Luke Smith (born 25 October 1976) is a former professional

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player from Australia.

Career

Smith played collegiate tennis with the

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and won both the

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Division I singles and doubles titles in 1997. He defeated Southern California's

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in the singles final. In the doubles final, Smith and Tim Blenkiron beat Bastl and Kyle Spencer.''

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"UNLV’s Luke Smith sweeps NCAA tennis titles"
26 May 1997 In 1997 he also made the third round of an ATP Tour tournament in

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, with wins over

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and

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.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> Smith lost in the opening round in both of his appearances in the main draw of a

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tournament, to

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at the 1997 US Open and Andrei Medvedev at the

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. He twice reached the third round of the Australian Open men's doubles, with

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at the 1998 Australian Open and

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at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Luke 1976 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis players from Adelaide UNLV Rebels athletes College men's tennis players in the United States Sportsmen from South Australia