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Hana Bank Korea Open - Seoul 2023 Tournament Results

In brief

Hana Bank Korea Open - Seoul 2023 is a WTA 250 tournament on the WTA tour that started on October 9, 2023. The title went to Jessica Pegula, who beat Yue Yuan in the final (6-2 6-3). The draw features 21 players from 16 countries. Best represented: United States (5). 17 matches played, 2 tie-breaks and 3 retirements. In 2022 the title went to Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Bracket

USJessica Pegula
SKViktoria Hruncakova
6-2 6-4
USAshlyn Krueger
ARNadia Podoroska
6-2 6-4
USJessica Pegula
USAshlyn Krueger
6-3 6-1
USClaire Liu
KRYeon Woo Ku
6-3 6-3
NLArantxa Rus
USClaire Liu
NLArantxa Rus
rit. 1-6 6-3 3-0 ret.
USJessica Pegula
USClaire Liu
4-6 6-3 6-0
CNYue Yuan
SIKaja Juvan
GBKatie Boulter
6-4 6-4
CNYue Yuan
SIKaja Juvan
rit. 6-4 4-1 ret.
CZMarie Bouzkova
USKayla Day
6-4 6-4
DEEva Lys
CZMarie Bouzkova
DEEva Lys
rit. 6-1 ret.
CNYue Yuan
CZMarie Bouzkova
7-5 7-6(7)
USJessica Pegula
CNYue Yuan
6-2 6-3

Roll of honour

YearChampionRunner-up
2026AUKimberly BirrellAUMaya Joint6-4 6-2
2023USJessica PegulaCNYue Yuan6-2 6-3
2022RUEkaterina AlexandrovaLVJelena Ostapenko7-6(4) 6-0

Points to defend

Best results at the 2022 edition: those points drop off the rankings with the 2023 edition.

Player2022Points
RUEkaterina AlexandrovaTitle250
LVJelena OstapenkoFinal163
GBEmma RaducanuSemifinal98
DETatjana MariaSemifinal98
CNLin ZhuQuarterfinal55
NZLulu SunQuarterfinal55
PLMagda LinetteQuarterfinal55
ANVictoria Jimenez KasintsevaQuarterfinal55

The tournament in numbers

Matches played
17
Tie-breaks
2
Matches to a deciding set
3
6-0 sets
3
Retirements
3

Most games in a match: Dayeon Back-Jelena Ostapenko, 3-6 6-1 7-6(4) (29 games).

Countries in the draw

CountryPlayersBest result
USUnited States5Title
KRSouth Korea2Round of 16
CNChina1Final
AUAustralia1Quarterfinal
CZCzechia1Quarterfinal
UZUzbekistan1Quarterfinal
DEGermany1Round of 16
LILiechtenstein1Round of 16
NLNetherlands1Round of 16
RURussia1Round of 16

Plus 6 more countries.

R32

WinnerLoserScore
KRDayeon BackLVJelena Ostapenko3-6 6-1 7-6(4)
USAshlyn KruegerARNadia Podoroska6-2 6-4
USJessica PegulaSKViktoria Hruncakova6-2 6-4
CZMarie BouzkovaUSKayla Day6-4 6-4
SIKaja JuvanGBKatie Boulter6-4 6-4
RUEkaterina AlexandrovaJPMai Hontama6-3 6-1
UZPolina KudermetovaUSAlycia Parks3-6 6-1 6-0
USClaire LiuKRYeon Woo Ku6-3 6-3

Round of 16

WinnerLoserScore
CZMarie BouzkovaDEEva Lysret. 6-1 ret.
USJessica PegulaUSAshlyn Krueger6-3 6-1
AUKimberly BirrellKRDayeon Back6-0 6-1
USClaire LiuNLArantxa Rusret. 1-6 6-3 3-0 ret.
UZPolina KudermetovaLIKathinka Von Deichmann6-3 6-1
CNYue YuanSIKaja Juvanret. 6-4 4-1 ret.

Quarterfinal

WinnerLoserScore
USJessica PegulaUSClaire Liu4-6 6-3 6-0
CNYue YuanCZMarie Bouzkova7-5 7-6(7)

Final

WinnerLoserScore
USJessica PegulaCNYue Yuan6-2 6-3