Kim Sung-bae (tennis)
{{Short description|South Korean tennis player}}
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| FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (1973)
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Kim Sung-bae (born 10 October 1948) is a South Korean former professional tennis player.
A member of the South Korea Davis Cup team in the 1970s, Kim featured in a total of six ties and secured his most famous win over Japan's Jun Kamiwazumi. He was the Korean national champion in 1971 and 1973.{{cite news |title=송동욱과 김성배 감독-테니스 |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/1556860 |work=JoongAng Ilbo |date=23 January 1981 |language=ko}} His career included main draw appearances at both the French Open and Wimbledon.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136967472 |title=Davis Cup |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=24 March 1973 |accessdate=3 November 2022 |page=32 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Sang-wan |title=‘테니스 원로’ 김성배 위원, "정현이 세계 세대교체 핵심" |url=https://www.stnsports.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=73354 |work=Stnsports |date=24 January 2018 |language=ko}}
Kim became South Korea's national coach in the 1980s and has also worked as a television commentator.{{cite news |title=테니스로 나눔 실천...김성배 전 테니스 국가대표팀 감독 |url=https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20190909010005538 |work=Asia Today |date=9 September 2019 |language=ko}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{ATP|k518}}
- {{Davis Cup player|800175271}}
- {{ITF profile|sung-bae-kim/800175271/kor}}
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Category:South Korean male tennis players
Category:South Korean tennis commentators