoney = $58,600
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 341 (29 May 2000)
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| doublesrecord = 3–9
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| highestdoublesranking = No. 123 (15 October 2001)
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| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2001, 2002)
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| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2002)
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Lee Pearson (born 6 September 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Biography
Pearson, who grew up in Victoria, played collegiate tennis at Auburn University in the United States.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/02/sports/us-college-tennis-grapples-with-foreign-element.html|title=U.S. College Tennis Grapples With Foreign Element|date=2 June 1998|work=The New York Times|accessdate=18 June 2018}}
In the early 2000s he competed on the professional circuit as a doubles specialist, winning four Challenger doubles titles. Most of his appearances on the ATP Tour were with Auburn teammate Stephen Huss, which included making the semi-finals of the 2001 Japan Open.{{cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/article/Fisher-mixes-things-up-in-Challenger-tourney-2017412.php|title=Fisher mixes things up in Challenger tourney|date=22 October 2001|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=18 June 2018}}
He made his grand slam main draw debut at the 2001 Australian Open, where he was a wildcard pairing with Matthew Breen. In 2002 he partnered with Stephen Huss to play in the main draw of both the Australian Open and US Open.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/sports/tennis/australian-open-results.html|title=Australian Open Results|date=16 January 2002|work=The New York Times|accessdate=18 June 2018}}
Challenger titles
=Doubles: (4)=
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| 1.
|2000 |Montauban, France |Clay |{{flagicon|AUS}} Grant Silcock |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Crichton |6–1, 6–4 |
| 2.
|2001 |Perth, Australia |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Huss |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Kerr |6–3, 4–6, 7–6(1) |
| 3.
|2001 |Tallahassee, United States |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Breen |{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Hawk |6–4, 6–2 |
| 4.
|2001 |Tampere, Finland |Clay |{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Huss |{{flagicon|FIN}} Tuomas Ketola |7–5, 6–7(5), 6–4 |
References
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