Chung Hyeon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chung Hyeon
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	May 19, 1996(1996-05-19)
Age	28
Birthplace	Suwon
Country	South Korea
Birth City	Gyeonggi
Horoscope	Taurus

Chung Hyeon Biography

Chung Hyeon is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on May 19, 1996 in Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea. It was the Next Gen Finals champion tennis player who is renowned for being the top placed South Korean in the sport. He was also the very first South Korean to reach the semi-finals of the grand slam at the Australian Open in 2018. Australian Open.

He was defeated by He lost a match against Grigor Dimitrov during the 2017 Australian Open. in 2017’s Australian Open.

Chung Hyeon (Korean: 정현 ; Hanja: 鄭泫 ; Korean pronunciation: [tɕəːŋ çʌn] ; born 19 May 1996) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He is currently the second highest ranked South Korean and also the 2017 Next Gen Finals champion. As an unseeded player, he became the first Korean player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal at the 2018 Australian Open.

At the Australian Open, Chung made his breakthrough into the limelight by becoming the first South Korean player, male or female, to advance past the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament. In the third round, he achieved his first victory over a Top 10 player, defeating world No. 4 Alexander Zverev in five sets. In the next round, Chung won a straight sets match against six-time Australian Open champion and former world number one Novak Djokovic, who had just returned from injury. This marked the first time since 2007 that Djokovic had lost in straight sets at the Australian Open. In the quarterfinals, Chung defeated unseeded American Tennys Sandgren to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. He became the youngest Australian Open semifinalist since Marin Čilić in 2010 and the lowest ranked since then-No. 86 Marat Safin in 2004. Chung played Roger Federer in the semi-final, but withdrew due to foot blisters when he was close to going two sets down. The Korean also played the doubles event with Radu Albot and defeated the defending champions Henri Kontinen and John Peers.

He is the son of Chung Suk-jin and Kim Young-mi.

Chung Hyeon Net Worth

Chung Hyeon is one of the richest Tennis Player from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chung Hyeon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded his Junior Orange Bowl boys under-12 title in 2008.

In March of 2016, he was able to go to the Miami Heat basketball game.

Seeded 24th at the Australian Open, Chung faced Bradley Klahn in the first round. He narrowly lost the first two sets in tiebreakers, but came back to win in five sets, advancing to the second round where he lost in four sets to Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Chung Hyeon height 6 ft 2 in Chung weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Chung Hyeon Dating?

According to our records, Chung Hyeon is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Chung Hyeon’s is not dating anyone.

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Chung reached the final qualifying round for the Australian Open, but focused his efforts on the Challenger Tour. He won at the Burnie Challenger in February to reach the world’s top 150 and subsequently received a Wildcard for the ATP World Tour competition at the Miami Open, getting to the second round of this Masters level tournament. Two further Challenger titles followed in April and May 2015, which saw him enter the world top 100 for the first time. His rapid rise up the rankings and an error on behalf of the Korean Tennis Federation meant that he missed the entry deadline for the 2015 French Open. Although he was later handed a wildcard into the qualifying tournament, he was eliminated in the first round. Chung then lost in straight sets to unranked Nicholas Monroe in the first round of qualifiers in the Topshelf Open. In the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, he reached his first main draw in a Grand Slam tournament, losing in five sets in the first round to Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Immediately following his first round loss at Wimbledon, Chung returned to his home country and won the Men’s Singles and Men’s Team events at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju. At the 2015 US Open, Chung qualified for the main draw and recorded his first win in a Grand Slam against James Duckworth. Chung lost in the second round against fifth seed Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets, despite taking each set to a tiebreak. He continued to play on both the Challenger and ATP tour through 2015, winning a further Challenger at Kaohsiung in September and reaching his first ATP quarterfinal at the Shenzhen Open. He was awarded the year-end ATP Most Improved Player award for 2015, after climbing over 120 places to No. 51 in the rankings.

Facts & Trivia

Chung Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Chung Hyeon celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

In May, Chung competed at the 2017 BMW Open in Munich, reaching the semifinals. In the second round, Chung recorded a victory against Gael Monfils, who at a ranking of No. 16 was the highest-ranked player Chung had defeated. At the French Open, Chung achieved his first Grand Slam breakthrough by reaching the third round, including a win over 27th seed Sam Querrey in the first round. He lost against the eighth seed Kei Nishikori in five sets.

What has happened to Hyeon Chung?

Hyeon Chung is still struggling with back injury. Exploring the solutions for his blisters issues, Hyeon also felt back pain for months, with nothing he could do to make them go away, competing in just five matches in 2019 and staying away from the court between February and August!

Has Hyeon Chung retired?

10:10 p.m. Hyeon Chung’s agent says the Korean star was forced to retire from his match against Roger Federer due to painful blisters that had developed on top of one another during his historic run at the Australian Open.

What happened to Hyeung Chung?

Chung returned at 2019 Chengdu Challenger. He reached the third round of the 2019 US Open for the first time at this Major. However, he has not played since October 2020 when he played two qualifying matches at the 2020 Roland Garros.

How tall is Hyeon Chung?

6′ 2″

Who is the best tennis player in Korea?

Chung Hyeon (born May 19, 1996) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He is currently the highest ranked South Korean and also the reigning Next Gen Finals champion.