Jason Jung Explained

Jason Jung
Country: (2003–2015)
(2015–present)
Residence:Torrance, California, United States
Birth Date:1989 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Torrance, California, United States
Turnedpro:2011
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Oliver Messerli
College:Michigan
Careerprizemoney:$ 1,152,926
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 114 (30 July 2018)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 336 (1 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2019, 2020)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2020)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2018)
Usopenresult:1R (2020)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 185 (26 September 2016)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 1023 (1 July 2024)
Updated:2 July 2024

Jason Jung (; ; born 15 June 1989) is an American-born Taiwanese professional tennis player who represents the team Chinese Taipei. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 114 achieved on 30 July 2018 and has won four ATP Challenger titles.Jung has attended the University of Michigan.

Personal life

Jung played college tennis at the University of Michigan, where he majored in political science. As a tennis player, he was the National and Midwest Regional winner of the ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship in 2010, made the All Big Ten team as a junior and senior, and is 4th all-time in Michigan history in career doubles wins.[1]

He blogs about his experiences and his life as a professional tennis player.[2] He was featured in an article by ESPN's Grantland (along with fellow Michigan alum Evan King and up-and-coming players Frances Tiafoe and William Blumberg) that highlighted the struggles and low prize money in playing on the ITF Futures Tour.[3]

Career

Jung's reached his first quarterfinal at the 2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island. He defeated veteran Nicolas Mahut in the second round, but his run was ended by Tim Smyczek, who outlasted Jung 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 in a nearly two-hour, 185-point quarterfinal match.[4]

His career-best result is a semifinal berth at the 2020 New York Open, where he defeated former world number 5 Kevin Anderson in the first round, followed by 7th seed Cameron Norrie in the second before upsetting defending champion and 3rd seed Reilly Opelka in the quarterfinals. He was eliminated in the semifinals by Italian veteran Andreas Seppi in straight sets.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 19 (8–11)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–5)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–10)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0USA F21, GodfreyFuturesHard César Ramírez2–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss1–1China F4, FuzhouFuturesHard Bai Yan3–6, 2–4 ret.
Win2–1USA F22, EdwardsvilleFuturesHard Dimitar Kutrovsky6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss2–2Canada F7, TorontoFuturesClay Peter Polansky1–6, 1–6
Loss2–3USA F9, CalabasasFuturesHard Marcos Giron4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss2–4Thailand F10, BangkokFuturesHard Danai Udomchoke3–6, 4–6
Loss2–5USA F2, Los AngelesFuturesHard Mitchell Krueger1–6, 2–6
Win3–5USA F13, Little RockFuturesHard Darian King6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss3–6Guadalajara, MexicoChallengerHard Rajeev Ram1–6, 2–6
Loss3–7Canada F3, RichmondFuturesHard Peter Polansky1–6, 4–6
Win4–7Chengdu, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo6–4, 6–2
Loss4–8Shanghai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Henri Laaksonen3–6, 3–6
Win5–8Zhangjiagang, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Zhang Ze6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win6–8San Francisco, USAChallengerHard (i) Dominik Koepfer6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss6–9Winnetka, USAChallengerHard Evgeny Karlovskiy3–6, 2–6
Loss6–10Zhangjiagang, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Yasutaka Uchiyama2–6, 2–6
Win7–10Gwangju, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Dudi Sela6–4, 6–2
Loss7–11Vancouver, CanadaChallengerHard Ričardas Berankis3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win8–11M25 Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld TourHard Dominik Palán6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 12 (9–3)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
ITF Futures Tour (7–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Canada F5, MississaugaFuturesHard Evan King Kamil Pajkowski
Milan Pokrajac		6–4, 6–2
Win2–0USA F31, NicevilleFuturesClay Ryan Thacher Artem Sitak
Andrei Vasilevski		7–5, 6–2
Win3–0Hong Kong F1, Hong KongFuturesHard Ryan Thacher Victor Baluda
Evgeny Karlovskiy		6–1, 6–1
Win4–0Korea F1, SeoulFuturesHard Daniel Nguyen Chung Hong
Noh Sang-woo		7–5, 6–1
Win5–0Canada F8, TorontoFuturesHard Evan King Milan Pokrajac
Peter Polansky		7–5, 6–2
Win6–0USA F2, SunriseFuturesClay Evan King William Blumberg
Frances Tiafoe		6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6]
Loss6–1USA F3, WestonFuturesClay Evan King Markus Eriksson
Milos Sekulic		7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [15–17]
Loss6–2bgcolor=moccasinTianjin, China, P.R.bgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard Evan King Robin Kern
Josselin Ouanna		7–6(7–3), 5–7, [8–10]
Win7–2Maui, USAChallengerHard Dennis Novikov Alex Bolt
Frank Moser		6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Win8–2Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Chen Ti Dean O'Brien
Ruan Roelofse		6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Win9–2Canada F4, KelownaFuturesHard John Paul Fruttero Jarryd Chaplin
Ben McLachlan		6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss9–3Las Vegas, USAChallengerHard Evan King William Blumberg
Max Schnur		5–7, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1style=background:#ecf2ffQ2style=background:#ecf2ffQ2Astyle=background:#ecf2ffQ10 / 00–0
French OpenAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ2Astyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1style=background:#ecf2ffQ1A1Rstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1Q20 / 10–1
WimbledonAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1Astyle=background:#ecf2ffQ11Rstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1style=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ3Q30 / 10–1
US OpenAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1AAAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ21Rstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ20 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–00–20–00–00 / 30–3
ATP Tour Masters 1000
bgcolor=efefef align=leftIndian Wells MastersAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1style=background:#ecf2ffQ2AAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1NHstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1AA0 / 00–0–
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMiami OpenAAAAAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1style=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ2AA0 / 00–0–
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMonte-Carlo MastersAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0–
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMadrid OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0–
bgcolor=efefef align=leftItalian OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0–
bgcolor=efefef align=leftCanadian Openstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1AAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0–
bgcolor=efefef align=leftCincinnati MastersAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0–
bgcolor=efefef align=leftShanghai MastersAAAAAANHstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ10 / 00–0–
bgcolor=efefef align=leftParis MastersAAAAAAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1AA0 / 00–0–
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Tennis: Jason Jung. University of Michigan. 10 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170622182245/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/jason_jung_453006.html. 22 June 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Jason Jung. Jason Jung Tennis. 10 August 2016.
  3. Web site: The Futures is Bleak. Grantland. 10 August 2016.
  4. Peter Gobis, "Big Things Brewing for Smyczek in Newport" The Sun Chronicle, Jul 19, 2018

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