Lesley Joseph (tennis)

{{Short description|American tennis player}}

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| name = Lesley Joseph

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| country_represented = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|09|14}}

| birth_place = Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.

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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

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| careerprizemoney = $89,810

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| highestsinglesranking = No. 243 (February 27, 2006)

| AustralianOpenresult = Q3 (2006)

| Wimbledonresult = Q1 (2006)

| USOpenresult = Q1 (2004, 2006)

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| highestdoublesranking = No. 257 (July 31, 2006)

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Lesley Joseph (born September 14, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player.

Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Joseph was the first African-American to play collegiate tennis for the University of Georgia, where he was a three-time All-SEC.{{cite news |title=Joseph gets the job done by annoying Volunteers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/399844883/ |work=The Atlanta Constitution |date=May 24, 2001}} He was a member of Georgia's 2001 NCAA Division I Championship winning team, with his contribution in the final a win at number three singles over Peter Handoyo.{{cite news |title=Roundup: Host Georgia takes men's tennis crown |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/Roundup-Host-Georgia-takes-men-s-tennis-crown-2013713.php |work=Houston Chronicle |date=May 24, 2001}}

Joseph reached a career high singles ranking of 243 in the world while competing on the professional tour. He made it through to the final qualifying round of the 2006 Australian Open and also featured in the qualifying draws for Wimbledon and the US Open. As a doubles player he had a best ranking of 257 and won two ATP Challenger titles.