Hong Seong-chan explained

Hong Seong-chan
Country:South Korea
Residence:Gangwondo, South Korea
Birth Date:1997 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Gangwondo, South Korea
Plays:Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$331,769
Singlesrecord:5–18
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 154 (19 August 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 154 (19 August 2024)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2023, 2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2023, 2024)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2023, 2024)
Doublesrecord:0–2
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 359 (16 January 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 717 (15 January 2024)
Updated:12 August 2024
Hangul:홍성찬
Rr:Hong Seongchan
Mr:Hong Sŏngch'an

Hong Seong-chan (born 30 June 1997)[1] is a South Korean tennis player. Hong has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 156 achieved on 12 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 359 achieved on 16 January 2023.[2] He is the current Korean No. 1 singles player.[3]

Since 2015, Hong has been a member of the South Korean Davis Cup team.[4]

Career

Juniors

Hong reached the final of the 2015 Australian Open junior championships, falling to top seed Roman Safiullin in the final.

Hong had a career high junior ranking of No. 3.

2022: Maiden ATP Challenger title

He lifted his maiden trophy at the ATP 2022 Matsuyama Challenger.

2023–2024: Masters debut, Three Challenger finals, top 175

He reached the last round of qualifying at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters.

Ranked No. 227, he qualified for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open having entered the qualifying competition as an alternate after Yosuke Watanuki‘s withdrawal, making his Masters debut.[5]

Ranked No. 175 he qualified for the ATP 500 Citi DC Open in Washington and defeated Adam Walton and upset third seed Karen Khachanov, for his first top 30 win.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 23 (15–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (14–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–8)
Clay (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Qatar F5, DohaFuturesHard Joris De Loore3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Turkey F4, AntalyaFuturesHard Joris De Loore4–6, 2–6
Win1–2Turkey F5, AntalyaFuturesHard Roman Safiullin6–2, 7–5
Win2–2Turkey F6, AntalyaFuturesHard Frederico Ferreira Silva7–5, 6–4
Win3–2Turkey F7, AntalyaFuturesHard Dimitar Kuzmanov6–4, 6–3
Win4–2Vietnam F1, Thủ Dầu MộtFuturesHard Rishab Agarwal6–1, 6–2
Win5–2Vietnam F3, Thủ Dầu MộtFuturesHard Jacob Grills6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–0
Loss5–3Thailand F2, Hua HinFuturesHard Sriram Balaji4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss5–4Korea F1, SangjuFuturesHard Daniel Nguyen4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win6–4Japan F3, KofuFuturesHard Makoto Ochi7–6, 6–1
Win7–4M15 Nishi-Tokyo, JapanWorld Tennis TourHard Shuichi Sekiguchi7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win8–4M15 Daegu, South KoreaWorld Tennis TourHard Na Jung-woong6–0, 6–3
Win9–4M15 Gimcheon, South KoreaWorld Tennis TourHard Yuta Shimizu6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Win10–4M15 Hua Hin, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Dayne Kelly7–5, 6–3
Win11–4M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Sanjar Fayziev6–1, 6–3
Win12–4M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Luca Giacomini7–5, 6–3
Win13–4M15 Chiang Rai, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Lý Hoàng Nam6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win14–4M25 Tamuning, GuamWorld Tennis TourHard Rio Noguchi6–3, 6–2
Loss14–5M25 Tamuning, GuamWorld Tennis TourHard Sho Shimabukuro6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win15–5Matsuyama, JapanChallengerHard Wu Tung-lin6–3, 6–2
Loss15–6Nonthaburi, ThailandChallengerHard Matteo Gigante4–6, 1–6
Loss15–7Bangalore, IndiaChallengerHard Stefano Napolitano6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss15–8Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard Yasutaka Uchiyama6–7(4–7), 3–6

Doubles (8–2)

Legend
Grand Slam
ATP Masters Series
ATP Tour
Challengers
ITF Futures (8–2)
OutcomeDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
WinDaegu, South KoreaHard Lee Hyung-taik Nam Ji-sung
Song Min-kyu
6–3, 6–3
LossAntalya, TurkeyHard Benjamin Lock Pedro Bernardi
Christopher Díaz Figueroa
6–2, 2–6, 10–12
LossGimcheon, South KoreaHard Kim Young-seok Kim Hyun-joon
Noh Sang-woo
6–2, 1–6, 12–14
WinDaegu, South KoreaHard Chung Yun-seong Kwon Soon-woo
Lim Yong-kyu
W/O
WinHua Hin, ThailandHard Shin San-hui Hsu Yu-hsiou
Lin Wei-de
6–4, 6–4
WinMonastir, TunisiaHard Nam Ji-sung Matias Franco Descotte
Filip Peliwo
6–3, 6–1
WinMonastir, TunisiaHard Nam Ji-sung Timur Kiyamov
Kelsey Stevenson
6–2, 6–4
WinAntalya, TurkeyClay Nam Ji-sung Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș
Oleksandr Ovcharenko
6–3, 6–3
WinAntalya, TurkeyClay Nam Ji-sung Sarp Ağabigün
Mircea-Alexandru Jecan
6–4, 6–4
WinChiang Rai, ThailandHard Kim Cheong-eui Nam Ji-sung
Song Min-kyu
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 10–8

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hong Seong-chan Profile. 2021-01-25. itftennis.com.
  2. Web site: Players | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  3. Web site: Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  4. Web site: Hong Seong-chan Davis Cup profile. 13 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veterans .