John Hui (tennis)

John Hui Kin-yip (born 3 January 1978) is a Hong Kong former professional tennis player.

John Hui
Full nameJohn Hui Kin-yip
Country (sports) Hong Kong
Born (1978-01-03) 3 January 1978
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$23,562
Singles
Career record0–2 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 987 (8 Oct 2001)
Doubles
Career record1–4 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 157 (12 Aug 2002)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese許建業[1]
Hanyu PinyinXǔ Jiànyè
JyutpingHeoi2 Gin3jip6

Following a collegiate career with Pepperdine University, Hui turned professional in the early 2000s and competed primarily as a doubles player, with a career high ranking of 157 in the world.[2]

Hui, who was a top-100 junior,[3] twice featured in the singles main draw of the ATP Tour's Hong Kong Open, losing his first round matches to Pat Rafter in 1996 and Marat Safin in 2001. He was doubles runner-up in two ATP Challenger tournaments and reached the doubles quarter-finals at the 2001 Heineken Open Shanghai (beating the second seeds en route).

A doubles bronze medalist at the 2001 National Games of China (with Melvin Tong), Hui was a Hong Kong representative at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan and played in 14 Davis Cup ties for Hong Kong.[4] In his Davis Cup career, he won a total of three singles and five doubles rubbers.

In 2003, he married Jacklyn Fu, a former tennis player on the international junior circuit, with whom he has 3 children, Brian, Nicola, and Alex.[5]

Hui is part of one of Hong Kong's four big families, headed by Hui Oi Chow.

References
  1. "網球王子Ace波必定掂". Oriental Daily News. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. Alladin, Unus (20 August 2002). "Pusan-bound Hui finds fame and fortune in doubles". South China Morning Post.
  3. "Teenage tennis star in top 100". South China Morning Post. 29 April 1994.
  4. "Hui and Tong take bronze medal after outshining rivals". South China Morning Post. 20 November 2001.
  5. Alladin, Unus (24 December 2003). "Tennis stars team up for life". South China Morning Post.
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