Hong Seong-chan (, born 30 June 1997) is a South Korean tennis player. Hong has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 139 achieved on 26 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 359 achieved on 16 January 2023. He is the former Korean No. 1 singles player.
Since 2015, Hong has been a member of the South Korean Davis Cup team.
Career Juniors Hong reached the final of the 2015 Australian Open junior championships, falling to top seed Roman Safiullin in the final.
Hong had a career high junior ranking of No. 3.
2022: Maiden Challenger title He lifted his maiden trophy at the 2022 Matsuyama Challenger.
2023–2024: Masters debut, Three Challenger finals, top 150 He reached the last round of qualifying at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters.
Ranked No. 227, he qualified for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open having entered the qualifying competition as an alternate after Yosuke Watanuki‘s withdrawal, making his Masters debut.
Ranked No. 175 he qualified for the ATP 500 Citi DC Open in Washington and defeated Adam Walton and upset third seed Karen Khachanov, for his first top 30 win.
Following semifinal showing at the 2024 International Challenger Zhangjiagang, he reached the top 150 at world No. 141 on 9 September 2024.
Performance timeline
Singles Tournament2023202420252026SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAA A0 / 00–0French OpenQ1Q1 A0 / 00–0WimbledonQ1Q1AA0 / 00-0US OpenQ2Q2AQ20 / 00-0Win–loss0–00–00–00-00 / 00-0
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals
Singles: 23 (15–8) LegendATP Challenger Tour (1–3)ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (14–5)Finals by surfaceHard (14–8)Clay (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Qatar F5, DohaFuturesHard Joris De Loore3–6, 2–6Loss0–2Turkey F4, AntalyaFuturesHard Joris De Loore4–6, 2–6Win1–2Turkey F5, AntalyaFuturesHard Roman Safiullin6–2, 7–5Win2–2Turkey F6, AntalyaFuturesHard Frederico Ferreira Silva7–5, 6–4Win3–2Turkey F7, AntalyaFuturesHard Dimitar Kuzmanov6–4, 6–3Win4–2Vietnam F1, Thủ Dầu MộtFuturesHard Rishab Agarwal6–1, 6–2Win5–2Vietnam F3, Thủ Dầu MộtFuturesHard Jacob Grills6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–0Loss5–3Thailand F2, Hua HinFuturesHard Sriram Balaji4–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss5–4Korea F1, SangjuFuturesHard Daniel Nguyen4–6, 7–5, 2–6Win6–4Japan F3, KofuFuturesHard Makoto Ochi7–6, 6–1Win7–4M15 Nishi-Tokyo, JapanWorld Tennis TourHard Shuichi Sekiguchi7–6(7–2), 6–4Win8–4M15 Daegu, South KoreaWorld Tennis TourHard Na Jung-woong6–0, 6–3Win9–4M15 Gimcheon, South KoreaWorld Tennis TourHard Yuta Shimizu6–1, 5–7, 6–2Win10–4M15 Hua Hin, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Dayne Kelly7–5, 6–3Win11–4M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Sanjar Fayziev6–1, 6–3Win12–4M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Luca Giacomini7–5, 6–3Win13–4M15 Chiang Rai, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Lý Hoàng Nam6–3, 3–6, 7–5Win14–4M25 Tamuning, GuamWorld Tennis TourHard Rio Noguchi6–3, 6–2Loss14–5M25 Tamuning, GuamWorld Tennis TourHard Sho Shimabukuro6–3, 4–6, 1–6Win15–5Matsuyama, JapanChallengerHard Wu Tung-lin6–3, 6–2Loss15–6Nonthaburi, ThailandChallengerHard Matteo Gigante4–6, 1–6Loss15–7Bangalore, IndiaChallengerHard Stefano Napolitano6–4, 3–6, 3–6Loss15–8Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard Yasutaka Uchiyama6–7(4–7), 3–6
Doubles (8–2) LegendGrand SlamATP Masters SeriesATP TourChallengersITF Futures (8–2)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent ScoreWinDaegu, South KoreaHard Lee Hyung-taik Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu6–3, 6–3LossAntalya, TurkeyHard Benjamin Lock Pedro Bernardi Christopher Díaz Figueroa6–2, 2–6, 10–12LossGimcheon, South KoreaHard Kim Young-seok Kim Hyun-joon Noh Sang-woo6–2, 1–6, 12–14WinDaegu, South KoreaHard Chung Yun-seong Kwon Soon-woo Lim Yong-kyuW/OWinHua Hin, ThailandHard Shin San-hui Hsu Yu-hsiou Lin Wei-de6–4, 6–4WinMonastir, TunisiaHard Nam Ji-sung Matias Franco Descotte Filip Peliwo6–3, 6–1WinMonastir, TunisiaHard Nam Ji-sung Timur Kiyamov Kelsey Stevenson6–2, 6–4WinAntalya, TurkeyClay Nam Ji-sung Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș Oleksandr Ovcharenko6–3, 6–3WinAntalya, TurkeyClay Nam Ji-sung Sarp Ağabigün Mircea-Alexandru Jecan6–4, 6–4WinChiang Rai, ThailandHard Kim Cheong-eui Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu4–6, 7–6(7–2), 10–8
Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss2015Australian OpenHard Roman Safiullin5–7, 6–7(2–7)
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