Yu Hiu Tung (; born 5 February 1984) is a professional

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from

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. The left-hander stands 1.72m and weighs 4850 pounds. Yu is a member of the Hong Kong Davis Cup team, compiling an 8-12 record in Davis Cup action since 2002. Yu started playing tennis at age six. He quickly emerged as one of Hong Kong's most highly touted junior players. Highlights of his junior career include ascending to a #70 junior world ranking. Yu reached his career-high

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ranking of #910 in the world on 13 June 2005. At the

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, Yu won his first round singles match against

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's Deepesh Chhetri, but lost in the second round to

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ese

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. In doubles, he and Wong Wing Luen lost to former World No.1s and eventual gold medalists Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. In 2007, Yu gave up his professional tennis career, and began study towards an

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. He continues to play

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. On 2 May 2008, he was the 29th person to carry the olympic torch in the

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torch relay leg in Hong Kong.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

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