Song Hyeong-keun

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Song Hyeong-keun
Country (sports)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Born (1974-09-16) 16 September 1974 (age 48)
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Prize money$13,311
Singles
Career record0–3
Highest rankingNo. 330 (13 Sep 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1994, 1995, 1996)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 470 (15 Oct 2001)
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Men's team

Song Hyeong-keun (born 16 September 1974) is a South Korean former professional tennis player. [1]

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An Australian Open junior semi-finalist, Song had a best career singles ranking of 330 in the world and made his only ATP Tour main draw appearance at the 1992 Seoul Open. [2]

Song was a men's team gold medalist at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.

In 1999 he represented the South Korea Davis Cup team in a tie against New Zealand in Christchurch and played in two singles rubbers. This included the deciding fifth rubber, which he lost in four sets to Mark Nielsen.

Short in stature, Song had a game which was built around his two-handed backhand. [3]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (3)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Jun 2001Korea F1, Seoul Clay Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hee-sung Flag of the United States.svg Diego Ayala
Flag of the United States.svg Rafael de Mesa		7–5, 3–6, 6–4
2.Aug 2001Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung Hard Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hee-sung Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Chaen
Flag of Japan.svg Masahide Sakamoto		6–2, 6–4
3.Sep 2001Korea F3, Cheongju Clay Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hee-sung Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Álvarez
Flag of France.svg Jordane Doble		6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ "［테니스／하노이대회］송형근 단식우승 차지". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 28 November 1997.
  2. ↑ ""세기 길러 세계 선수 잡겠다"|세계 테니스 첫발 송형근". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 26 April 1992.
  3. ↑ "송형근 테니스 한국 대들보로". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 28 May 1993.
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