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. 141 achieved on 9 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 359 achieved on 16 January 2023.[2] He is the current Korean No. 1 singles player.[3]

Hong Seong-chan
Hong at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)South Korea
ResidenceGangwondo, South Korea
Born (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 27)
Gangwondo, South Korea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money$405,209
Singles
Career record6–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 139 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 141 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (2023, 2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2023, 2024)
US OpenQ2 (2023, 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 359 (16 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1022 (9 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Doubles
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.
Hong Seong-chan
Hangul
홍성찬
Revised RomanizationHong Seongchan
McCune–ReischauerHong Sŏngch'an

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

Career

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Juniors

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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 Challenger title

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He lifted his maiden trophy at the 2022 Matsuyama Challenger.

2023–2024: Masters debut, Three Challenger finals, top 150

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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.

Following semifinal showing at the 2024 International Challenger Zhangjiagang, he reached the top 150 at world No. 141 on 9 September 2024.

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals

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Singles: 23 (15–8)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (14–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–8)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2015 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard   Joris De Loore 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2016 Turkey F4, Antalya Futures Hard   Joris De Loore 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2016 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Hard   Roman Safiullin 6–2, 7–5
Win 2–2 Feb 2016 Turkey F6, Antalya Futures Hard   Frederico Ferreira Silva 7–5, 6–4
Win 3–2 Feb 2016 Turkey F7, Antalya Futures Hard   Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–2 Jul 2016 Vietnam F1, Thủ Dầu Một Futures Hard   Rishab Agarwal 6–1, 6–2
Win 5–2 Aug 2016 Vietnam F3, Thủ Dầu Một Futures Hard   Jacob Grills 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–0
Loss 5–3 Sep 2016 Thailand F2, Hua Hin Futures Hard   Sriram Balaji 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 5–4 Jun 2017 Korea F1, Sangju Futures Hard   Daniel Nguyen 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win 6–4 Mar 2018 Japan F3, Kofu Futures Hard   Makoto Ochi 7–6, 6–1
Win 7–4 Mar 2019 M15 Nishi-Tokyo, Japan World Tennis Tour Hard   Shuichi Sekiguchi 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 8–4 Jun 2019 M15 Daegu, South Korea World Tennis Tour Hard   Na Jung-woong 6–0, 6–3
Win 9–4 Jun 2019 M15 Gimcheon, South Korea World Tennis Tour Hard   Yuta Shimizu 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Win 10–4 Aug 2019 M15 Hua Hin, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Dayne Kelly 7–5, 6–3
Win 11–4 Apr 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Sanjar Fayziev 6–1, 6–3
Win 12–4 Jul 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Luca Giacomini 7–5, 6–3
Win 13–4 Apr 2022 M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Lý Hoàng Nam 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win 14–4 Jun 2022 M25 Tamuning, Guam World Tennis Tour Hard   Rio Noguchi 6–3, 6–2
Loss 14–5 Jun 2022 M25 Tamuning, Guam World Tennis Tour Hard   Sho Shimabukuro 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win 15–5 Nov 2022 Matsuyama, Japan Challenger Hard   Wu Tung-lin 6–3, 6–2
Loss 15–6 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard   Matteo Gigante 4–6, 1–6
Loss 15–7 Feb 2024 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard   Stefano Napolitano 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 15–8 Apr 2024 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard   Yasutaka Uchiyama 6–7(4–7), 3–6

Doubles (8–2)

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Legend
Grand Slam
ATP Masters Series
ATP Tour
Challengers
ITF Futures (8–2)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 24 May 2015 Daegu, South Korea Hard   Lee Hyung-taik   Nam Ji-sung
  Song Min-kyu
6–3, 6–3
Loss 5 March 2017 Antalya, Turkey Hard   Benjamin Lock   Pedro Bernardi
  Christopher Díaz Figueroa
6–2, 2–6, 10–12
Loss 11 June 2017 Gimcheon, South Korea Hard   Kim Young-seok   Kim Hyun-joon
  Noh Sang-woo
6–2, 1–6, 12–14
Win 23 June 2018 Daegu, South Korea Hard   Chung Yun-seong   Kwon Soon-woo
  Lim Yong-kyu
W/O
Win 1 September 2019 Hua Hin, Thailand Hard   Shin San-hui   Hsu Yu-hsiou
  Lin Wei-de
6–4, 6–4
Win 19 June 2021 Monastir, Tunisia Hard   Nam Ji-sung   Matias Franco Descotte
  Filip Peliwo
6–3, 6–1
Win 3 July 2021 Monastir, Tunisia Hard   Nam Ji-sung   Timur Kiyamov
  Kelsey Stevenson
6–2, 6–4
Win 23 January 2022 Antalya, Turkey Clay   Nam Ji-sung   Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș
  Oleksandr Ovcharenko
6–3, 6–3
Win 6 February 2022 Antalya, Turkey Clay   Nam Ji-sung   Sarp Ağabigün
  Mircea-Alexandru Jecan
6–4, 6–4
Win 6 April 2022 Chiang Rai, Thailand Hard   Kim Cheong-eui   Nam Ji-sung
  Song Min-kyu
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 10–8

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2015 Australian Open Hard   Roman Safiullin 5–7, 6–7(2–7)

References

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