Melvin Tong Man-chung (born 19 February 1975) is a Hong Kong former professional

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player.

Tennis career

Tong represented Hong Kong at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games () and the XIII Asiad,, or simply Bangkok 1998 (), were an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and di ...

and was a doubles bronze medalist at the 2001 National Games of China, partnering John Hui. Between 1994 and 2002 he featured in 15

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ties for Hong Kong. On the

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he received a wildcard to compete in the singles main draw at the Hong Kong Open in both 1997 and 2000. In the 1997 edition he lost his first round match to world number three

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. An at times temperamental player, Tong received a one-year ban by South China Athletic Association in 1999, following his verbal abuse of a female umpire at the Coca-Cola Open, during a match where he was also accused of deliberately hitting a linesman twice with his serves.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tong, Melvin 1975 births Living people Hong Kong male tennis players Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games tennis players for Hong Kong