Roh Gap-taik

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Roh Gap-taik
Country (sports)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Born (1964-05-03) 3 May 1964 (age 59)
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record0–2 (ATP Tour)
Career titles1 (ATP Challenger)
Highest rankingNo. 294 (15 May 1989)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 451 (21 June 1993)

Roh Gap-taik (born 3 May 1964) is a Korean former professional tennis player.

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Born in Gyeonggi-do, Roh appeared in a total of five Davis Cup ties for South Korea and was a member of the gold medal winning Korean team at the 1986 Asian Games. In his Davis Cup career, between 1985 and 1988, he played in eight singles rubbers and was only beaten once.

Roh, a right-handed player, twice received a wildcard into the main draw of the Korea Open in Seoul, which were his only ATP Tour appearances. He won a Challenger title in Guangzhou in 1988, despite qualifying for the event as a lucky loser.

Since retiring he has had multiple stints serving as South Korea's Davis Cup captain. [1]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
13 November 1988 Guangzhou, ChinaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Carter 7–5, 6–2

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References

  1. "S. Korea completes sweep of islanders". Saipan Tribune . 17 July 2005.