Lesley Joseph (tennis)

Lesley Joseph

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1981-09-14) September 14, 1981 (age 43) Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Prize money	$89,810
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 243 (February 27, 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2006)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2006)
US Open	Q1 (2004, 2006)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 257 (July 31, 2006)

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	August 2005	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Hard	Alex Vlaški	Juan Martín del Potro Máximo González	7–6^(8), 6–4
2.	February 2006	Joplin, United States	Hard	Henry Adjei-Darko	Benjamin Becker Simon Greul	6–3, 7–6^(3)

References

1. "Joseph gets the job done by annoying Volunteers". The Atlanta Constitution. May 24, 2001.
2. "Roundup: Host Georgia takes men's tennis crown". Houston Chronicle. May 24, 2001.

External links

• Lesley Joseph at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Lesley Joseph at the International Tennis Federation