Nam is No 471 in the world, which is five rungs higher than the previous week.
Lý Hoàng Nam is now Southeast Asia’s best tennis player. — Photo tienphong.vn
The national No 1 player grabbed three points, making it a total of 81, after his quarter-final finish at the China F12 Men’s Futures last week.
Nam’s ranking – also Việt Nam’s highest world ranking till date – has helped him replace Indonesia’s Christopher Rungkat (No 475) as the best regional athlete.
In the doubles ranking, Nam jumped 80 steps to No 415.
Nam is set to compete in the Thailand F4 tournament, which kicks off on July 31 in Nonthaburi Province. He is No 1 seed in the competition. His teammates Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên and Trịnh Linh Giang will also play in the singles category.
