Otto Virtanen and Seong Chan Hong will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Busan Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Otto Virtanen who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Otto Virtanen is the pick to win this match.
Otto Virtanen -> 1.45
Seong Chan Hong -> 2.62

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Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. Seong Chan Hong

There is no head to head record between Otto Virtanen and Seong Chan Hong since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Otto Virtanen

Otto Virtanen

19 - 6win/loss

Hard
3-5
I Hard
16-1
Rank
149
High
109
WLLWLLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-15 3-7 3-5 16-1 2-2 0-0
2023 33-31 4-6 4-10 22-11 3-4 0-0
2022 46-31 4-1 7-12 25-13 8-3 2-2
2021 40-21 2-2 16-11 19-6 0-0 3-2
2020 24-9 2-2 1-2 21-5 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 159, Otto will start his run in the Busan Challenger after he played his last match in Miami where he lost 6-4 4-6 6-4 to Bautista-Agut in the qualifications on the 19th of March.

Otto has a composed 19-6 win-loss record in 2024, 3-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the year was winning the title the Pau Challenger where he defeated Leandro Riedi in the final 7-5 7-5 and the Lugano Challenger where he beat Daniel Masur in the final 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3).

Talking about his overall career, Virtanen has an overall 181-114 record. He has a negative 15-18 record on hard.

Previously in the Busan Challenger

Virtanen has never competed in this tournament before.

Busan Challenger
Virtanen's Record

Seong Chan Hong

Seong Chan Hong

17 - 10win/loss

Hard
17-8
I Hard
0-2
Rank
188
High
172
LLWWLWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 27-18 27-14 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-0
2023 27-34 17-18 5-6 5-6 0-4 0-0
2022 40-18 36-12 4-3 0-3 0-0 0-0
2021 17-8 7-3 10-4 0-1 0-0 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 201, Chan Hong will start his run in the Busan Challenger after he played his last match in the Phoenix Challenger where he lost 6-2 6-4 to Goffin

in the qualifications on the 11th of March.

The Korean has a composed 17-10 win-loss record in 2024, 17-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Seong’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger and the Bengaluru Challenger.

In terms of his career, The Korean has an overall 244-145 record. He has a positive 210-106 record on hard.

Previously in the Busan Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.

Busan Challenger
Chan Hong's Record

Tennis Scores in Busan Challenger

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