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An Jae-sung
Born (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 39)
Suncheon, South Korea
Alma materKonkuk University
Korean name
Hangul
안재성
Hanja
安栽成[1]
Revised RomanizationAn Jaeseong
McCune–ReischauerAn Chaesŏng
Tennis career
Country (sports) South Korea
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$77,609
Singles
Career record3–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 289 (14 April 2008)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 454 (18 August 2008)
Last updated on: 28 March 2018.

An Jae-sung (born 28 May 1985) is a retired South Korean tennis player.

An has a career high ATP singles ranking of 289 achieved on 14 April 2008. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 454 achieved on 18 August 2008.

Early life and career

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An attended Konkuk University. While a student, he represented South Korea in tennis at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, where he and his teammates won a gold medal in the men's team event, thus securing an exemption from his mandatory military service.[2][3]

An has been a member of the South Korea Davis Cup team from 2005 until 2008, competing in the World Group first round tie in 2008 against Germany.

In 2008, he captured his only ATP Challenger Tour doubles title in Moncton, Canada.

He retired in 2014, and now runs a tennis academy in Jeju.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 11 (3–8)

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ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (3–7)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2005 Karuizawa, Japan Futures Clay South Korea Kwon Oh-hee 2–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Apr 2007 Kōfu, Japan Futures Carpet South Korea Kwon Hyung-tae 5–7, 1–6
Win 1–2 Apr 2007 Seogwipo, South Korea Futures Hard Japan Norikazu Sugiyama 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–2 Jun 2007 Khon Kaen, Thailand Futures Hard New Zealand Simon Rea 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–3 Jun 2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand Futures Hard United States Justin Diao Natale 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–1 Dec 2007 New Delhi, India Challenger Hard Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 5–7, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Mar 2008 Nishitōkyō, Japan Futures Hard Japan Gouichi Motomura 7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Win 3–4 Apr 2009 Kōfu, Japan Futures Hard Japan Yūichi Sugita 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 3–5 Jun 2010 Tarakan, Indonesia Futures Hard (i) Indonesia Christopher Rungkat 3–6, 6–0, 2–6
Loss 3–6 Jun 2011 Shenzhen, China Futures Hard China Zhang Ze 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–7 Jun 2011 Taipei, Taiwan Futures Hard Japan Hiroki Moriya 3–6, 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 17 (9–8)

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ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (8–8)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2004 Seogwipo, South Korea Futures Hard South Korea Im Kyu-tae South Korea Kim Dong-hyun
South Korea Kwon Oh-hee 		6–7(2–7), 2–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2006 Andong, South Korea Futures Hard South Korea Chung Hee-seok South Korea Jun Woong-sun
South Korea Kim Sun-yong 		7–5, 6–4
Win 2–1 Mar 2006 Andong, South Korea Futures Hard South Korea Kwon Hyung-tae South Korea Im Kyu-tae
Japan Takahiro Terachi 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jun 2006 Kusatsu, Japan Futures Carpet South Korea Kim Dong-hyun Japan Yaoki Ishii
Japan Joji Miyao 		6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Aug 2006 Bangkok, Thailand Futures Hard South Korea Chung Hee-seok China Yu Xinyuan
China Zeng Shaoxuan 		2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Aug 2006 Nonthaburi, Thailand Futures Hard South Korea Chung Hee-seok China Yu Xinyuan
China Zeng Shaoxuan 		2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Apr 2007 Kōfu, Japan Futures Carpet South Korea Daniel Yoo Japan Akito Higa
Japan Tomohiro Shinokawa 		6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–6 May 2007 Gimcheon, South Korea Futures Hard South Korea Chung Hee-seok Spain Óscar Burrieza
Russia Nikolai Nesterov 		6–1, 7–5
Win 1–0 Jul 2008 Moncton, Canada Challenger Hard Japan Hiroki Kondo Canada Daniel Chu
Canada Adil Shamasdin 		6–2, 2–6, [12–10]
Win 3–6 Apr 2010 Seogwipo, South Korea Futures Hard South Korea Lee Chul-hee France Gary Lugassy
France Ludovic Walter 		7–6(9–7), 7–5
Win 4–6 May 2010 Gimcheon, South Korea Futures Hard South Korea Lim Yong-kyu Japan Junn Mitsuhashi
Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan 		7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 5–6 Jun 2010 Bandung, Indonesia Futures Hard (i) South Korea Kim Young-jun Indonesia Elbert Sie
India Karunuday Singh 		6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 6–6 Nov 2006 Daegu, South Korea Futures Hard South Korea Kim Young-jun Germany Jaan-Frederik Brunken
United States Michael McClune 		5–7, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 6–7 Sep 2011 Cairns, Australia Futures Hard Indonesia Elbert Sie Australia Brydan Klein
Australia James Lemke 		w/o
Loss 6–8 Apr 2012 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Futures Hard South Korea Kim Young-jun Russia Denis Matsukevich
Denmark Frederik Nielsen 		4–6, 1–6
Win 7–8 Oct 2012 Ōarai, Japan Futures Hard Japan Arata Onozawa Japan Toshihide Matsui
Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan 		2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win 8–8 May 2013 Seoul, South Korea Futures Hard South Korea Lim Yong-kyu South Korea Chung Hyeon
South Korea Nam Ji-sung 		6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "台塑盃網賽／賽事最終日 日韓好手大決戰" [Formosa Cup/final day of competition: showdown between Japanese & South Korean champions]. NOW News. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "-서귀포국제테니스- 안재성, 첫 단식 우승" [Seogwipo International Tennis: first singles title for An Jae-sung]. Yonhap. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ "<하계U대회> 테니스 안재성 '제2의 이형택 될래요'" [Summer university championships: tennis player An Jae-sung might become the 'second Lee Hyung-taik']. Yonhap. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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