Ly Hoang Nam, 18, is the 1st Vietnamese to win a Grand Slam title in boy's double event last month in London. Photo: Doc Lap Ly Hoang Nam, the first Vietnamese to win a Grand Slam title in July, has improved his position by 255 places and is now number 1,055 in the world. Earlier, the highest ATP ranking of the 18-year-old tennis player was 1,242 on July 13, when he and Indian Sumit Nagal won the Wimbledon boys' doubles in London. Nam went on to reach the semifinals at the Egypt F27 Men’s Futures in Egypt last month. The new ranking is a milestone for Nam’s pursuit for professional tennis career, coach Christian Brydniak said. Nam said he aims to improve his position further to be qualified for tougher events like the Challenger Tour. Nam and Brydniak left Vietnam on August 31 to prepare for US Open, his last Grand Slam boys' category. He said he aimed to advance to quarterfinals in boys' single. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese tennis players move up ATP rankings
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Hoang Nam leaps up ATP rankings
(VOV) -Young tennis ace Ly Hoang Nam has leapt 255 places to secure the 1,055th slot in the latest ATP rankings on the back of his exceptional showing at the Egypt F27 Men’s Futures. This is the best ranking of his career to date and moves him ever so close to the record high ranking of 1002nd set by Do Minh Quan back in 2006. At present, Nam is preparing for the 2015 US Open’s junior circuit when he is seeded No 12 in the boy’s single and will pair off with Akira Santillan of Japan in the doubles event. … [Read more...] about Hoang Nam leaps up ATP rankings
Ly Hoang Nam moves up in ATP rankings
>> Ly Hoang Nam jumps 190 places in ATP rankings>> First Vietnamese tennis player wins Wimbledon title Nam’s promotion resulted from his exceptional showing over the past month, notably the Wimbledon boys’ doubles title won with Indian partner Sumit Nagal two days ago. Earlier on May 11, Nam made an incredible jump of 190 notches to settle for 1,256th place. Do Minh Quan is known as the Vietnamese player with the best ever ATP ranking - 1002nd in 2006. Ly Hoang Nam is scheduled to take part in the 2015 US Open this August, making history as Vietnam’s first tennis player to play in all the four Grand Slam Junior tournaments in a year - the Australian Open, the Roland Garros, the Wimbledon and the US Open. … [Read more...] about Ly Hoang Nam moves up in ATP rankings
Vietnamese tennis star makes a jump on ATP rankings
>>> Vietnam’s tennis star jumps 126 places in ATP rankings This was Nam’s third consecutive jump on the world standings over the past weeks, which was attributed to his making the second round of the recent Cambodia F3 Futures tournament. Earlier on December 14, Nam made history as Vietnam’s first player to successfully conquer the ATP’s top 1000 so far. Do Minh Quan was the closest previously to the list with his 1,002 ranking in 2006. In regards to this achievement, the Tennis World USA magazine ran an article on Monday, saying that Nam has created history for Vietnam by becoming the country’s first player to “break into the Top 1,000 rankings in the world”. Nam is experiencing a successful 2015, leaving an impressive mark at many big tournaments. 18-year-old Nam attended all four junior Grand Slams and even won the Wimbledon junior doubles trophy. In addition, Nam reached the semi-finals of the ITF Futures event in Cambodia last … [Read more...] about Vietnamese tennis star makes a jump on ATP rankings
Ly Hoang Nam sees sharp rise in ATP rankings
NDO - Vietnam’s tennis prodigy Ly Hoang Nam moved up 255 places to 1,055th position in the latest ATP rankings released on August 31 - the biggest jump Nam has made so far this year. >> Ly Hoang Nam jumps 190 places in ATP rankings>> Ly Hoang Nam moves up in ATP rankings>> Tennis: Nam reaches semis at Egypt F27 Futures Nam’s incredible leap was attributed to his advancing to the semifinals of the Egypt F27 Men’s Futures, which earned him six additional points, raising his ATP accumulation to ten points. During the competition, Nam took everyone by surprise with his convincing victories against much higher rated players including Eremin Edoardo (Italy, 470th in the world), Baris Erguden (Turkey, 650th), and Cameron Silverman (USA, 1,082nd). This is Nam’s third consecutive jump on the ATP rankings since the beginning of 2015, following his 190-notch promotion to 1,256th on May 11 and 34-place jump to 1,242nd on July 13. On the ITF Junior … [Read more...] about Ly Hoang Nam sees sharp rise in ATP rankings