Song Dong-wook (born August 20, 1962 in

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) is a former

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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. There he was defeated in the first round by

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's eventual runner up

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. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on April 27, 1987, when he became the number 352 of the world.

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