Chung Hyeon

Chung Hyeon

Chung Hyeon at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	South Korea
Born	19 May 1996 Suwon, South Korea
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	2014
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$402,921
Singles
Career record	17–18 (48.57% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 51 (23 November 2015)
Current ranking	No. 82 (2 May 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2016)
French Open	Q1 (2015)
Wimbledon	1R (2015)
US Open	2R (2015)
Doubles
Career record	3–6
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 187 (11 April 2016)
Current ranking	No. 187 (11 April 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2016)
US Open	1R (2015)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's tennis Asian Games 2014 Incheon Men's doubles Universiade 2015 Gwangju Men's singles 2015 Gwangju Men's team
Last updated on: 1 February 2016.

Chung Hyeon
Hangul	정현
Hanja	鄭泫
Revised Romanization	Jeong Hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Hyŏn

Chung Hyeon (Korean: 정현; Korean pronunciation: [tɕəːŋhjʌn]; born 19 May 1996) is a South Korean tennis player playing on the ATP World Tour.^[1] He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 51 and his highest doubles ranking of 187 on 11 April 2016.

Junior career

Chung took up tennis as a way to try and help maintain his eyesight after requiring glasses at a young age.^[2] He won the Eddie Herr International and Junior Orange Bowl Boys under-12s titles in December 2008, and was subsequently signed, along with his brother Chung Hong, to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy at IMG in Florida.^[3] He began competing on the ITF junior tour in 2012, and was runner-up in the 2013 Wimbledon Boys' Singles, a month after winning his first Futures title.^[4] He later competed in his first ATP tournament, the Malaysian Open, being defeated in the first round. He reached a career junior high of number 7, with an 84-32 win-loss record.^[5]

Professional career

2014

2014 saw Chung move full time to the men's professional game, winning 3 Futures tournaments and the 2014 Bangkok Open, his first Challenger level tournament.^[2] He competed in the qualifying for the 2014 US Open and won two matches for the South Korea Davis Cup team to help keep them in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. He also won gold in the doubles competition at the 2014 Asian Games^[6] and ended 2014 ranked 151 in the ATP Rankings.^[2]

2015: Breakthrough

Chung reached the final qualifying round for the Australian Open, but focused his efforts on the Challenger Tour. He won at the Burnie Challenger in February to reach the world's top 150^[2] and subsequently received a Wildcard for the ATP World Tour competition at the Miami Open, getting to the second round of this Masters level tournament.^[7] Two further Challenger titles followed in April and May 2015, which saw him enter the world top 100 for the first time.^[8] His rapid rise up the rankings and an error on behalf of the Korean Tennis Federation meant that he missed the entry deadline for the 2015 French Open. Although he was later handed a wildcard into the qualifying tournament, he was eliminated in the first round.^[9] Chung then lost in straight sets to an unranked Nicholas Monroe in the first round of qualifiers in the Topshelf Open. In the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, he reached his first main draw in a Grand Slam tournament, losing 10–8 in the decisive set in the first round to Pierre-Hugues Herbert. At the 2015 US Open, Chung qualified for the main draw and recorded his first win in a Grand Slam against James Duckworth. Chung lost in the second round against fifth seed Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets, despite taking each set to a tiebreak. He continued to play on both the Challenger and ATP tour through 2015, winning a further Challenger at Kaohsiung in September and reaching his first ATP quarter-final at the Shenzhen Open.^[10] He was awarded the year-end ATP Most Improved Player award for 2015, after climbing over 120 places to 51st in the rankings.^[11]

2016

Chung won first round match in Brisbane against Sam Groth. He lost in the second round to the 3rd seed Marin Čilić. At Australian Open Chung lost in the first round to Novak Djokovic.

In February, Chung lost in Sofia in the first round to qualifier Marius Copil. In Rotterdam Chung reached second round, where he lost to Viktor Troicki. In Marseille he lost in the first round to David Goffin. In Dubai Chung defeated Andreas Seppi in the first round.^[12] Then he lost to Roberto Bautista Agut, winning only a single game in this match.^[13]

Chung won both singles in the Davis Cup tie against New Zealand. South Korea won 3–1.

In Indian Wells, Chung lost in the first round to Albert Ramos-Viñolas. In Miami he lost in the first round to Denis Kudla.

Challenger and Futures finals

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–2)
ITF Futures (4–3)

Singles

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	12 May 2013	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Daniel Nguyen	6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Winner	1.	16 June 2013	Gimcheon, South Korea	Hard	Enrique López-Pérez	6–2, 6–3
Winner	2.	15 February 2014	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Hard	Nam Ji-sung	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
Winner	3.	1 March 2014	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Hard	Marcus Willis	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	23 March 2014	Yuxi, China	Hard	Zhang Ze	6–7^(3–7), 6–7^(3–7)
Winner	4.	1 June 2014	Changwon, South Korea	Hard	Cho Min-hyeok	6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	8 June 2014	Daegu, South Korea	Hard	Kim Cheong-eui	5–7, 6–7^(5–7)
Winner	1.	31 August 2014	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Jordan Thompson	7–6^(7–0), 6–4
Winner	2.	7 February 2015	Burnie, Australia	Hard	Alex Bolt	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	15 February 2015	Launceston, Australia	Hard	Bjorn Fratangelo	6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	26 April 2015	Savannah, USA	Clay (Green)	James McGee	6–3, 6–2
Winner	4.	10 May 2015	Busan, South Korea	Hard	Lukáš Lacko	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	17 May 2015	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Go Soeda	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	27 September 2015	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Hard	Yuki Bhambri	7–5, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Updated through the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q3	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	A	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	A	Q2	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	1–2	0-1	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Year-End Championship
ATP World Tour Finals	DNQ				0 / 0	0–0	0%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami	A	A	2R	1R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	0%
Madrid	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	0%
Rome	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	0%
Toronto/Montreal	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati	A	A	Q2		0 / 0	0–0	0%
Shanghai	A	A	Q2		0 / 0	0–0	0%
Paris	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	0%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	1–1		0 / 3	1–3	25%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held				0 / 0	0–0	0%
National Representation
Davis Cup	A	Z1	Z1	Z1	0 / 2	4–1	80%
Career statistics
	2013	2014	2015	2016	SR	W–L	Win %
Tournaments Played	1	1	9	11	19
Titles	0	0	0	0	0
Finals	0	0	0	0	0
Overall Win–Loss	0–1	2–1	12–10	8-11	0 / 23	22–23	47.5%
Win%	0%	66%	54%	38%	48.9%
Year End Ranking	550	173	51		$137,222

References

1. "ATP Profile". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
2. Denefeld, Rene. "A Beginner’s Guide: Chung Hyeon". The Tennis Island. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
3. "IMG signs Chung brothers; will train at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy". IMG. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
4. "IMG Academy’s Gianluigi Quinzi wins Junior Wimbledon championship". IMG. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
5. "Hyeon Chung Player Details". ITF. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
6. "IMG Academy sweeps gold medals in singles and doubles men's tennis at Asian Games". IMG. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
7. "Stars of Tomorrow: Hyeon Chung". ATP. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
8. Kwon, Ji-youn. "Chung Hyeon eyes Lee Hyung-taik's records". Korea Times. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
9. "French Open Men’s Qualifying". Tennis Atlantic. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
10. "Berdych Wins All-Czech Contest; Cilic Reaches Semis". ATP. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
11. "Bryans, Chung, Djokovic, Federer, Paire & Zverev Honoured In 2015 ATP World Tour Awards". ATP. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
12. "Lopez Reaches 400 Wins Milestone In Dubai". 22 February 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
13. "Bautista Agut Sets Baghdatis Dubai QF Clash; Berdych To Face Kyrgios". 24 February 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

External links

• Chung Hyeon at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Chung Hyeon at the International Tennis Federation
• Chung Hyeon at the Davis Cup