Jeon Young-dai | |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1960 |
Birth Place: | Chungmu, South Korea |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
Jeon Young-dai (born 4 October 1960) is a South Korean former professional tennis player.[1]
Born in Chungmu, Jeon didn't take up tennis until his second year of middle school and was first selected to South Korea's national team as a 17-year old. In the 1980 Davis Cup tournament he helped South Korea win ties against Pakistan, Indonesia and India.[2] He won a silver medal in men's doubles at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi (with Song Dong-wook). After retiring he became a coach and had a successful reign in charge of Konkuk University, which dominated the national college championships.[3] He also became South Korea's national coach.[4]