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Date of Birth:
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28 October 1989
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Birth Place:
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Los Angeles, California
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Residence:
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New York |
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Height:
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6'0" (1.83m) |
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Weight:
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165lbs (75kg) |
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Plays:
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Left (double-handed backhand) |
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Davis Cup Training Squad:
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2007
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Highest ITF Junior World Ranking:
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No. 274 (10 Apr 2007)
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HK National Men's Ranking:
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A7 (Dec 2006)
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HK National Junior Ranking:
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No. 1 (2006-07)
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Status:
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NCAA Division I Ivy Group
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School:
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Columbia University
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Career Highlights:
► 2008-09 Although injuries hampered his court time, that was not nearly enough to stop Columbia from finishing ahead of 63rd-ranked archrivals Harvard and Cornell to win the Ivy Group for the second time in three years. The Lions gained an automatic bid for the NCAA Championships but fell to 19th-ranked Miami. Columbia finished the 2008-09 season ranked No. 52 among all Division I schools in the nation.
► 2007-08 Accepted to Columbia University, New York (Fall 2007). Started the Fall in his freshman year with 9 straight victories, which included titles at UVa Fall Invitational (Brown Flight) and Princeton Fall Invitational (B Flight), as well as B Flight doubles at Princeton (w/ Jonathan Wong) during that stretch. Played singles at the Nos. 3-6 positions and went 18-7 overall, including 8-5 in dual matches.
► Member of Hong Kong Davis Cup Training Squad (Dec 2007).
► Hong Kong Representative: 6th National City Games, Wuhan, China (Summer 2007).
► Recipient of the Hong Kong Junior No. 1 Players Award for two straight years (2006-07).
► Local Majors
Doubles(1):
2006 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships(w/ Andrew Lee)
► ITF World Junior Circuit titles
Doubles(3):
2007 G5 International Jr Championships of Sri Lanka (w/ Dino Dell'Orto)
2006 G4 Hong Kong Open Jr Championships (w/ Gilbert Wong)
G5 Hong Kong ITF Junior Tournament (w/ Gilbert Wong)
► Local junior titles
Boys' Singles:
2006 LIONS Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championship (18U)
CRC Open School Boys' Championship (18U)
2005 LIONS Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championship (16U)
CRC Open School Boys' Championship (18U)
Boys' Doubles:
2004 CRC Open School Boys' Championship (18U)
► Notable local results
Men's Singles:
2006 Runner-up, Hong Kong National Tennis Championships
2005 Champion, SCAA Open Chairman's Cup B Singles
2004 Champion, AIA Hong Kong National Tennis Championships B Singles
► Notable overseas results
Singles:
2007 R32, Mitsubishi-Lancer International Jr Championships (G2)
R32, Asian Closed Junior Championships (GB1)
Quarterfinals, Thamrin Cup International Junior Championships (G4)
2006 Runner-up, Hong Kong ITF Junior Tournament (G5)
Semifinals, Canadian ITF Junior World Ranking Event (G5)
Quarterfinals, Philippines ITF Junior World Ranking Event (G5)
R32, Thailand F4 and F5 ITF Men's Futures
Doubles:
2007 Semifinals (w/ Lim Hyun-Soo), Thamrin Cup International Junior Championships (G4)
R16 (w/ Jo Min-Wook), Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships, Taipei (GB1)
2006 Semifinals (w/ Anton Kovic), Canadian ITF Junior World Ranking Event (G5)
► Major Awards
2007 Hong Kong International School - Senior Athlete of the Year Award
2003-7 High Honor Roll (GPA 3.5+)
Captain, Hong Kong International School Men's Tennis Team (Played #1 singles)
Check out Kevin Kung's results on the US Collegiate Circuit.