Ly Hoang Nam moves up 100 spots in ATP doubles rankings

Meanwhile, his teammate Nguyen Hoang Thien remains stuck at No. 1164.

In the singles rankings, Nam climbed 23 places to No. 929.

On September 24, Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien brought home the first professional tennis title for Vietnam after pairing-up to beat the second-seeded duo Gao Xin (China) and Imai Shintaro (Japan) 2-0 at the 2016 Vietnam F5 Men’s Futures tourney.

In the singles event, Ly Hoang Nam has made it through to the finals following his trouncing 2-0 (6-2, 6-4) of No. 4 seed Gao Xin of China.

Nam’s final opponent is Shiga Masato from Japan, who beat fellow teammate Ito Yuichi 4-6, 6-0, 6-0 in the remaining semi-final match.