Meanwhile, his teammate Nguyen Hoang Thien remains stuck at No. 1164.
In the singles rankings, Nam climbed 23 places to No. 929.
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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.
