Coleman Wong
Coleman Wong Chak-lam (Chinese: 黃澤林; born 6 June 2004) is a tennis player from Hong Kong. He is educated in Diocesan Boys' School. After winning the 2021 US Open Boys' Doubles event, he became Hong Kong's second ever Grand Slam winner in any discipline, following Patricia Hy's 1983 Wimbledon title in Girls' Doubles. He won his second Grand Slam title at the 2022 Australian Open Boys' Doubles event, becoming the first back-to-back Grand Slam champion in boy's double since Hsu Yu-hsiou in 2017 at Wimbledon and the US Open.
| Full name | Coleman Wong Chak-lam |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Hong Kong |
| Born | 6 June 2004 Hong Kong |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $15,464 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 45–40 (52.9%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 733 (6 February 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 733 (6 February 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 3R (2022) |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2021) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2022) |
| US Open Junior | SF (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 32–28 (53.3%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 587 (6 February 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 587 (6 February 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | W (2022) |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2021, 2022) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2022) |
| US Open Junior | W (2021) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 10–4 (71.4%) |
| Last updated on: 6 February 2023. | |
Wong reached the semifinals in Boys' Singles of 2022 US Open, which is the best ever result of Hong Kong male tennis players in any Grand Slam tournament. He also played his first every ATP event in New Jersey where he lost to the World number 258 Cyrus Wong in three sets. 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4
Wong has a career high ATP singles ranking of 733 and doubles ranking of 587, both achieved on 6 February 2023.[1]
Wong represents Hong Kong at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 10–4.[2]
Wong won the 2018 Orange Bowl singles under-14 junior tennis tournament.[3][4] Wong won 5 singles and 5 doubles titles at ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors, with a win-loss record of 101-54 (65%) in singles and 66-44 (60%) in doubles. He has a career high ranking of 11 achieved on 10 October 2022. [5]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2021 | US Open | Hard |  Max Westphal |
 Viacheslav Bielinskyi Petr Nesterov |
6–3, 5–7, [10–1] |
| Winner | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard |  Bruno Kuzuhara |
Alex Michelsen Adolfo Daniel Vallejo |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
ITF Finals
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Hard |  Marc Othman Ktiri |
Alberto Barroso Campos Imanol Lopez Morillo |
6-2, 7–6(8-6) |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Tay Ninh, Vietnam | 25,000 | Hard |  Tomohiro Masabayashi |
 Hsu Yu-hsiou  Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul |
Walkover |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2022 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard |  Sun Fajing |
Tomohiro Masabayashi Seita Watanabe |
6-4, 4-6, [7-10] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2022 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | 15,000 | Hard |  Abedallah Shelbayh |
Daniel Rincón Daniel Vallejo |
4-6, 2-6 |
References
- "Chak Lam Coleman Wong | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022.
- "Chak Lam Coleman Wong". Davis Cup.
- "Hong Kong's Coleman Wong makes history by winning under-14 title at Junior Orange Bowl". South China Morning Post. 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022.
- "Coleman Wong Hopes to Become World No. 1 in the Future". Tennis World USA. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021.
- "Chak Lam Coleman Wong". ITF.