Jeanette Lee
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-->Jeanette Lee (born July 9, 1971) is a highly successful Korean-American pool player. She is nicknamed "The Black Widow" for her tendency to wear black.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lee started playing pool in 1989. She went pro in 1993 and, within months, was already ranked in the top ten of all professional women billiards players. Lee went on to rank as the number one billiards player in the world for a period during the 1990s, and received the WPBA Sportsperson of the Year Award in 1998.
As someone who has suffered from scoliosis, Lee is a strong supporter of those affected by the disease, and now serves as the National Spokesperson for the Scoliosis Association, Inc. Lee lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband professional pool player George Breedlove and daughter Cheyenne Lee Breedlove (born June 11, 2004).
Career Titles
- 2004 Atlanta Women's Open
- 2004 ESPN Ladies' Trick Shot Challenge
- 2004 WPBA Florida Classic
- 2003 ESPN Ladies' Tournament of Champions
- 2001 BCA Open 9-Ball Championship Women's Division
- 1999 Gentleman Jack Great Dallas Shootout
- 1999 WPBA Southern California Classic
- 1999 ESPN Ultimate Challenge
- 1999 ESPN Ultimate Shootout
- 1999 ESPN Ladies' Tournament of Champions
- 1998 WPBA Penn Ray Classic
- 1998 WPBA Cuetec Cues Hawaii Classic
- 1997 WPBA Huebler Classic
- 1997 WPBA Olhausen Classic
- 1996 WPBA BCA Classic
- 1995 WPBA Olhausen Classic
- 1995 WPBA Brunswick Classic
- 1994 WPBA U.S. Open 9-Ball
- 1994 WPBA Baltimore Billiards Classic
- 1994 WPBA Kasson Classic
- 1994 WPBA San Francisco Classic
- 1994 WPBA Nationals
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