Nam Ji-sung (born 15 August 1993) is a South Korean
tennis
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player.
He has a career high
ATP singles ranking of world No. 236 achieved on 12 August 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 102 achieved on 3 February 2020. In 2024, he became the first Korean in 13 years to win the
Busan Open
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in doubles.
Playing for
South Korea
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in
Davis Cup
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, Nam has a W/L record of 3–7.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 16 (5–11)
Doubles: 70 (36 titles, 34 runners-up)
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1993 births
Living people
South Korean male tennis players
Sportspeople from Busan
Tennis players from Seoul
Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games
Tennis players at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games tennis players for South Korea
Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea
FISU World University Games silver medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
21st-century South Korean sportsmen