Kim Choon-ho (born 2 September 1960) is a former professional
tennis player from South Korea.
Biography
Kim featured in eight
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
ties for South Korea, including a World Group playoff against
Italy in 1981, registering a five-set win over
Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti (born 19 February 1953, in Udine) is a former tennis player from Italy. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 7, achieved in August 1978.
After his player career Barazzutti was non-playing captain of the Italy Davis C ...
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At the
1982 Asian Games
The 9th Asian Games ( hi, 1982 एशियाई खेल) were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of ...
he won three medals, a gold in both the men's and mixed doubles, as well as a silver in the singles.
He is a former non-playing captain of the
South Korea Davis Cup team.
See also
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List of South Korea Davis Cup team representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the South Korea Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. South Korea have taken part in the competition since 1960.
Players
References
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References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
South Korean male tennis players
Tennis coaches
Tennis players at the 1982 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in tennis
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
People from Namwon
Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province
20th-century South Korean people
21st-century South Korean people