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Luke Smith
Country (sports) Australia Australia
Born (1976-10-25) 25 October 1976 (age 47)
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)

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

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, D.C., 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 Ríos 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]

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