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Korea, Rep.

Next Tie versus Kazakhstan, Group I, Asia/Oceania 1st Round , 05/03/2010

After losing to Uzbekistan, Korea defeated China in 2009 Asia/Oceania Group I to maintain its place in that group for 2010.

Best Davis Cup Performance: World Group First Round - 1981, 1987, 2008

Korea lost its first 16 Davis Cup ties before a 3-2 victory over Pakistan in 1977 gave it its first victory.

Korea’s Young-Jun Kim was involved in the longest-known Davis Cup tiebreak to date when defeating Pakistan’s Aqeel Khan in the 2003 Asia/Oceania Group I Relegation play-off 76 46 63 76, with the first set tiebreak lasting 36 points.

All time records

First Year Played	1960
Years Played	48
Ties Played Win Loss	91 (40 - 51)
Years in WG	3 (0 - 3)
Most Total Wins	Hyung-Taik LEE (51 - 23)
Most Singles Wins	Hyung-Taik LEE (41 - 9)
Most Doubles Wins	Jin-Sun YOO (10 - 6) Hyung-Taik LEE (10 - 14)
Best Doubles Team	Jin-Sun YOO & Bong-Soo KIM (5-1)
Most Ties Played	Hyung-Taik LEE (30)
Most Years Played	Hyung-Taik LEE (14)

RECENT RESULTS

2009 Win Loss	1 - 1
Asia/Oceania Group I	1st Round			BYE
Asia/Oceania Group I Play-off	1st Round			BYE
Asia/Oceania Group I	Quarterfinal	lost to	Uzbekistan	1-4
Asia/Oceania Group I Play-off	Semifinal	defeated	China	3-2

Players	Singles Win Loss	Doubles Win Loss
Hyung-Taik LEE	2 - 1	0 - 2
Kyu-Tae IM	2 - 1	0 - 2
Yong-Kyu LIM	0 - 2

2008 Win Loss	0 - 2
World Group	1st Round	lost to	Germany	2-3
World Group Play-off	1st Round	lost to	Netherlands	2-3

Players	Singles Win Loss	Doubles Win Loss
Hyung-Taik LEE	3 - 1	0 - 1
Kyu-Tae IM	0 - 1
Jae-Sung AN	0 - 1	0 - 1
Woong-Sun JUN	1 - 1	0 - 2