Hong Seong-chan (born 30 June 1997)[1] is a South Korean tennis player. Hong has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 156 achieved on 12 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 359 achieved on 16 January 2023.[2] He is the current Korean No. 1 singles player.[3]
 Hong at the 2023 French Open | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Gangwondo, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1997 Gangwondo, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $331,769 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 5–18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 154 (19 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 154 (19 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q1 (2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q2 (2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 359 (16 January 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 717 (15 January 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 12 August 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Seong-chan | |
| Hangul | 홍성찬 |
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| Revised Romanization | Hong Seongchan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Sŏngch'an |
Since 2015, Hong has been a member of the South Korean Davis Cup team.[4]
Career
editJuniors
editHong reached the final of the 2015 Australian Open junior championships, falling to top seed Roman Safiullin in the final.
Hong had a career high junior ranking of No. 3.
2022: Maiden ATP Challenger title
editHe lifted his maiden trophy at the ATP 2022 Matsuyama Challenger.
2023–2024: Masters debut, Three Challenger finals, top 175
editHe reached the last round of qualifying at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters.
Ranked No. 227, he qualified for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open having entered the qualifying competition as an alternate after Yosuke Watanuki‘s withdrawal, making his Masters debut.[5]
Ranked No. 175 he qualified for the ATP 500 Citi DC Open in Washington and defeated Adam Walton and upset third seed Karen Khachanov, for his first top 30 win.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
editSingles: 23 (15–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2015 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2016 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2016 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2016 | Turkey F6, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2016 | Turkey F7, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2016 | Vietnam F1, Thủ Dầu Một | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 5–2 | Aug 2016 | Vietnam F3, Thủ Dầu Một | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–0 | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Sep 2016 | Thailand F2, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jun 2017 | Korea F1, Sangju | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 | |
| Win | 6–4 | Mar 2018 | Japan F3, Kofu | Futures | Hard | 7–6, 6–1 | |
| Win | 7–4 | Mar 2019 | M15 Nishi-Tokyo, Japan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | |
| Win | 8–4 | Jun 2019 | M15 Daegu, South Korea | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| Win | 9–4 | Jun 2019 | M15 Gimcheon, South Korea | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 | |
| Win | 10–4 | Aug 2019 | M15 Hua Hin, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Win | 11–4 | Apr 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | 12–4 | Jul 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Win | 13–4 | Apr 2022 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 14–4 | Jun 2022 | M25 Tamuning, Guam | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 14–5 | Jun 2022 | M25 Tamuning, Guam | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 15–5 | Nov 2022 | Matsuyama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 15–6 | Jan 2024 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 15–7 | Feb 2024 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 15–8 | Apr 2024 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Doubles (8–2)
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| Grand Slam |
| ATP Masters Series |
| ATP Tour |
| Challengers |
| ITF Futures (8–2) |
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 24 May 2015 | Daegu, South Korea | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 5 March 2017 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | 6–2, 2–6, 10–12 | ||
| Loss | 11 June 2017 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | 6–2, 1–6, 12–14 | ||
| Win | 23 June 2018 | Daegu, South Korea | Hard | W/O | ||
| Win | 1 September 2019 | Hua Hin, Thailand | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 19 June 2021 | Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 3 July 2021 | Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 23 January 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 6 February 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 6 April 2022 | Chiang Rai, Thailand | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 10–8 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editSingles: 1 (1 runner-up)
edit| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2015 | Australian Open | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(2–7) |
References
edit- ^ "Hong Seong-chan Profile". itftennis.com. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Players | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Hong Seong-chan Davis Cup profile". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veterans".