Lester Cook

Lester Cook (born April 24, 1984) [1] is an American former professional tennis player.

Lester Cook
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceMarina Del Rey, CA, United States
Born (1984-04-24) April 24, 1984
Calabasas, California[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$173,600
Singles
Career record0–1 (ATP, Grand Slam, Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger. 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 191 (25 October 2010) [2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2010)
French OpenQ1 (2010)
WimbledonQ1 (2010, 2011)
US OpenQ1 (2007, 2009, 2010)
Doubles
Career record0-2 (ATP, Grand Slam, Davis Cup)
Career titles0
2 Challenger. 11 Futures
Highest ranking175 (18 January 2010)
Last updated on: 21 June 2021.

As a junior, he was top 5 in the country in the 18 and under division, finishing 4th place at the prestigious Kalamazoo Hard Court Nationals and 3rd in the International Grass Court and International Hard Court championships that same year. At 16, he competed in the French Open, U.S. Open, Australian Open, and the Orange Bowl, proudly earning 6 National Sportsmanship awards along the way.

A year later Lester entered college at 17 where he pursued a degree in Economics at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. In his 3 years at Texas A&M under the tutelage of Tim Cass, Lester was a 3 time All-American finishing with a career high ITA ranking of No. 6 in singles and No. 1 in doubles with partner Ante Matijevic. After his junior year Lester was one of six players asked to represent the U.S. Collegiate All-star Team in a scrimmage match against the Chinese National team.

In 2005, Lester left college and turned pro. In his 6 years on tour, Lester had the privilege of traveling to over 30 countries and 31 states following his dream of being the best tennis player in the world. Along the way he won 8 professional singles titles as well as 18 professional doubles titles reaching a career high ranking of No. 191 in singles and No. 175 in doubles. He competed in all 4 grand slams as a professional and also participated in 3 World Team Tennis seasons being drafted by the Delaware Smash and Newport Beach Breakers twice.

He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 2007, 2009, and 2010.[3]

At the end of 2011, Lester retired from the tour and was focused on building a career as a coach. In 2014 he married his girlfriend of five years, Katie. They have two children and live in Ojai, CA. Lester currently works in real estate in both Los Angeles and Ventura County.

Coaching career

- Teaching pro at Malibu Racquet Club starting September 2013

- USTA high performance coach for Jr Davis Cup Team Feb 2014

- Hitting Partner for Sloane Stephens July–December 2014

After retiring from professional tennis, Cook because a real estates agent in Ojai, starting his own (self-named) agency.[4]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (7–3)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (7–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2006 Thailand F1, Bangkok Futures Hard Hyung-Kwon Kim] 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Sep 2006 Mexico F14, Monterrey Futures Hard Miguel Gallardo-Valles 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 2–1 Feb 2007 Costa Rica F1, San José Futures Hard Peter Polansky 6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Win 3–1 Jun 2007 Japan F6, Kusatsu Futures Carpet Takahiro Terachi 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win 4–1 Oct 2007 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard Nikita Kryvonos 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–1 Nov 2007 USA F28, Waikolu Futures Hard Carsten Ball 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 6–1 Oct 2008 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard Martin Pedersen 6–2, 6–2
Win 7–1 Mar 2009 USA F6, McAllen Futures Hard Andrey Kumantsov 1–6, 6–2, 4–0 ret.
Loss 7–2 Sep 2010 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard Bobby Reynolds 3–6, 3–6
Loss 7–3 May 2011 USA F12, Tampa Futures Clay Blake Strode 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 19 (13–6)
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (11–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2002 USA F30, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard Jason Cook Brandon Hawk
Huntley Montgomery		 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 2003 USA F14, Sunnyvale Futures Hard Ryan Newport Brian Wilson
Nick Rainey		 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 3–0 Jul 2004 USA F16, Chico Futures Hard Jason Cook Sam Warburg
KC Corkery		 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win 4–0 Feb 2005 USA F4, Brownsville Futures Hard Rob Steckley Tres Davis
Eric Nunez		 walkover
Loss 4–1 Oct 2005 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard Rob Steckley Philip Gubenco
Erik Chvojka		 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 1–6
Loss 4–2 Jun 2006 Thailand F1, Bangkok Futures Hard Rob Steckley Ruben-Dario Torres
Izak Van Der Merwe		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–3 Aug 2006 Mexico F13, Monterrey Futures Clay Shane La Porte Miguel Gallardo-Valles
Carlos Palencia		 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–3 Sep 2006 Mexico F14, Monterrey Futures Hard Shane La Porte Jorge Aguilar
Daniel Garza		 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–3 Jun 2007 Guatemala F1, Guatemala City Futures Hard Shane La Porte Miguel Gallardo-Valles
Carlos Palencia		 6–3, 7–5
Win 7–3 Jun 2007 Japan F6, Kusatsu Futures Carpet Shane La Porte Hiroyasu Sato
Joji Miyao		 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win 8–3 Nov 2007 USA F28, Waikolu Futures Hard Shane La Porte Carsten Ball
Rylan Rizza		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 8–4 Apr 2008 Humacao, Puerto Rico Challenger Hard Kevin Kim Bobby Reynolds
Rajeev Ram		 3–6, 4–6
Win 9–4 May 2008 Bradenton, United States Challenger Clay Carsten Ball Ryler Deheart
Todd Widom		 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 9–5 Feb 2009 Carson, United States Challenger Hard Donald Young Scott Lipsky
David Martin		 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [6–10]
Win 10–5 Feb 2009 USA F4, Brownsville Futures Hard Shane La Porte Tigran Martirosyan
Jesse Witten		 6–1, 7–5
Loss 10–6 Apr 2009 USA F7, Mobile Futures Hard Treat Huey Milos Raonic
Philip Bester		 3–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win 11–6 Jun 2009 USA F13, Sacramento Futures Hard Treat Huey Andrew Coelho
Adam Feeney		 6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 12–6 Oct 2009 Sacramento, United States Challenger Hard David Martin Santiago Gonzalez
Travis Rettenmaier		 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 13–6 Apr 2010 USA F9, Little Rock Futures Hard Brett Joelson Brydan Klein
John Millman		 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles
Tournament20072008200920102011SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 A Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

References
  1. ATP Player Profile
  2. "Lester Cook Singles Activity". ITF Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. http://ojaitourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Past_Champions-070513.pdf
  4. "About". Lester Cook Real Estate. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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