Chung Hyeon climbs 19 spots to 69th place in ATP singles rankings

By Park Sae-jin Posted : May 11, 2015, 16:59 Updated : May 11, 2015, 16:59

 

Chung Hyeon of South Korea, winner of the ATP Busan Open Challenger Sunday, climbed 19 notches to 69th place in the latest ATP singles rankings. In Sunday's finals in Busan, he grabbed his fourth Challenger title, beating Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 2-0 (6-3, 6-1).

Chung is the second South Korean to join the ranks of the top 100 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings, after Lee Hyung-taik who reached a career-high ATP ranking of 36th in 2007.

Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan, a quarterfinalist at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, ranked 65th, four spots ahead of Chung.

Nishikori Kei of Japan placed sixth, becoming the highest-ranked Asian in the ATP singles rankings. 

Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Roger Federer of Switzerland and Andy Murray of Britain retained the top three spots.  
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