Jason Jung
 | |
| Country (sports) |
 United States (2003–2015) Chinese Taipei (2015–present) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Torrance, California, United States |
| Born |
15 June 1989 Torrance, California, United States |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $202,411 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 143 (3 October 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 164 (17 July 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | Q2 (2015) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2015, 2017) |
| US Open | Q1 (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 185 (26 September 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 487 (17 July 2017) |
| Last updated on: 10 August 2016. | |
Jason Jung (Chinese: 莊吉生; pinyin: Zhuāng Jíshēng; born 15 June 1989) is an American-born professional tennis player who represents Chinese Taipei. He is a Michigan alumnus who has cracked the Top 200 in the ATP rankings and also won an ATP Challenger event.
Personal life
Jung played college tennis at the University of Michigan, where he majored in political science. As a tennis player, he was the National and Midwest Regional winner of the ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship in 2010, made the All Big Ten team as a junior and senior, and is 4th all-time in Michigan history in career doubles wins.[1]
He blogs about his experiences and his life as a professional tennis player.[2] He was featured in an article by ESPN's Grantland (along with fellow Michigan alum Evan King and up-and-coming players Frances Tiafoe and William Blumberg) that highlighted the struggles and low prize money in playing on the ITF Futures Tour.[3]
Career
Jung's career best result is a Challenger title in the maiden event at Chengdu in China. He defeated veteran Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo in the final and did not drop a set during the tournament.
Tour finals
Singles (4–8)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (1–2) |
| ITF Futures (3–6) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | July 21, 2012 | United States F21 |
Hard |  Cesar Ramirez |
2–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | May 19, 2013 |  China F4 |
Hard | Yan Bai |
3–6, 2–4 (ret.) |
| Winner | 3. | August 11, 2013 | United States F22 |
Hard |  Dimitar Kutrovsky |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Runner-up | 4. | September 8, 2013 |  Canada F7 |
Clay | Peter Polansky |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | March 23, 2014 | United States F9 |
Hard | Marcos Giron |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | November 30, 2014 |  Thailand F10 |
Hard | Danai Udomchoke |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | January 11, 2015 | United States F2 |
Clay | Mitchell Krueger |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 8. | April 19, 2015 | United States F13 |
Clay |  Darian King |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | April 26, 2015 | Guadalajara |
Hard | Rajeev Ram |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | June 26, 2016 | Canada F3 |
Hard | Peter Polansky |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 11. | August 7, 2016 | Chengdu |
Hard |  Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 12. | September 12, 2016 | Shanghai |
Hard |  Henri Laaksonen |
3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 30 January 2016 | Maui | Hard | Dennis Novikov |
 Alex Bolt Frank Moser |
6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
References
- ↑ "Men's Tennis: Jason Jung". University of Michigan. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jason Jung". Jason Jung Tennis. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "The Futures is Bleak". Grantland. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
External links
- Jason Jung at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jason Jung at the International Tennis Federation