Hong Seong-chan

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Seong-chan
Hong at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)South Korea
ResidenceGangwondo, South Korea
Born (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997
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
2022 Hangzhou Singles
2022 Hangzhou Doubles
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.
Hong Seong-chan
Hangul
홍성찬
Revised RomanizationHong Seongchan
McCune–ReischauerHong 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. 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]

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 Challenger title

He lifted his maiden trophy at the 2022 Matsuyama Challenger.

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

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

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)
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)

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

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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

References

  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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