Nam Ji-sung

Nam Ji-sung
Full nameNam Ji-sung
Country (sports) South Korea
ResidenceSeoul, South Korea
Born (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993
Busan, South Korea
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money$293,832
Singles
Career record3–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 236 (12 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 708 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2020)
Doubles
Career record9–14
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 102 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 123 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2020, 2021)
Team competitions
Davis Cup3–7
Last updated on: 15 April 2024.
Nam Ji-sung
Hangul
남지성
RRNam Jiseong
MRNam Chisŏng

Nam Ji-sung (born 15 August 1993) is a South Korean tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 236 achieved on 12 August 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 102 achieved on 3 February 2020. In 2024, he became the first Korean in 13 years to win the Busan Open in doubles.[1]

Playing for South Korea in Davis Cup, Nam has a W/L record of 3–7.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 16 (5–11)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (5–9)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–10)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2012 Japan F5, Karuizawa Futures Clay Adam El Mihdawy 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jul 2012 Indonesia F1, Jakarta Futures Hard Christopher Rungkat 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss 1–2 Feb 2014 Thailand F1, Nonthaburi Futures Hard Chung Hyeon 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–3 Jun 2016 Korea F2, Sangju Futures Hard Noh Sang-woo 4–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Aug 2016 Korea F6, Ansung Futures Clay (i) Makoto Ochi 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–4 Sep 2016 Korea F8, Ansung Futures Clay (i) Lim Yong-kyu 0–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 May 2018 Vietnam F2, Thừa Thiên-Huế Futures Hard Rio Noguchi 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 3–5 May 2018 Vietnam F3, Thừa Thiên-Huế Futures Hard Pruchya Isaro 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–6 Jun 2018 Korea F2, Gyeongsan Futures Hard Chung Yun-seong 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–7 Jun 2018 Korea F3, Daegu Futures Hard Chung Yun-seong 1–6, 3–6
Loss 3–8 Aug 2018 Gwangju, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Maverick Banes 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 4–8 Aug 2018 Korea F5, Gimcheon Futures Hard Makoto Ochi 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–9 Mar 2019 M15 Nishi-Tama, Japan World Tennis Tour Hard Shintaro Imai 2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–10 May 2019 M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard Shuichi Sekiguchi 1–6, 4–6
Loss 4–11 Jun 2019 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) Mikael Torpegaard 1–6, 5–7
Win 5–11 Apr 2022 M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard Bai Yan 6–2, 6-4

Doubles: 70 (36 titles, 34 runners-up)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–13)
ITF Futures Tour (27–21)
Titles by surface
Hard (32–32)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2011 Australia F3, Ipswich Futures Clay Cho Soong-jae James Lemke
Dane Propoggia
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [5–10]
Win 1–1 May 2012 China F7, Zhangjiagang Futures Hard Noh Sang-woo Gong Maoxin
Xue Feng
6–2, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jul 2012 Indonesia F2, Jakarta Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu Gao Peng
Gao Wan
6–2, 6–0
Loss 2–2 Aug 2012 USA F23, Edwardsville Futures Hard Chung Hyeon Daniel Nguyen
Ryan Rowe
3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–3 Oct 2012 Seoul, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Lim Yong-kyu Lee Hsin-han
Peng Hsien-yin
6–7(3–7), 5–7
Loss 2–4 Mar 2013 USA F7, Calabasas Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu Saketh Myneni
Sanam Singh
7–6(7–3), 2–6, [12–14]
Loss 2–5 Mar 2013 USA F8, Costa Mesa Futures Hard Cho Min-hyeok Michael McClune
Michael Venus
1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–6 May 2013 Korea F2, Seoul Futures Hard Chung Hyeon An Jae-sung
Lim Yong-kyu
3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–7 May 2013 Korea F3, Daegu Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu Dane Propoggia
Rubin Statham
1–6, 2–6
Win 3–7 Jun 2013 Korea F4, Changwon Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu Laurynas Grigelis
Enrique López Pérez
5–7, 6–4, [11–9]
Loss 3–8 Jun 2013 Korea F7, Gimcheon Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu Huang Liang-chi
Enrique López Pérez
4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–9 Aug 2013 China F7, Tianjin Futures Hard Chung Hyeon Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan
3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–10 Sep 2013 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard Jeong Suk-young Chen Ti
Huang Liang-chi
3–6, 2–6
Win 4–10 Feb 2014 Thailand F2, Nonthaburi Futures Hard Chung Hyeon Lewis Burton
Marcus Willis
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]
Loss 4–11 Mar 2014 Thailand F3, Nonthaburi Futures Hard Chung Hyeon Lewis Burton
Marcus Willis
3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–12 Mar 2014 China F3, Yuxi Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu Li Zhe
Wu Di
4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–13 May 2014 Korea F2, Seoul Futures Hard Chung Hong Dane Propoggia
Ruan Roelofse
0–6, 3–6
Win 5–13 Jun 2014 Korea F3, Changwon Futures Hard Chung Hyeon Cho Soong-jae
Kim Dylan Seong-kwan
6–3, 6–3
Win 6–13 Jul 2014 China F9, Zhangjiagang Futures Hard Cho Min-hyeok Qiu Zhuoyang
Te Rigele
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–14 May 2015 Busan, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
6–7(2–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 6–15 May 2015 Korea F1, Daegu Futures Hard Song Min-kyu Hong Seong-chan
Lee Hyung-taik
3–6, 3–6
Win 7–15 May 2015 Korea F2, Changwon Futures Hard Song Min-kyu Choi Jae-won
Kim Hyun-joon
6–2, 5–7, [10–6]
Win 8–15 Aug 2015 Korea F5, Gimcheon Futures Hard Noh Sang-woo Gengo Kikuchi
Shunrou Takeshima
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 8–16 Sep 2015 Korea F6, Ansung Futures Clay (i) Noh Sang-woo Kwon Soon-woo
Son Ji-hoon
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [11–13]
Win 9–16 Jun 2016 Korea F2, Sangju Futures Hard Song Min-kyu Chung Yun-seong
Lim Yong-kyu
6–4, 6–4
Win 10–16 Jul 2016 Korea F4, Gimcheon Futures Hard Song Min-kyu Shintaro Imai
Takuto Niki
6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–17 Jul 2016 Korea F5, Gimcheon Futures Hard Song Min-kyu Kim Cheong-eui
Noh Sang-woo
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [4–10]
Win 11–17 Sep 2016 Korea F8, Ansung Futures Clay (i) Song Min-kyu Katsuki Nagao
Hiromasa Oku
6–4, 6–4
Win 12–17 May 2018 Vietnam F3, Thừa Thiên-Huế Futures Hard Song Min-kyu Kittirat Kerdlaphee
Palaphoom Kovapitukted
6–1, 6–4
Win 13–17 Jun 2018 Korea F1, Sangju Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu Alec Adamson
Clément Larrière
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 14–17 Jun 2018 Korea F2, Gyeongsan Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu John Paul Fruttero
Takuto Niki
6–4, 6–1
Win 15–17 Jul 2018 China F9, Shenzhen Futures Hard Song Min-kyu Gao Xin
Wang Aoran
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Win 16–17 Jul 2018 China F10, Shenzhen Futures Hard Song Min-kyu Chen Ti
Rubin Statham
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 17–17 Aug 2018 Gwangju, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Benjamin Lock
Rubin Statham
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 17–18 Aug 2018 Korea F5, Gimcheon Futures Hard Son Ji-hoon Chung Hong
Noh Sang-woo
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [8–10]
Win 18–18 Mar 2019 M15 Nishitokyo, Japan World Tennis Tour Hard Song Min-kyu Shintaro Imai
Takuto Niki
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–7]
Loss 18–19 Apr 2019 M15 Kashiwa, Japan World Tennis Tour Hard Kim Cheong-Eui Yusuke Takahashi
Jumpei Yamasaki
1–6, 3–6
Loss 18–20 Apr 2019 M25 Matsuyama, Japan World Tennis Tour Hard Kim Cheong-Eui Shinji Hazawa
Naoki Tajima
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Loss 18–21 May 2019 Gwangju, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Hsieh Cheng-peng
Christopher Rungkat
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 19–21 May 2019 M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard Song Min-kyu Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
7–6(10–8), 6–1
Loss 19–22 Jul 2019 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Chung Yun-seong Andrey Golubev
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
4–6, 4–6
Loss 19–23 Aug 2019 Chengdu, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Arjun Kadhe
Saketh Myneni
3–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Win 20–23 Aug 2019 Yokkaichi, Japan Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Gong Maoxin
Zhang Ze
6–3, 3–6, [14–12]
Win 21–23 Aug 2019 Baotou, China, P.R. Challenger Clay (i) Song Min-kyu Teymuraz Gabashvili
Sasikumar Mukund
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 21–24 Sep 2019 Jinan, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Matthew Ebden
Divij Sharan
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [3–10]
Loss 21–25 Oct 2019 Liuzhou, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Denis Istomin
Mikhail Elgin
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 22–25 Nov 2019 M15 Nonthaburi, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard Chung Hong Lee Jea-moon
Song Min-kyu
1–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 23–25 Jun 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Hong Seong-chan Matías Franco Descotte
Filip Peliwo
6–3, 6–1
Win 24–25 Jun 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Hong Seong-chan Timur Kiyamov
Kelsey Stevenson
6–2, 6–4
Win 25–25 Jan 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Hong Seong-chan Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș
Oleksandr Ovcharenko
6–3, 6–3
Win 26–25 Jan 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Hong Seong-chan Sarp Ağabigün
Alexandru Jecan
6–4, 6–4
Win 27–25 Mar 2022 M25 Bakersfield, United States World Tennis Tour Hard Song Min-kyu Daniel Cukierman
Ruan Roelofse
6–2, 6–0
Win 28–25 Mar 2022 M25 Calabasas, United States World Tennis Tour Hard Song Min-kyu Charles Broom
Henry Patten
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 28–26 Apr 2022 M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard Song Min-kyu Hong Seong-chan
Kim Cheong-Eui
6–4, 6–7(2–7), [8–10]
Win 29–26 Apr 2022 M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard Song Min-kyu Shinji Hazawa
Takuto Niki
6–1, 6–4
Win 30–26 Apr 2022 M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard Song Min-kyu Bai Yan
Kim Cheong-Eui
6–2, 6–4
Loss 30–27 Jun 2022 M25 Harmon, Guam World Tennis Tour Hard Song Min-kyu Toshihide Matsui
Kaito Uesugi
3–6, 6–0, [7–10]
Win 31–27 Jul 2022 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Andrew Paulson
David Poljak
6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 31–28 Aug 2022 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Evgeny Donskoy
Alibek Kachmazov
3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss 31–29 Oct 2022 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Marc Polmans
Max Purcell
7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–12]
Win 32–29 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Jan Choinski
Stuart Parker
6–4, 6–4
Win 33–29 Jun 2023 Little Rock, USA Challenger Hard Artem Sitak Alexis Galarneau
Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
6–4, 6–4
Win 34–29 Jul 2023 Pozoblanco, Spain Challenger Hard Song Min-kyu Luke Johnson
Benjamin Lock
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 34–30 Nov 2023 Sydney, Australia Challenger Hard Ruben Gonzales Ryan Seggerman
Patrik Trhac
4–6, 4–6
Loss 34–31 Nov 2023 Kobe, Japan Challenger Hard Andrew Harris Evan King
Reese Stalder
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 34–32 Mar 2024 M15 Tsukuba, Japan World Tennis Tour Hard Ray Ho Yusuke Kusuhara
Shunsuke Nakagawa
5–7, 6–7 (4–7)
Loss 34–33 Apr 2024 M15 Kashiwa, Japan World Tennis Tour Hard Ray Ho Masamichi Imamura
Takeru Yuzuki
6–4, 2–6, [8-10]
Win 35–33 Apr 2024 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard Ray Ho Chung Yun-seong
Hsu Yu-hsiou
6–2, 6–4
Loss 35–34 Apr 2024 Guangzhou, China Challenger Hard Patrik Niklas-Salminen Blake Ellis
Tristan Schoolkate
6–2, 6–4
Win 36–34 May 2024 Taipei, Taiwan Challenger Hard Ray Ho Toshihide Matsui
Kaito Uesugi
6–2, 6–2

References

  1. ^ "남지성 고향서 펄펄…부산오픈 복식 처음 품었다". 국제신문. April 14, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-06.