| 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.
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.
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.
At the 1994 Asian Games he and Chang Eui-jong were silver medalists in the men's doubles.
See also
References
- "Bio". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "Kim Chi-Wan Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "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
- 1968 births
- Living people
- South Korean male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Ulsan
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players for South Korea
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games
- 20th-century South Korean sportsmen