Luke Bourgeois (born 3 March 1977) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Bourgeois, who is the youngest of 10 siblings, won the boys' doubles title at the

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, with Lee Jong-min. They defeated Germans

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and Ulrich Jasper Seetzen in the final. His two singles appearances on the

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came at the

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, in 2005 (beaten by

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) and 2007 (beaten by

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"At 29, Luke almost makes big time "
10 January 2007 Bourgeois competed in the main draw of the

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three times, all in the men's doubles. In 2003, he made the second round, with

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Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 12 (3–9)

Doubles: 35 (22–13)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bourgeois, Luke 1977 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Tennis people from New South Wales Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles 21st-century Australian people Sportsmen from New South Wales