Kwon Soon-woo

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Kwon Soon-woo
권순우
Kwon RG21 (48) (51376167496).jpg
Kwon at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports) South Korea
Born (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 23)
Sangju, South Korea
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,031,413
Singles
Career record30–31 (49.2% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 69 (2 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 76 (30 August 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2018, 2020, 2021)
French Open3R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US Open2R (2020)
Doubles
Career record2–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 270 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 368 (31 May 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2020)
French Open1R (2020)
Team competitions
Davis Cup5–3 (Singles 5–2, Doubles 0–1)
Last updated on: 31 May 2021.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.
Kwon Soon-woo
Hangul
권순우
Revised RomanizationGwon Sunu
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Sunu

Kwon Soon-woo (Korean: 권순우; born 2 December 1997) is a South Korean tennis player.

Kwon has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 69 achieved on 2 March 2020. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 270 achieved on 3 February 2020.

Kwon has represented South Korea in the Davis Cup.[1] He was first nominated to the team for the 2017 Davis Cup, making his debut against Uzbek tennis player Denis Istomin.

Professional career[]

2018: ATP tour and Grand Slam debut[]

Kwon made his tour-level and Grand Slam debut after winning the 2018 Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff for the main draw of the 2018 Australian Open.[2]

2020-2021: US Open second round and first Major win; French Open third round, Maiden ATP semifinal[]

Kwon reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career at the 2021 French Open where he defeated South African Kevin Anderson and Andreas Seppi before losing to another Italian 9th seed and eventual quarterfinalist Matteo Berrettini.

Despite losing in Qualifying at the Eastbourne International, Kwon entered with a second-round bye as a Lucky Loser after Reilly Opelka withdrew.[3] He made the semifinals before falling to Alex de Minaur. Kwon was competing in his maiden ATP tour semifinal after winning his first quarterfinal in his eighth attempt against Ilya Ivashka.[4]

Performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS P NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles[]

Current through the 2021 US Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R Q1 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3
French Open A A Q1 1R 3R 0 / 2 2–2
Wimbledon Q1 A 1R NH 2R 0 / 2 1–2
US Open Q1 A 1R 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–3 3–4 0 / 10 4–10
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A A A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A 1R NH A 0 / 1 0–1
Cincinnati Masters A A A Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Shanghai Masters A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0 / 2 1–2
National representation
Davis Cup Z1 Z1 Z1 A A 0 / 0 5–2
Career statistics
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Career
Tournaments 1 2 8 7 14 31
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
Overall Win–Loss 3–1 0–2 7–7 8–7 12–14 30–31
Year-end ranking 168 235 88 95 49%

Doubles[]

Current through the 2021 Australian Open

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0 / 2 0–2
National representation
Davis Cup Z1 A A A 0 / 0 0–1
Career statistics
2018 2019 2020 2021 Career
Tournaments 1 2 2 0 5
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 2–5
Year-end ranking 0 280 342 29%

Challenger and Futures finals[]

Singles: 11 (8–3)[]

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
ITF Futures Tour (5–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2015 Cambodia F1, Phnom Penh Futures Hard South Korea Son Ji-hoon 7–5, 6–1
Win 2–0 Dec 2015 Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Huang Liang-chi 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–0 Mar 2016 Japan F2, Nishitōkyō Futures Hard Japan Yuya Kibi 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–0 Jul 2016 Korea F5, Gimcheon Futures Hard South Korea Cho Min-hyeok 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–0 Dec 2016 Thailand F5, Hua Hin Futures Hard Germany Daniel Altmaier 6–2, 6–2
Loss 5–1 Mar 2017 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Hard Japan Yūichi Sugita 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 5–2 May 2017 Seoul, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Italy Thomas Fabbiano 6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–3 Sep 2018 Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Challenger Hard France Gaël Monfils 4–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win 6–3 Mar 2019 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Hard Germany Oscar Otte 7–6, 6–3
Win 7–3 May 2019 Seoul, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Australia Max Purcell 7–5, 7–5
Win 8–3 Feb 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Italy Lorenzo Musetti 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (2–4)[]

Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (2–3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2015 Korea F6, Ansung Futures Clay (i) South Korea Son Ji-hoon South Korea Nam Ji-sung
South Korea Noh Sang-woo 		6–7(4–7), 6–3, [13–11]
Loss 1–1 Nov 2015 Cambodia F1, Phnom Penh Futures Hard South Korea Son Ji-hoon Chinese Taipei Lee Kuan-yi
Chinese Taipei Liu Shao-fan 		7–6(8–6), 4–6, [11–13]
Win 2–1 Mar 2016 Japan F2, Nishitōkyō Futures Hard South Korea Chung Yun-seong Japan Issei Okamura
Japan Kento Takeuchi 		2–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss 2–2 Dec 2016 Thailand F5, Hua Hin Futures Hard South Korea Lee Jea-moon France Sadio Doumbia
France Fabien Reboul 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Jun 2018 Korea F3, Daegu Futures Hard South Korea Lim Yong-kyu South Korea Chung Yun-seong
South Korea Hong Seong-chan 		w/o
Loss 2–4 Jun 2019 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass India Ramkumar Ramanathan Spain Marcel Granollers
Japan Ben McLachlan 		6–4, 3–6, [2–10]

Record against top-10 players[]

Kwon's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface

:* As of 24 August 2021

References[]

  1. ^ "Korea to play Uzbekistan in Davis Cup qualifier". 1 February 2017.
  2. ^ "#NextGenATP de Minaur, Kwon Earn Australian Open Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ "Kwon Soon-woo reaches semifinals at Eastbourne International".
  4. ^ "Lorenzo Sonego Reaches Second Final of Season at Eastbourne | ATP Tour | Tennis".

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