The South Korea men's national tennis team represents
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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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 orga ...
tennis
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competition and are governed by the
Korea Tennis Association.
In 2020, South Korea will compete in
World Group I.
Current team (March 2020)
2020 Davis Cup Qualifying Round against
Italy
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Chung Hong
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Lee Duck-hee
Lee Duck-hee (이덕희; born 29 May 1998) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He has won 10 titles on the ITF Junior Circuit as a teenager, including Grade 2 tournaments in Nanjing and Sarawak.
Personal life
Lee was born de ...
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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.
Playi ...
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Chung Yunseong
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Song Min-kyu
History
South Korea competed in its first Davis Cup in
1960
It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
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Squad members
''Active players listed in bold; active player rankings (in parentheses) as of December 5, 2011; 2011's record is included''
Results
See also
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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 orga ...
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South Korea Fed Cup team
External links
Korea, South
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 orga ...
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 orga ...
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