Hong Seong-chan
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Hong Seong-chan (born 30 June 1997) is a South Korean
tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
player. Hong has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 141 achieved on 9 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 359 achieved on 16 January 2023. He is the current Korean No. 1 singles player. Since 2015, Hong has been a member of the South Korean
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team.


Career


Juniors

Hong reached the final of the 2015 Australian Open junior championships, falling to top seed
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in the final. Hong had a career high junior ranking of No. 3.


2022: Maiden Challenger title

He lifted his maiden trophy at the 2022 Matsuyama Challenger.


2023–2024: Masters debut, Three Challenger finals, top 150

He reached the last round of qualifying at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters. Ranked No. 227, he qualified for the
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having entered the qualifying competition as an alternate after
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‘s withdrawal, making his Masters debut. Ranked No. 175 he qualified for the ATP 500 Citi DC Open in Washington and defeated Adam Walton and upset third seed
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, for his first top 30 win. Following semifinal showing at the 2024 International Challenger Zhangjiagang, he reached the top 150 at world No. 141 on 9 September 2024.


ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals


Singles: 23 (15–8)


Doubles (8–2)


Junior Grand Slam finals


Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hong, Seong-chan 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Gangwon Province, South Korea South Korean male tennis players Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in tennis Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for South Korea Summer World University Games medalists in tennis Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade 21st-century South Korean sportsmen