An Jae-sung

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An Jae-sung
Born (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 39)
Suncheon, South Korea
Alma mater Konkuk University
Korean name
Hangul
안재성
Hanja
安栽成 [1]
Revised Romanization An Jaeseong
McCune–Reischauer An Chaesŏng

Tennis career
Country (sports)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$77,609
Singles
Career record3–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 289 (14 April 2008)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 454 (18 August 2008)
Last updated on: 28 March 2018.

An Jae-sung (born 28 May 1985) is a retired South Korean tennis player.

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An has a career high ATP singles ranking of 289 achieved on 14 April 2008. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 454 achieved on 18 August 2008.

Early life and career

An attended Konkuk University. While a student, he represented South Korea in tennis at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, where he and his teammates won a gold medal in the men's team event, thus securing an exemption from his mandatory military service. [2] [3]

An has been a member of the South Korea Davis Cup team from 2005 until 2008, competing in the World Group first round tie in 2008 against Germany.

In 2008, he captured his only ATP Challenger Tour doubles title in Moncton, Canada.

He retired in 2014, and now runs a tennis academy in Jeju.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (3–8)

ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (3–7)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2005Karuizawa, JapanFuturesClay Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Oh-hee2–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Apr 2007Kōfu, JapanFuturesCarpet Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Hyung-tae5–7, 1–6
Win1–2Apr 2007Seogwipo, South KoreaFuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Norikazu Sugiyama3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win2–2Jun 2007Khon Kaen, ThailandFuturesHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Rea 6–4, 6–1
Loss2–3Jun 2007Chiang Mai, ThailandFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Justin Diao Natale4–6, 4–6
Loss0–1Dec 2007 New Delhi, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 5–7, 4–6
Loss2–4Mar 2008Nishitōkyō, JapanFuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Gouichi Motomura 7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Win3–4Apr 2009Kōfu, JapanFuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss3–5Jun 2010Tarakan, IndonesiaFuturesHard (i) Flag of Indonesia.svg Christopher Rungkat 3–6, 6–0, 2–6
Loss3–6Jun 2011Shenzhen, ChinaFuturesHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ze 4–6, 2–6
Loss3–7Jun 2011Taipei, TaiwanFuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Moriya 3–6, 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 17 (9–8)

ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (8–8)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2004Seogwipo, South KoreaFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Im Kyu-tae Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-hyun
Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Oh-hee
6–7(2–7), 2–6
Win1–1Mar 2006Andong, South KoreaFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hee-seok Flag of South Korea.svg Jun Woong-sun
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sun-yong
7–5, 6–4
Win2–1Mar 2006Andong, South KoreaFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Hyung-tae Flag of South Korea.svg Im Kyu-tae
Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Terachi
3–6, 4–6
Loss2–2Jun 2006Kusatsu, JapanFuturesCarpet Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-hyun Flag of Japan.svg Yaoki Ishii
Flag of Japan.svg Joji Miyao
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss2–3Aug 2006Bangkok, ThailandFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hee-seok Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Xinyuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zeng Shaoxuan
2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss2–4Aug 2006Nonthaburi, ThailandFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hee-seok Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Xinyuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zeng Shaoxuan
2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss2–5Apr 2007Kōfu, JapanFuturesCarpet Flag of South Korea.svg Daniel Yoo Flag of Japan.svg Akito Higa
Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Shinokawa
6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss2–6May 2007Gimcheon, South KoreaFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hee-seok Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Burrieza
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Nesterov
6–1, 7–5
Win1–0Jul 2008Moncton, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Kondo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Chu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
6–2, 2–6, [12–10]
Win3–6Apr 2010Seogwipo, South KoreaFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chul-hee Flag of France.svg Gary Lugassy
Flag of France.svg Ludovic Walter
7–6(9–7), 7–5
Win4–6May 2010Gimcheon, South KoreaFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Yong-kyu Flag of Japan.svg Junn Mitsuhashi
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yi Chu-huan
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win5–6Jun 2010Bandung, IndonesiaFuturesHard (i) Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-jun Flag of Indonesia.svg Elbert Sie
Flag of India.svg Karunuday Singh
6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win6–6Nov 2006Daegu, South KoreaFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-jun Flag of Germany.svg Jaan-Frederik Brunken
Flag of the United States.svg Michael McClune
5–7, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss6–7Sep 2011Cairns, AustraliaFuturesHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Elbert Sie Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brydan Klein
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Lemke
w/o
Loss6–8Apr 2012Kaohsiung, TaiwanFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-jun Flag of Russia.svg Denis Matsukevich
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen
4–6, 1–6
Win7–8Oct 2012Ōarai, JapanFuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Arata Onozawa Flag of Japan.svg Toshihide Matsui
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yi Chu-huan
2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win8–8May 2013Seoul, South KoreaFuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Yong-kyu Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon
Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ji-sung
6–3, 6–2

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