title: Tennis at the 2015 Summer Universiade – Men's singles
text: # Tennis at the 2015 Summer Universiade – Men's singles
  
  The men's singles tennis event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held from July 4 to 12 at the Jawol International Tennis Court in Gwangju, South Korea.
  
  Chung Hyeon of South Korea won the gold medal, defeating Aslan Karatsev of Russia in the final, 1–6, 6–2, 6–0.
  
  Lucas Poullain of France and Yang Tsung-hua of Chinese Taipei won the bronze medals.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All sixteen seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Chung Hyeon (KOR) (champion; Gold medalist)
  * Aslan Karatsev (RUS) (final; Silver medalist)
  * Yang Tsung-hua (TPE) (semifinals; Bronze medalist)
  * Huang Liang-chi (TPE) (fourth round)
  * Evgeny Tyurnev (RUS) (fourth round)
  * Marat Deviatiarov (UKR) (quarterfinals)
  * Antoine Hoang (FRA) (quarterfinals)
  * Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) (fourth round; retired)
  * Pruchya Isaro (THA) (quarterfinals)
  * Joe Salisbury (GBR) (third round)
  * Patrick Ofner (AUT) (fourth round)
  * Shintaro Imai (JPN) (quarterfinals)
  * Phasawit Burapharittha (THA) (fourth round)
  * Ronit Singh Bisht (IND) (third round; withdrew)
  * Mark Whitehouse (GBR) (third round)
  * Maciej Smoła (POL) (third round)
  
  ## Main draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chung Hyeon (KOR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Marat Deviatiarov (UKR) | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Marat Deviatiarov (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | Chung Hyeon (KOR) | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Lucas Poullain (FRA) | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | | Lucas Poullain (FRA) | 6 | 6 | | Lucas Poullain (FRA) | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | 9 | Pruchya Isaro (THA) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Pruchya Isaro (THA) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Chung Hyeon (KOR) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Aslan Karatsev (RUS) | 6 | 2 | 0 |
  | 7 | Antoine Hoang (FRA) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Aslan Karatsev (RUS) | 6 | 2 | 0 |
  | 3 | Yang Tsung-hua (TPE) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Yang Tsung-hua (TPE) | 6 | 6 | 3 | Yang Tsung-hua (TPE) | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | Aslan Karatsev (RUS) | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 12 | Shintaro Imai (JPN) | $6^2$ | 0 | 2 | Aslan Karatsev (RUS) | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Aslan Karatsev (RUS) | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1 | H Chung (KOR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Trkulja (CAN) | 3 | 3 | | R Hemmeler (SUI) | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Hemmeler (SUI) | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | H Chung (KOR) | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | H Heliövaara (FIN) | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | A Levandi (EST) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | H Heliövaara (FIN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Chung (KOR) | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Redlicki (USA) | 3 | 1 |
  | | | | | M Redlicki (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | V Cruz Moraes (BRA) | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | M Redlicki (USA) | w/o | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 14 | RS Bisht (IND) | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | A Abdulreda (QAT) | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 14 | RS Bisht (IND) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 10 | J Salisbury (GBR) | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Gurbanov (TKM) | w/o | | | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | S Jalloh (SLE) | w/o | | | | | | 10 | J Salisbury (GBR) | $7^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | M Shiga (JPN) | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | DD De Silva (SRI) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | M Shiga (JPN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Shiga (JPN) | 5 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Deviatiarov (UKR) | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | C-h Wong (HKG) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | M Zainal (MAS) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | C-h Wong (HKG) | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | KB Ocampo (PHI) | 0 | 0 | | | | | 6 | M Deviatiarov (UKR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | M Ratsifandrihamanana (MAD) | 6 | 6 | | M Ratsifandrihamanana (MAD) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 6 | M Deviatiarov (UKR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 4 | L-c Huang (TPE) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | O Tsogt (MGL) | 1 | 4 | | H Zulu (ZAM) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | H Zulu (ZAM) | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | L-c Huang (TPE) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | F Doležel (CZE) | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | JA Vera (MEX) | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | F Doležel (CZE) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L-c Huang (TPE) | 6 | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Poullain (FRA) | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | L Poullain (FRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | A Sibanda (BOT) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | L Poullain (FRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | M El Tannir (LIB) | 0 | 0 | | | | | 16 | M Smoła (POL) | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | Y Narkevich (BLR) | 6 | 6 | | Y Narkevich (BLR) | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 16 | M Smoła (POL) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 9 | P Isaro (THA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | L Aranguren (ARG) | 6 | 6 | | L Aranguren (ARG) | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | R Solórzano (COL) | 2 | 1 | | | | | 9 | P Isaro (THA) | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | S Shofayziev (UZB) | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | T Chitemamwise (ZIM) | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | S Shofayziev (UZB) | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | P Isaro (THA) | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Tyurnev (RUS) | 3 | 1 |
  | | | | | Ž Papež (SLO) | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | NA Iswan (INA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | NA Iswan (INA) | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | A Álvarez (VEN) | 5 | 4 | | | | | 5 | E Tyurnev (RUS) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | D Zhu (CHN) | 7 | 6 | | D Zhu (CHN) | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 5 | E Tyurnev (RUS) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 7 | A Hoang (FRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | V Mfuni (ZAM) | 2 | 1 | | A Vampa (ARG) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | A Vampa (ARG) | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | A Hoang (FRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | S-f Lam (HKG) | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | A Taifour (JOR) | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | S-f Lam (HKG) | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Hoang (FRA) | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | P Ofner (AUT) | 1 | 1 |
  | | | | | A Day (CAN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | S López (COL) | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | A Day (CAN) | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | T Bitencourt (BRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | 11 | P Ofner (AUT) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | A Rahman (INA) | 3 | 2 | | T Bitencourt (BRA) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 11 | P Ofner (AUT) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | 13 | P Burapharittha (THA) | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | M Rokaya (NEP) | w/o | | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | M Kamara (SLE) | w/o | | | | | 13 | P Burapharittha (THA) | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | S Diallo (MLI) | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | I Wettasinghe (SRI) | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | S Diallo (MLI) | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | P Burapharittha (THA) | 1 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T-h Yang (TPE) | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | S Syed Naguib (MAS) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | M Avetisyan (ARM) | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | S Syed Naguib (MAS) | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | S Muzondiwa (BOT) | w/o | | | | | 3 | T-h Yang (TPE) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | T Mufunda (ZIM) | | | S Muzondiwa (BOT) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | 3 | T-h Yang (TPE) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 8 | A Vasilevski (BLR) | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | R Križaj (SLO) | 2 | 1 | | A Baroz (SUI) | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | A Baroz (SUI) | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | A Vasilevski (BLR) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | E Antony (IND) | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | DE Wulff (VEN) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | E Antony (IND) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Vasilevski (BLR) | 5 | $0^r$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Imai (JPN) | 7 | 0 |
  | | | | | M Jędruszczaj (POL) | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | A Ernepesov (TKM) | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | M Jędruszczaj (POL) | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | B Nyamdelger (MGL) | 0 | 0 | | | | | 12 | S Imai (JPN) | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | S Thompson (AUS) | 6 | 6 | | S Thompson (AUS) | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 12 | S Imai (JPN) | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 8**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 15 | M Whitehouse (GBR) | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Al Saegh (QAT) | w/o | | | | A Al Saegh (QAT) | 0 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Y Du (CHN) | | | | | | | | 15 | M Whitehouse (GBR) | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | J Lee (KOR) | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | V Orlov (UKR) | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | J Lee (KOR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Lee (KOR) | 6 | 2 | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Karatsev (RUS) | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | P Tsoy (UZB) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | M Zogheib (LIB) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | P Tsoy (UZB) | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | A Rapp (USA) | 2 | 7 | $6^3$ | | | | | 2 | A Karatsev (RUS) | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | JC Vásquez (MEX) | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | | JC Vásquez (MEX) | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | A Karatsev (RUS) | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Consolation draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Consolation finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Abrahán Álvarez (VEN) | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Kaito Uesugi (JPN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Kaito Uesugi (JPN) | 6 | 6 | | Kaito Uesugi (JPN) | 6 | 3 | [3] |
  | | | | | Daiki Kondo (JPN) | 4 | 6 | [10] |
  | Daiki Kondo (JPN) | 3 | 6 | [10] | Daiki Kondo (JPN) | 4 | 6 | [10] |
  | Louis Chaix (FRA) | 6 | 3 | [7] | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Ho Chung (KOR) | | | | | | | | |
  | V Mfuni (ZAM) | 2 | 2 | M Zainal (MAS) | w/o | | | | | | | |
  | M Zainal (MAS) | 6 | 6 | | | | M Zainal (MAS) | 4 | 2 | | | |
  | G Carra (ARG) | 3 | 3 | | | | A Álvarez (VEN) | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | A Álvarez (VEN) | 6 | 6 | A Álvarez (VEN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | S Muzondiwa (BOT) | 5 | | S Muzondiwa (BOT) | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | T Chitemamwise (ZIM) | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | A Álvarez (VEN) | 2 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | K Uesugi (JPN) | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | K Uesugi (JPN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | M Zogheib (LIB) | 0 | 1 | R Križaj (SLO) | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | R Križaj (SLO) | 6 | 6 | | | | K Uesugi (JPN) | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | DE Wulff (VEN) | 6 | 6 | | | | DE Wulff (VEN) | 0 | 3 | | | |
  | R Solórzano (COL) | 2 | 4 | DE Wulff (VEN) | w/o | | | | | | | |
  | | | | M Avetisyan (ARM) | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | A Rapp (USA) | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | KB Ocamp (PHI) | | | | A Rapp (USA) | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | D Kondo (JPN) | 6 | 6 | | D Kondo (JPN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | S López (COL) | 2 | 3 | | | | | | D Kondo (JPN) | 4 | | | | | |
  | J Figueroa (VEN) | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | R Trkulja (CAN) | $2^r$ | | | | | |
  | R Trkulja (CAN) | $7^8$ | 6 | | R Trkulja (CAN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Ž Papež (SLO) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | D Kondo (JPN) | 3 | 6 | [10] |
  | JA Vera (MEX) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | L Chaix (FRA) | 6 | 3 | [7] |
  | M El Tannir (LIB) | 1 | 0 | | JA Vera (MEX) | 6 | 1 | [8] | | | | | | | |
  | T Mufuna (ZIM) | 2 | 2 | | A Sibanda (BOT) | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | |
  | A Sibanda (BOT) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Sibanda (BOT) | 0 | 3 | | | | |
  | A Levandi (EST) | 4 | 7 | [10] | | | | | L Chaix (FRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | F Brown Moia (ARG) | 6 | 5 | [5] | A Levandi (EST) | 3 | $7^7$ | [6] | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | L Chaix (FRA) | 6 | $6^3$ | [10] | | | | | | | |
  