Kim Chi-wan
South Korean tennis player
Full name | Kim Chi-wan |
---|---|
Country (sports) | South Korea |
Born |
(
1968-10-01
)
1 October 1968
(age
54)
Ulsan , South Korea |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180cm) |
Prize money | $11,195 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1-2 |
Highest ranking | No. 422 (15 June 1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4-5 |
Highest ranking | No. 301 (16 August 1993) |
Kim Chi-wan (born 1 October 1968) is a former professional tennis player from South Korea.
Biography
Born in Ulsan , Kim is the youngest of three siblings and started playing tennis while in elementary school. [1]
He featured in a total of eight Davis Cup ties for South Korea, mostly as a doubles player.
His regular doubles partner was Chang Eui-jong and the pair played together at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where they lost their first round match in five sets to Indonesia's Hary Suharyadi and Bonit Wiryawan . [2]
All of his ATP Tour main draw appearances came at his local tournament, the Korea Open in Seoul. Most notably he had a win over Kevin Curren in 1992 and was a doubles semi-finalist in 1993. [3]
At the 1994 Asian Games he and Chang Eui-jong were silver medalists in the men's doubles.
See also
References
- ↑ "Bio" . atpworldtour.com . Retrieved 24 July 2018 .
- ↑ "Kim Chi-Wan Bio, Stats, and Results" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 . Retrieved 24 July 2018 .
- ↑ "Korean Open in Seoul" . Sydney Morning Herald . 23 April 1992. p. 48 . Retrieved 24 July 2018 .
External links
- Kim Chi-wan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Kim Chi-wan at the Davis Cup
- Kim Chi-wan at the International Tennis Federation