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The final roster of South Korea's national team to compete in the tennis event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Summer Asian Games (hereinafter referred to as the Asian Games) has been finalized.
The Korea Tennis Association announced on the 9th the roster of the men's and women's tennis national teams that will compete at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The team consists of a total of 12 players, including six men and six women.
Recently, top players including Kwon Soon-woo of the Chungnam Sports Council, who is experiencing a second golden age, and Ku Yeon-woo of CJ CheilJedang, who is in his career-best season, have been selected to wear the national emblem. Korean tennis aims to win up to four gold medals at this tournament, focusing on men's and women's singles and doubles events.
The Nam Ja (CEO) team, led by Coach Jeong Jong-sam (Myongji University) and Coach Kim Sun-yong (Orion Tennis Team), includes Kwon Soon-woo, Hong Sung-chan, Nam Ji-seong (both Dangjin City Hall), Shin San-hee (Gyeongsan City Hall), Park Ui-seong (Daegu City Hall), and Shin Woo-bin (Korea Army COLONY 6th Division).
The team led by Coach Cho Yun-jeong (Dignity Academy) and Coach Yoo Hwa-soo (NH NongHyup Bank) was composed of Koo Yeon-woo, Park So-hyun (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Office), Baek Da-yeon, Lee Eun-hye (both NH NongHyup Bank), Jeong Bo-young (Andong City Hall), and Jang Su-jeong (Incheon City Hall).
Trainers Im Jun-woo (Korea Tennis Association) and Kwon Young-seo (Gymtonic) will each be in charge of conditioning for the Nam Nyeo (CEO) team players.
A total of five gold medals are at stake in this tournament's tennis events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. The list of participating athletes for each event will be finalized later.
The Asian Games, marking its 20th edition this year, officially opens on the 19th. Tennis matches will begin in the second week of the tournament on the 27th.
The venue is the Nagoya Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Japan. Held on hard courts, all five events — men's singles and doubles, women's singles and doubles, and mixed doubles — will proceed via a 64-draw tournament format.
In particular, the Nam Ja (CEO) team will face a match that holds significant meaning in Korean tennis history ahead of the Asian Games.
South Korea will face India in the Davis Cup second round final qualification matches on the 18th and 19th at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center.
Earlier, in February, South Korea caused a major upset by defeating the world powerhouse Argentina 3-2 at the first final qualification round held in Busan Gijang, advancing to this stage which corresponds to the world's top 16.
Now, only one match remains to write a new chapter in Korean tennis history. If South Korea defeats India, it will advance to the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, Italy, this November, where eight nations from around the world will compete. This would mark the first time in South Korea's Davis Cup history that the team reaches the quarterfinals stage.
Therefore, this India match is more than just a preliminary contest at the Asian Games; it is a crucial game in which the Korean men's tennis team can write new history.
The Nam Ja (CEO) team gathered on the 11th at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Court to begin preparations for the match against India. After concluding the Davis Cup, they will continue their training camp at the same venue and immediately shift into Asian Games mode.
Jung Jong-sam, head coach of the Nam Ja (CEO) team, announced through the Korea Tennis Association that "after competing in the Davis Cup, we plan to continue training camps at the same venue and temper ourselves for the Asian Games gold medal."
This is an attempt by a South Korean male tennis player to achieve two historic milestones in succession: the first-ever Davis Cup quarterfinal appearance for Korea and an Asian Games gold medal.
The Yeo Ja (CEO) team will also begin preparations for the Asian Games through actual competition. The Yeo Ja (CEO) team will start its assembly training on the 14th at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Court. Coach Jo Yun-jeong of the Yeo Ja (CEO) team explained, "Most of the national team's core players will participate in the WTA 250 Korea Open held in Seoul starting from the 20th," adding that they aim to boost their match readiness and game rhythm to prepare for the Asian Games.
South Korean tennis won three bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Hong Seong-chan secured a bronze medal in men's singles, while the men's doubles pair of Kwon Soon-woo and Hong Seong-chan and the women's doubles pair of Baek Da-yeon and Jeong Bo-young also claimed bronze medals side by side.
This time, the focus shifts to an even higher level. With experienced international players such as Kwon Soon-woo and Hong Seong-chan joining forces with recently rising stars, Korean tennis is now set on a quest for the Asian Games gold medal.
The Nam Nyeo (CEO) team is scheduled to depart for Japan on the 24th.
▶ Nam Ja (CEO) team
Coach: Jeong Jong-sam (Myongji University)
Coach: Kim Seon-yong (Orion Tennis Team)
Trainer: Im Jun-woo (Korea Tennis Association)
Kwon Sun-woo (Chungnam Sports Council)
Hong Seong-chan (Dangjin City Hall)
Shin San-hee (Gyeongsan City Hall)
Nam Ji-sung (Dangjin City Hall)
Park Ui-seong (Daegu City Hall)
Shin Woo-bin (National Defense University)
▶ Team Yeo Ja (CEO)
Coach: Jo Yun-jeong (Dignity Academy)
Coach: Yoo Hwa-su (NH NongHyup Bank)
Trainer: Kwon Young-seo (Gymtonic)
Koo Yeon-woo (CJ CheilJedang)
Park So-hyun (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Office)
Baek Da-yeon (NH NongHyup Bank)
Lee Eun-hye (NH NongHyup Bank)
Information Young (Andong City Hall)
Jang Su-jeong (Incheon City Hall)
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