Kwon Soon-woo
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Kwon Soon-woo (Korean: 권순우; born 2 December 1997) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 52 ranking by the ATP, achieved in November 2021 and a doubles ranking of world No. 227, attained in October 2022. Kwon has won two ATP, three ATP Challenger Tour and five ITF World Tennis Tour singles titles.
Country (sports) | South Korea | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 26) Sangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Daniel Yoo | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | US $2,689,561 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 66–69 (48.9% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main-draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 52 (1 November 2021) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 494 (27 May 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2020, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 7–13 (35.0% at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 227 (3 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 515 (25 September 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2020, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2021, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | 9–3 (singles 9–2, doubles 0–1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 5 February 2024. |
Kwon Soon-woo | |
Hangul | 권순우 |
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Revised Romanization | Gwon Sunu |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Sunu |
He broke into the top 100 of the ATP singles rankings in August 2019 after reaching the quarterfinals at the Los Cabos Open and contested his first ATP Tour final at the Astana Open in September 2021, where he won his maiden title and made his top 60 debut. In January 2023, he won his second ATP Tour title at the Adelaide International as a lucky loser, becoming the first Korean to win multiple ATP titles and the tenth lucky loser winner overall in the Open Era.