A few players from Guam have earned a point or two in professional tennis, but none have crossed the threshold and have become professional tennis players.

Soon, this may change.

Over the past two weeks, while competing in the two separate events at International Tennis Federation J30 Lautoka 2026 Tennis Tournament in Lautoka, Fiji, Guam’s Kevin Seo appeared in two boys singles finals – losing the first but winning the second.

“There were no easy matches, and the two finals, in particular, were extremely demanding both tactically and mentally,” Seo said.

Seo described the tournaments in Fiji as a “debut stage for underrated blue chip players.”

“It’s also a place where many promising players from Australia, New Zealand, and across Oceania emerge,” he added.

In the first tournament, which took place April 21-26, Seo lost the championship match to New Zealand’s Liam Howes 7-6(1), 6-2. The two also met in the second round of the second tournament. Seo won that match 7-5, 6-4.

“In the final of the first tournament, every ball he hit seemed to land deep on the lines, and he stayed solid throughout without losing focus,” Seo said. “In the second match, to avoid getting trapped by his deep, aggressive hitting, I had to add more topspin and attack deeper with higher trajectories. In the end, I was able to turn the match around through my topspin game.”

In the second tournament, which took place from April 28 to May 3, Seo was losing to Australia’s Xander Crabb severely and faced a match point against him. Seo trailed 1-6, 1-5, 30-40 but rallied to win 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.

“Honestly don’t even remember how I managed to come back and win. I was completely focused, and it felt like my body just reacted on instinct – almost like I was in another zone,” Seo said.

With a finals appearance and a championship win recorded, Seo’s ITF junior ranking shot up a meteoric 51 points. Currently, Seo’s world ranking is No. 771 – 26 spots lower than his all-time best. Although he is happy with his individual performances and the points windfall, he knows there is more work to be done.

“To reach my goal of entering the pro zone, I need to break into the top 200. However, since I have very few doubles points, I have to rely mainly on my singles results. Realistically, my immediate goal is to break into the top 400,” he said.