Luke Smith (tennis)

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

Luke Smith
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1976-10-25) 25 October 1976
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 Open1R (1998)
US Open1R (1997)
Doubles
Career record5–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 155 (25 Jun 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1998, 2001)
US Open1R (1997)

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 DC, 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 Rios 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

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