Eugene Investment & Securities 2026 Seoul Open NEXTGEN Invitational

What is NEXTGEN?

Road to Seoul Open

The Seoul Open NEXTGEN Invitational features eight of Korea’s top 18-and-under players competing for a spot in the 2026 Seoul Open ATP Challenger

Date August 3–7, 2026
Venue Haevichi Gangdong Tennis Club
Format Round Robin → Semifinals → Final

Prize & Wild Cards

The Champion Takes the Next Stage

Winner Seoul Open Challenger Main Draw Wild Card ₩5,000,000
Runner-up Seoul Open Challenger Qualifying Wild Card ₩2,500,000

Player Profiles

Players

Tournament Week

Schedule

Tournament Schedule

Aug 3
Round Robin Day 1 Group stage begins Matches start not before 10:00 AM
Aug 4
Round Robin Day 2 Second round of group-stage matches
Aug 5
Round Robin Day 3 Final group-stage matches and standings confirmed
Aug 6
Semifinals Semifinals 1 & 2 Matches start not before 10:00 AM
Aug 7
Final Exhibition match at 10:00 AM Final at 12:00 PM, followed by trophy ceremony, media and sponsor photos

Order of Play

Group Stage

Standings

Group Seoul

Rank Player Played Pts Sets Games
1 장준서 [2] 2 2 4–1 23–12
2 김태우 [5] 2 1 3–2 18–17
3 김영훈 [7] 2 1 2–3 15–20
4 오승민 [3] 2 0 1–4 14–21

Group Eugene

Rank Player Played Pts Sets Games
1 황주찬 [6] 2 2 4–2 19–16
2 김동재 [4] 2 1 3–2 21–14
3 조민혁 [1] 2 1 3–2 21–19
4 오동윤 [8] 2 0 0–4 14–26

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Event Info

Vision

The Seoul Open NEXTGEN Invitational brings together eight of Korea’s leading 18-and-under players, creating a pathway from junior tennis to the professional tour.

  • Features Korea’s leading junior players in an elite invitational format
  • Provides a direct pathway to the Seoul Open ATP Challenger
  • Showcases the next generation of Korean tennis

Road to Seoul Open

Champion: Seoul Open ATP Challenger main-draw wild card and ₩5,000,000 in prize money

Runner-up: Seoul Open ATP Challenger qualifying wild card and ₩2,500,000 in prize money

우승자: 서울오픈 본선 와일드카드 + 상금 ₩5,000,000

준우승자: 서울오픈 예선 와일드카드 기회 + 상금 ₩2,500,000

Tournament Format

Eight players are divided into two groups of four and compete in a round-robin format
The top two players from each group advance to the semifinals followed by the final

8Players
2Groups
4Players per Group
Top 2Advance
  • Player eligibility: The top six players in the Korean boys’ U18 rankings and two wild cards
  • Tournament format: Round-robin group stage followed by the semifinals and final

Rules

Match Format

  • Best-of-three-set matches
  • ATP Tour standard scoring rules apply
  • Group stage: Final set played as a 10-point match tiebreak
  • Semifinals and final: Final set played as a standard set with a tiebreak at 6–6

Group Standings Criteria

TBD

Haevichi Gangdong Tennis Club venue

Venue

Haevichi Gangdong Tennis Club

Official venue of the Eugene 2026 Seoul Open NEXTGEN Invitational

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Sponsors & Partners

Partners

2026 Seoul Open NEXTGEN Invitational is supported by

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