 Wong at the2022 Wimbledon Juniors | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Coleman Wong Chak-lam | ||||||||||||||
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| ITF name | Chak Lam Coleman Wong | ||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2004-06-06)6 June 2004 (age 20) Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $336,306 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 13–10 (atATP Tour level,Grand Slam level, and inDavis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 128 (30 September 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 182 (17 March 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q1 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q2 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 4–5 (atATP Tour level,Grand Slam level, and inDavis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 468 (9 September 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 719 (17 March 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 18–7 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 17 March 2025. | |||||||||||||||
Coleman Wong Chak-lam (Chinese:黃澤林; born 6 June 2004) is a Hong Kongtennis player. He has a career-highATP singles ranking of No. 128 achieved on 30 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 468 achieved on 9 September 2024.He is the highest-ranked male Hong Kong tennis player in history, having cracked the top 300 and later the top 150 in the rankings.[1][2]
Wong representsHong Kong at theDavis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 18–7.[3]
He was educated inDiocesan Boys' School and as of 2023 is a student of theUniversity of Hong Kong.[4]
He has a sister named Elana Wong.[5]
Wong won the 2018Orange Bowl singles under-14 junior tennis tournament.[6][7]
After winning the2021 US Open Boys' doubles event, he became Hong Kong's second-ever Grand Slam winner in any discipline, followingPatricia Hy's1983 Wimbledon title in Girls' doubles.
He won his second Grand Slam title at the2022 Australian Open Boys' doubles event, withBruno Kuzuhara, becoming the first back-to-back Grand Slam champion in boys' doubles sinceHsu Yu-hsiou in 2017, at the2017 Wimbledon and at the2017 US Open.[8]
Wong reached the semifinals inBoys' Singles at the2022 US Open, which is the best ever result of Hong Kong male tennis players in any Grand Slam tournament.
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.[9]
In 2022, Wong won his first $15k doubles title in Spain in January, follow by his first $25k title in Vietnam in October.
In 2023, Wong made his first ITF Final in Tunisia, but finally lost to Lebanon'sHady Habib. Then in the following week, Wong won his first ITF $15k singles event in Tunisia on 25 June, beating Italy's Luca Giacomini, which made him the first tennis player from Hong Kong to win a professional men's singles title.[10] In September, Wong won his first $25k singles title in Hong Kong, in addition to making the final in doubles with his compatriotWong Hong-kit.[11]
Wong then participated in theAsian Games hosted inHangzhou, first beating then-world No. 98Wu Yibing in the round of 16 after saving 5 match points, making him the first-ever player from Hong Kong to beat a top 100 player.[12] However, he lost to South Korean playerHong Seong-chan in the quarterfinals.[13]
The following week, Wong competed in an ITF $15k tournament inDoha, Qatar, finishing as the runner-up after losing 6–7(4–7), 4–6 to Marat Sharipov.
In October, he recorded his first ATP Challenger Tour main-draw win inShenzhen, beating Linang Xiao. Wong went on to beatTérence Atmane and Huang Tsung-hao, and following the withdrawal of world No. 110Aleksandar Kovacevic, he qualified for his first ATP Challenger final. Nevertheless, Wong lost to former top 50 playerJames Duckworth in the final by a decisive 0–6, 1–6 margin.[14] Due to this performance, Wong reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 361, climbing over 160 places from No. 530 in September, marking a significant milestone in his career as he became the first Hong Kong male tennis player ever to make an ATP Challenger Tour final.
Wong then traveled to Playford, Australia, receiving a special exemption at theCity of Playford International Challenger 75 Tournament. He fought back to defeat New Zealand playerAjeet Rai in the first round. Wong went on to beat world No. 68Thanasi Kokkinakis, who retired in the second set, and defeatedTristan Schoolkate and world No. 100Taro Daniel in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively, both in three sets.[15] As a result, Wong reached his second consecutiveATP Challenger Tour final, setting up a rematch of the Shenzhen final from the previous week with James Duckworth. Despite losing by a small margin of 5–7, 5–7, his performance allowed him to become both the first Hong Kong male tennis player ever to crack the top 300 and the highest-ranked Hong Kong male tennis player in history, elevating his ATP ranking to a career-high of No. 295.[16]
Wong competed at his third ATP Challenger event in three weeks inSydney, beatingPavle Marinkov in the opening round, but was later defeated by world No. 80Rinky Hijikata in the next round in three sets.[17]
Following a brief period of recovery, Wong traveled toYokohama for theKeio Challenger. After defeatingAltuğ Çelikbilek in the opening round, Wong made the quarter-finals following a walkover byJames Duckworth. However, he was defeated byYuta Shimizu in a grueling 6–7, 7–6, 6–7 loss. Wong ended his season at theYokkaichi Challenger, making the semifinals before being defeated by world No. 81Michael Mmoh.[18]
Wong received a wildcard to compete in both the singles and doubles draw for the2024 Hong Kong Tennis Open, held in the first week of January after a 21-year absence, marking his ATP Tour debut. Wong also became the highest-ranked Hong Kong tennis player (by ATP world ranking) to ever play in the main draw in the history of this event.[19] In singles, he lost to world No. 27Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets.[20] In doubles, Wong partnered with the BelgianZizou Bergs, but they were defeated in the first round byKaren Khachanov andAndrey Rublev.The following week, Wong entered theNonthaburi 2 Challenger inNonthaburi, Thailand as the fifth seed. After beatingJason Tseng in straight sets, he was defeated byYasutaka Uchiyama despite winning the first set. Wong then competed in doubles at an ITF $15k tournament inManacor, which he had won two years prior, partnering with Russian playerYaroslav Demin. The pair reached the finals, where they were defeated in straight sets.
In February, Wong competed in two consecutive Challenger tournaments in Bangalore, India andPune, India. InBangalore, Wong advanced to the second round before losing to second-seededSumit Nagal.[21] InPune, Wong was defeated by British tennis playerFelix Gill in the first round. Wong then entered theDelhi Open Challenger, where he reached the final while dropping only one set. He was defeated byGeoffrey Blancaneaux in the final in straight sets.[22] Soon after, Wong competed at a Challenger tournament inLugano, Switzerland. However, he was defeated by the eighth-seededJan Choinski in three sets.
In March, Wong received awildcard into the qualifying draw of the2024 Miami Open. He defeated both the then-world No. 89Hugo Gaston and the then-world No. 97Sumit Nagal to make his main draw debut at a Masters 1000, becoming the first-ever Hong Kong player to qualify for and play in the main draw of a Masters 1000-level event.[23][24] As a result he broke into the top 200 in the ATP singles rankings, again making history as the first male Hong Kong player ever to do so.[25]
Wong then competed in two Challenger tournaments inBusan andGwangju. In Busan, Wong reached the quarterfinals before being defeated byHong Seong-chan in three sets.Following reaching a fourth final at the2024 Lincoln Challenger but losing toJacob Fearnley,[26] Coleman reached the top 150 at world No. 149 on 26 August 2024, making again history for Hong Kong, as the first player to achieve that milestone. In September, at the2024 Hangzhou Open he recorded his first ATP Tour win as a qualifier, over wildcardWu Yibing by retirement, becoming the first player from Hong Kong since 1972 to record a main draw victory.[27] He lost toBrandon Nakashima in the next round.[28][29] He received a wildcard for the main draw of the2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters for his debut at this tournament.[30]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the2025 Indian Wells Masters.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| US Open | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| National representation | ||||||||||
| Davis Cup | WG2 | WG2 | WG2 | 0 / 0 | 10–3 | 77% | ||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Career total: 7 | |||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||||
| Hard win–loss | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 0 / 6 | 11–9 | 55% | |||
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Overall win–loss | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–6 | 2–1 | 0 / 7 | 11–10 | 52% | |||
| Win % | 67% | 75% | 40% | 67% | 52.38% | |||||
| Year-end ranking | 749 | 252 | 161 | $323,331 | ||||||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2023 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard |  James Duckworth | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2023 | City of Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | James Duckworth | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2024 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard |  Geoffrey Blancaneaux | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Aug 2024 | Lincoln, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Jacob Fearnley | 4–6, 2–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Hady Habib | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Luca Giacomini | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2023 | M25 Hong Kong (S.A.R), China | WTT | Hard |  Egor Gerasimov | 4–6, 7–6(10–8), [10–4] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2023 | M15 Doha, Qatar | WTT | Hard | Marat Sharipov | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | M15 Manacor, Spain | WTT | Hard |  Marc Othman Ktiri | Alberto Barroso Campos Imanol López Morillo | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | M25 Tay Ninh, Vietnam | WTT | Hard |  Tomohiro Masabayashi |  Hsu Yu-hsiou Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | walkover |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2022 | M25 Jakarta, Indonesia | WTT | Hard |  Sun Fajing | Tomohiro MasabayashiSeita Watanabe | 6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2022 | M15 Trnava, Slovakia | WTT | Hard |  Abedallah Shelbayh | Daniel Rincón Adolfo Daniel Vallejo | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2023 | M25 Hong Kong (S.A.R), China | WTT | Hard | Wong Hong Kit | Matsuda Ryuki Son Ji Hoon | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2024 | M15 Manacor, Spain | WTT | Hard | Yaroslav Demin |  Edas Butvilas Carlos López Montagud | 2–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2021 | US Open | Hard | Max Westphal |  Viacheslav Bielinskyi Petr Nesterov | 6–3, 5–7, [10–1] |
| Win | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard |  Bruno Kuzuhara | Alex MichelsenAdolfo Daniel Vallejo | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Association of Tennis Professionals Top Hong Kong male singles tennis players | |
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