Michael Patrick Leong (born 18 March 1986) is a Solomon Islands former professional tennis player. He played Davis Cup tennis for the combined regional Pacific Oceania team and amassed a team record 19 singles wins.[1]
The most successful tennis player to come out of the Solomon Islands, Leong was the first person from his country to appear at Wimbledon (juniors in 2004) and in 2008 became the only Solomon Islander to be ranked by the ATP.[2][3] His best ranking was in doubles (536 in the world) and he won two ITF Futures doubles titles.
Leong won the Solomon Islands' only gold medal of the 2007 South Pacific Games, beating Samoa's Juan Langton in the singles final, then in 2010 competed at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, serving as the country's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[4][5]
michael, leong, michael, patrick, leong, born, march, 1986, solomon, islands, former, professional, tennis, player, played, davis, tennis, combined, regional, pacific, oceania, team, amassed, team, record, singles, wins, full, namemichael, patrick, leongcountr. Michael Patrick Leong born 18 March 1986 is a Solomon Islands former professional tennis player He played Davis Cup tennis for the combined regional Pacific Oceania team and amassed a team record 19 singles wins 1 Michael LeongFull nameMichael Patrick LeongCountry sports Solomon IslandsBorn 1986 03 18 18 March 1986 age 38 PlaysRight handedPrize money 12 640SinglesHighest rankingNo 956 22 June 2009 DoublesHighest rankingNo 536 10 May 2010 Medal record Pacific Games2007 Apia Singles2007 Apia Team2011 Noumea SinglesThe most successful tennis player to come out of the Solomon Islands Leong was the first person from his country to appear at Wimbledon juniors in 2004 and in 2008 became the only Solomon Islander to be ranked by the ATP 2 3 His best ranking was in doubles 536 in the world and he won two ITF Futures doubles titles Leong won the Solomon Islands only gold medal of the 2007 South Pacific Games beating Samoa s Juan Langton in the singles final then in 2010 competed at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur serving as the country s flag bearer in the opening ceremony 4 5 Contents 1 ITF Futures titles 1 1 Doubles 2 2 References 3 External linksITF Futures titles editDoubles 2 edit No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score1 Jul 2009 Syria F1 Damascus Hard nbsp Sadik Kadir nbsp Haythem Abid nbsp Motaz Abou El Khair 6 4 3 6 10 5 2 Mar 2010 China F2 Mengzi Hard nbsp Sebastian Rieschick nbsp Lee Hsin han nbsp Yang Tsung hua 6 2 7 5References edit Leong preparing for heavy tennis workload in 2011 RNZ 20 December 2010 Solomons Tennis Player First to Reach Wimbledon SIBC www pireport org 30 June 2004 Leong s ATP ranking a boost to Pacific Oceania Davis Cup players Saipan Tribune 3 October 2008 Leong Wins Country s First Gold in Tennis Solomon Times 7 September 2007 Leong Bows Out at Commonwealth Games Solomon Times 6 October 2010 External links editMichael Leong at the Association of Tennis Professionals Michael Leong at the Davis Cup Michael Leong at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Leong amp oldid 1217053084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
