Shin Han-cheol (born 23 March 1970) is a South Korean former professional

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player. In the early 1990s, Shin competed in professional tournaments across Asia and reached a best singles ranking of 273 in the world. His most notable performances on the ATP Tour came at the

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, where he twice won through to the second round. He played in the qualifying draw for the

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. Shin was a member of the

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between 1992 and 1994 and appeared in the total of five ties. This included World Group play-offs against CIS in 1992 and Spain in 1993. A singles gold medalist at the 1993 World Student Games in Buffalo, Shin also represented South Korea at the

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games (), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games () or simply Hiroshima 1994 (), were held from October 2 to 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan. It was the first Asian Games in history to be hosted in a non-capital city. Th ...

and made the singles quarterfinals.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shin, Han-cheol 1970 births Living people South Korean male tennis players FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea Summer World University Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games tennis players for South Korea

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