List of South Korea Davis Cup team representatives

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This is a list of tennis players who have represented the South Korea Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. South Korea have taken part in the competition since 1960. [1]

Players

Player W–L
(Total)		W–L
(Singles)		W–L
(Doubles)		 Ties Debut
An Jae-sung 4–33–21–152005
Bae Nam-ju 1–30–21–131988
Baek Se-hyun 0–10–10–011965
Baek Seung-bok 0–40–30–122001
Chang Eui-jong 13–118–75–4101991
Cho Min Hyeok 2–42–40–042012
Cho Soong-jae 2–01–01–012011
Choi Boo-kil 2–42–10–341975
Chung Yong-ho 1–181–110–781962
Chung Hee-sung 2–30–12–252000
Chung Hee-seok 14–87–37–5132002
Chung Hong 0–00–00–012011
Chung Hyeon 5–35–20–142014
Hong Seong-chan 1–11–10–012015
Im Chung-yang 2–92–50–441964
Im Kyu-tae 6–95–71–2112003
Jeon Young-dai 14–1011–43–6141980
Jeon Chang-dae 5–55–40–161980
Jeong Suk-young 4–54–40–162010
Ji Seung-ho 3–32–21–131991
Ju Chang-nam 4–82–52–351976
Jun Woong-sun 12–89–53–3112004
Kim Bong-soo 18–913–85–1141984
Kim Chi-wan 6–41–15–381992
Kim Choon-ho 8–117–81–381980
Kim Jae-sik 5–44–21–251989
Kim Nam-hoon 1–00–01–011998
Kim Sung-bae 4–84–60–261971
Kim Bong-suk 2–61–31–351978
Kim Doo-hwan 2–152–110–481962
Kim Ke-hwan 0–10–00–111960
Kim Moon-il 3–132–81–581968
Kim Dong-hyun 5–73–42–3101997
Kim Young-jun 6–46–30–162003
Kim Sun-yong 3–13–10–032005
Kim Hyun-joon 3–42–11–342010
Kwon Oh-hee 3–11–02–142002
Lee Ek-son 0–10–10–011968
Lee Woo-ryong 1–30–31–031981
Lee Sang-yun 0–80–50–331960
Lee Tong-won 0–10–10–011962
Lee Jong-min 0–10–00–111996
Lee Hyung-taik 51–2441–910–15311995
Lee Seung-hoon 0–30–30–032000
Lim Yong-kyu 14–1010–74–3142009
Na Jung-woong 0–10–10–012012
Nam Hyun-woo 1–01–00–012004
Nam Ji-sung 2–41–11–342013
Park Do-sung 0–10–00–111963
Roh Gap-taik 7–17–10–051985
Seol Jae-min 3–40–13–362010
Shin Han-cheol 3–72–71–051992
Song Dong-wook 13–127–76–5151981
Song Hyeong-keun 0–20–20–011999
Song Min-kyu 0–20–00–222015
Suk Hyun-joon 0–20–20–012005
Um Hwa-yong 0–20–20–011960
Yoo Jin-sun 18–118–510–6171984
Yoon Yong-il 19–1416–103–4161993

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References

  1. ↑ "Davis Cup – Team – Korea, Rep. (KOR)". daviscup.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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