An Jae-sung

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

An Jae-sung
Born (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985
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 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

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

Singles: 11 (3–8)
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 Kwon Oh-hee 2–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Apr 2007 Kōfu, Japan Futures Carpet Kwon Hyung-tae 5–7, 1–6
Win 1–2 Apr 2007 Seogwipo, South Korea Futures Hard Norikazu Sugiyama 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–2 Jun 2007 Khon Kaen, Thailand Futures Hard Simon Rea 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–3 Jun 2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand Futures Hard Justin Diao Natale 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–1 Dec 2007 New Delhi, India Challenger Hard Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 5–7, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Mar 2008 Nishitōkyō, Japan Futures Hard Gouichi Motomura 7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Win 3–4 Apr 2009 Kōfu, Japan Futures Hard Yūichi Sugita 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 3–5 Jun 2010 Tarakan, Indonesia Futures Hard (i) Christopher Rungkat 3–6, 6–0, 2–6
Loss 3–6 Jun 2011 Shenzhen, China Futures Hard Zhang Ze 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–7 Jun 2011 Taipei, Taiwan Futures Hard Hiroki Moriya 3–6, 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 17 (9–8)
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 Im Kyu-tae Kim Dong-hyun
Kwon Oh-hee		 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2006 Andong, South Korea Futures Hard Chung Hee-seok Jun Woong-sun
Kim Sun-yong		 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–1 Mar 2006 Andong, South Korea Futures Hard Kwon Hyung-tae Im Kyu-tae
Takahiro Terachi		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jun 2006 Kusatsu, Japan Futures Carpet Kim Dong-hyun Yaoki Ishii
Joji Miyao		 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Aug 2006 Bangkok, Thailand Futures Hard Chung Hee-seok Yu Xinyuan
Zeng Shaoxuan		 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Aug 2006 Nonthaburi, Thailand Futures Hard Chung Hee-seok Yu Xinyuan
Zeng Shaoxuan		 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Apr 2007 Kōfu, Japan Futures Carpet Daniel Yoo Akito Higa
Tomohiro Shinokawa		 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–6 May 2007 Gimcheon, South Korea Futures Hard Chung Hee-seok Óscar Burrieza
Nikolai Nesterov		 6–1, 7–5
Win 1–0 Jul 2008 Moncton, Canada Challenger Hard Hiroki Kondo Daniel Chu
Adil Shamasdin		 6–2, 2–6, [12–10]
Win 3–6 Apr 2010 Seogwipo, South Korea Futures Hard Lee Chul-hee Gary Lugassy
Ludovic Walter		 7–6(9–7), 7–5
Win 4–6 May 2010 Gimcheon, South Korea Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu Junn Mitsuhashi
Yi Chu-huan		 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 5–6 Jun 2010 Bandung, Indonesia Futures Hard (i) Kim Young-jun Elbert Sie
Karunuday Singh		 6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 6–6 Nov 2006 Daegu, South Korea Futures Hard Kim Young-jun Jaan-Frederik Brunken
Michael McClune		 5–7, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 6–7 Sep 2011 Cairns, Australia Futures Hard Elbert Sie Brydan Klein
James Lemke		 w/o
Loss 6–8 Apr 2012 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Futures Hard Kim Young-jun Denis Matsukevich
Frederik Nielsen		 4–6, 1–6
Win 7–8 Oct 2012 Ōarai, Japan Futures Hard Arata Onozawa Toshihide Matsui
Yi Chu-huan		 2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win 8–8 May 2013 Seoul, South Korea Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu Chung Hyeon
Nam Ji-sung		 6–3, 6–2

References
  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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