Kim Sun-yong Jr. (born 26 May 1987) is a South Korean former professional

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player. Kim, who was born in

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, won the junior doubles title at the

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, partnering Taiwan's

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. He was runner-up in the boys' singles event to Donald Young and was also a singles semi-finalist at the 2005 US Open juniors. A right-handed player, Kim featured in three

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ties for South Korea. In 2005 he won both of his singles matches against

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, then played a dead rubber in the Group II final against

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, which he lost to

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. His only other appearance came in 2007, when he won in the singles against Dmitriy Makeyev of

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Sun-yong 1987 births Living people South Korean male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles FISU World University Games bronze medalists for South Korea Summer World University Games medalists in tennis Tennis players from Seoul Asian Games bronze medalists in tennis Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade 21st-century South Korean sportsmen

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