The 2015
Busan Open
The Busan Open (formerly known as Busan Open Challenger Tennis) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Busan, South Korea
South Korea ...
was a professional
tennis
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tournament played on
hard courts
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. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the
2015 ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, in 2015 in tennis, 2015 was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2015 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 166 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $40,000 up to $220,000. It was the ...
. It took place in
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
,
South Korea
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between 4 and 10 May 2015.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
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1 Rankings are as of April 27, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
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Hong Seong-chan
Hong Seong-chan (born 30 June 1997) is a South Korean tennis player. Hong has a career high ATP singles ranking of 343 achieved on 24 October 2016.
Hong reached the final of the 2015 Australian Open junior championships, falling to top see ...
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Lim Yong-kyu
Lim Yong-kyu (born June 18, 1991) is a professional South Korean tennis player. He has won 1 ATP Challenger Tour singles title, the 2010 Busan Open Challenger Tennis. Lim has also won 12 ITF Futures
The ITF World Tennis Tour (formerly known ...
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Nam Ji-sung
Nam Ji-sung (born 15 August 1993, in Busan) is a South Korean tennis player.
Nam has a career high ATP singles ranking of 236 achieved on 12 August 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 102 achieved on 3 February 2020.
Play ...
* Oh Chan-yeong
The following players were given special exempt to gain entry into the singles main draw:
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Grega Žemlja
Grega Žemlja (born 29 September 1986) is a retired Slovenian tennis player. He has won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour. In 2012, he reached the third round of the US Open, the first Slovenian male player eve ...
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Franco Škugor
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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Jason Jung
Jason Jung (; ; born 15 June 1989) is an American-born professional tennis player who represents Taiwan. He is a University of Michigan alumnus who has cracked the Top 150 in the ATP rankings and also won four ATP Challenger events.
Pers ...
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Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen (born 27 August 1983) is a former professional tennis player. He was the top ranked player from Denmark in the ATP doubles world rankings. A former Wimbledon men's doubles champion, he peaked at no. 17 in the rankin ...
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Dimitar Kutrovsky
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* Kim Young-seok
The following player received entry from as a lucky loser:
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Matthew Barton
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings as of April 27, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the singles main draw:
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Chung Hyeon
Chung Hyeon (; ; born 19 May 1996) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He is 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.
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Lim Yong-kyu
Lim Yong-kyu (born June 18, 1991) is a professional South Korean tennis player. He has won 1 ATP Challenger Tour singles title, the 2010 Busan Open Challenger Tennis. Lim has also won 12 ITF Futures
The ITF World Tennis Tour (formerly known ...
*
Nam Ji-sung
Nam Ji-sung (born 15 August 1993, in Busan) is a South Korean tennis player.
Nam has a career high ATP singles ranking of 236 achieved on 12 August 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 102 achieved on 3 February 2020.
Play ...
/
Song Min-kyu
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Chung Yun-seong
Chung Yun-seong ( ko, 정윤성; born 27 March 1998) is a South Korean tennis player.
Chung has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of No. 233 achieved on 22 July 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ...
/
Hong Seong-chan
Hong Seong-chan (born 30 June 1997) is a South Korean tennis player. Hong has a career high ATP singles ranking of 343 achieved on 24 October 2016.
Hong reached the final of the 2015 Australian Open junior championships, falling to top see ...
Champions
Singles
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Chung Hyeon
Chung Hyeon (; ; born 19 May 1996) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He is 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.
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def.
Lukáš Lacko
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Tennis career Juniors
As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win–loss record ...
6–3, 6–1
Doubles
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Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana ( th, สรรค์ชัย รติวัฒน์, ), nicknamed Tong (, ; born January 23, 1982 in Bangkok), is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004.
In 2007, Sanchai and his twin br ...
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Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana ( th, สนฉัตร รติวัฒน์, ), nicknamed Ton (, ; born January 23, 1982 in Bangkok) is a professional tennis player from Thailand. In 2007, Sonchat and his twin brother Sanchai Ratiwatana won their first ...
def.
Nam Ji-sung
Nam Ji-sung (born 15 August 1993, in Busan) is a South Korean tennis player.
Nam has a career high ATP singles ranking of 236 achieved on 12 August 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 102 achieved on 3 February 2020.
Play ...
/
Song Min-kyu 7–6
(7–2), 3–6,
0–7
External links
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Busan Open
The Busan Open (formerly known as Busan Open Challenger Tennis) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Busan, South Korea
South Korea ...
Busan Open
May 2015 sports events in South Korea
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...