| Born | July 9, 1971 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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| Sport country | United States |
| Nickname | "Black Widow" |
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| Gold | 2001 Akita | Individual |
Jeanette Lee (born 'LEE Jin-Hee', Hangul: 이진희, July 9, 1971, Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional pool player. She was nicknamed "the Black Widow" by her friends because of how, in spite of her sweet demeanor, she would "eat people alive" when she got to a pool table.[1]
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Lee started playing pool in 1989. She went on to rank as the no. 1 female pool player in the world during the 1990s, and received the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) Sportsperson of the Year Award in 1998. In addition to many top finishes on the WPBA Tour, she won the gold medal for the USA at the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan, and won the ladies' US$25,000 winner-take-all Tournament of Champions twice, in 1999 and 2003. Lee also wrote The Black Widow's Guide to Killer Pool.
In 2001, Lee challenged Efren Reyes to a <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">race</dfn>-to-13 exhibition match at nine-ball, in Manila, Philippines, but lost 4-13.
For 2007, she was ranked #4 in Pool & Billiard Magazine's "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll.[2]
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 appeared on Fox Sports Net's Sportscience, where she <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">pocketed</dfn> 12 balls in one trick shot, on March 30, 2008. Orange County Choppers has built the Black Widow Bike. The name of the bike refers to Lee.[3]
Jeanette Lee lives in Indianapolis, IN with her husband (professional pool player George Breedlove) and their children: stepdaughters Morgan Michelle Breedlove and Olivia Sue Breedlove, foster son John Kang, daughters Cheyenne Lee Breedlove,Chloe Angelee Breedlove,Savannah Lee Breedlove.
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