Jeon Young-dai
South Korean tennis player
Country (sports) | South Korea | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1960-10-04) 4 October 1960 (age 63) Chungmu, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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Jeon Young-dai (born 4 October 1960) is a South Korean former professional tennis player.[1]
Born in Chungmu, Jeon didn't take up tennis until his second year of middle school and was first selected to South Korea's national team as a 17-year old. In the 1980 Davis Cup tournament he helped South Korea win ties against Pakistan, Indonesia and India.[2] He won a silver medal in men's doubles at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi (with Song Dong-wook). After retiring he became a coach and had a successful reign in charge of Konkuk University, which dominated the national college championships.[3] He also became South Korea's national coach.[when?][4]
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External links
- Jeon Young-dai at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jeon Young-dai at the Davis Cup
- Jeon Young-dai at the International Tennis Federation