Kim Chi-wan

Kim Chi-wan

Full name	Kim Chi-wan
Country (sports)	South Korea
Born	(1968-10-01) 1 October 1968 (age 56) Ulsan, South Korea
Height	5 ft 11 in (180cm)
Prize money	$11,195
Singles
Career record	1-2
Highest ranking	No. 422 (15 June 1992)
Doubles
Career record	4-5
Highest ranking	No. 301 (16 August 1993)

Kim Chi-wan (born 1 October 1968) is a former professional tennis player from South Korea.

Biography

Born in Ulsan, Kim is the youngest of three siblings and started playing tennis while in elementary school.^[1]

He featured in a total of eight Davis Cup ties for South Korea, mostly as a doubles player.

His regular doubles partner was Chang Eui-jong and the pair played together at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where they lost their first round match in five sets to Indonesia's Hary Suharyadi and Bonit Wiryawan.^[2]

All of his ATP Tour main draw appearances came at his local tournament, the Korea Open in Seoul. Most notably he had a win over Kevin Curren in 1992 and was a doubles semi-finalist in 1993.^[3]

At the 1994 Asian Games he and Chang Eui-jong were silver medalists in the men's doubles.

See also

• List of South Korea Davis Cup team representatives

References

1. "Bio". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
2. "Kim Chi-Wan Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
3. "Korean Open in Seoul". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 April 1992. p. 48. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

External links

• Kim Chi-wan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Kim Chi-wan at the Davis Cup
• Kim Chi-wan at the International Tennis Federation