Hyeon Chung | Bio | ATP Tour

Began playing tennis at age 6 with his parents and continued to play after his doctor recommended that looking at the colour green would help his weak eyesight.
Father, Seok-Jin, was a tennis player and is now a tennis coach; mother, Young-Mi; older brother, Hong, is also a tennis player.
Favourite surface is hard, shot is backhand and tournament is Wimbledon.
Tennis idol growing up was Novak Djokovic because of his "fantastic game and mental strength."
Named 2015 ATP Most Improved Player of the Year(voted by players).
Enjoys watching movies in his free time.
Completed 4 weeks of South Korean military training in late-2015.
Trained at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, USA for 2 years from the age of 13 to 15.
Struggled with injuries in 2016 (abdominal), 2018 (foot blistersand right ankle) and 2019 (back). Has not played a singles match since 2020 Roland Garros due to recurring lower back injury.

(UPDATED 5 SEPTEMBER 2019)

Broke into Top 20 and achieved career-high No. 19 on 2 April 2018. Passed Nishikori in ATP Rankings on 19 March 2018 to end Japanese player’s 7-year reign as No. 1 Asian. Peaked at No. 7 in juniors on 14 January 2013.
Went 5-0 and defeated No. 1 seed Rublev twice, including in final, to capture 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals title. Went on to reach 11 QFs-or-betterin 2018, but still seeking 1st tour-level final of career.
Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 A. Zverev and upset former champion Djokovic en route to 2018 Australian Open SF. Became 1st South Korean to reach Grand Slam QF and SF.
Also became 1st South Korean to reach an ATP Masters 1000 QF, doing so back-to-back at Indian Wells and Miami in 2018.
Won 70+ percent of matches on ATP Challenger Tour (84-27) and ITF Junior Circuit (84-32). Owns 9 Challenger titles, including 2019 Chengdu, CHN. Defeated Kyrgios and Coric en route to 2013 Wimbledon boys' singles final.

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