by ti-amie Tournament: Korea Open Tennis Championships 2025 Presented by Motiva
Location: Seoul, S Korea
Level: WTA 500
Dates: September 15 - September 21, 2025
Total Financial Commitment: $1,064,510
Surface: Hard
Pos Player RANK
1 IGA SWIATEK (POL) 2
2 AMANDA ANISIMOVA (USA) 9
3 EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA 14
4 CLARA TAUSON (DEN) 15
5 DARIA KASATKINA (AUS) 17
6 BEATRIZ HADDAD MAIA (BRA) 20
7 DIANA SHNAIDER 22
8 VERONIKA KUDERMETOVA 26
9 SOFIA KENIN (USA) 28
10 MCCARTNEY KESSLER (USA) 34
11 SORANA CIRSTEA(ROU) PR37
12 ASHLYN KRUEGER (USA) 39
13 MAYA JOINT (AUS) 42
14 TATJANA MARIA (GER) 43
15 ANASTASIA POTAPOVA 45
16 LOIS BOISSON (FRA) 46
17 JAQUELINE CRISTIAN (ROU) 50
by ti-amie Qualifying Draw (Play Completed)
(1)Alycia Parks vs Chloe Paquet
(WC)Boyoung Jeong vs (12)Linda Fruhvirtova
(2)Suzan Lamens vs (WC)Eunhye Lee
Yafan Wang vs (7)Caty McNally
(3)Anna Blinkova vs Kyoka Okamura
Jessika Ponchet vs (11)Maria Carle
(4)Katerina Siniakova vs Astra Sharma
(WC)Su Jeong Jang vs (10)Talia Gibson
(5)Anastasia Zakharova vs (WC)Gaeul Jang
Mai Hontama vs (8)Ella Seidel
(6)Varvara Gracheva vs Tatiana Prozorova
Hanna Chang vs (9)Katie Volynets
by ti-amie Main Draw Singles
1 SWIATEK, Iga POL/Bye
ZHU, Lin CHN vs CIRSTEA, Sorana ROU
KREJCIKOVA, Barbora CZE vs Q PROZOROVA, Tatiana
CRISTIAN, Jaqueline ROU vs WC 8 RADUCANU, Emma GBR
3 TAUSON, Clara DEN/Bye
KRUEGER, Ashlyn USA vs LYS, Eva GER
JOINT, Maya AUS vs Q FRUHVIRTOVA, Linda CZE
SIEGEMUND, Laura GER vs 7 KENIN, Sofia USA
5 SHNAIDER, Diana vs Q MCNALLY, Caty USA
LAMENS, Suzan NED vs MARIA, Tatjana GER
Q SINIAKOVA, Katerina CZE vs WC PARK, Sohyun KOR
Bye/4 KASATKINA, Daria AUS
6 HADDAD MAIA, Beatriz BRA vs WC BACK, Dayeon KOR
Q PONCHET, Jessika FRA vs Q SEIDEL, Ella GER
BOISSON, Lois FRA vs WC KU, Yeonwoo KOR
Bye/2 ALEXANDROVA, Ekaterina
by ti-amie Monday Order of Play
Centre Court
Starts at 1:00 AM
USA A. Krueger vs GER E. Lys
Starts: 14:00 (Venue) 01:00 (Your time)
Upcoming
CZE K. Siniakova vs KOR S. Park
Upcoming
GER L. Siegemund vs USA S. Kenin (7)
Not before: 17:30 (Venue) 04:30 (Your time)
Upcoming
FRA L. Boisson vs KOR Y. Ku
Not before: 19:30 (Venue) 06:30 (Your time)
Grandstand
Starts at 1:00 AM
AUS M. Joint vs CZE L. Fruhvirtova
Starts: 14:00 (Venue) 01:00 (Your time)
Upcoming
FRA J. Ponchet vs GER E. Seidel
Upcoming
AUS Perez/HUN Stollar (1) vs ROU Cristian/TPE Hsieh
Upcoming
JPN Kato/TPE Wu (4) vs CHN Xu/CHN Yang
by ashkor87 From last year's video, court looks slow to medium.. BHM did well by coming to the net and finishing the point.. takes a good volleyer to win this event, or lots of power..a number of women could win it, of course, but the ones I would NOT bet on are Raducanu, Kenin, Kasatkina..
would go short on them if this were a market...Shnaider won Monterrey on a similar court, I would bet on her if I had to.
by ti-amie Tuesday Order of Play
Centre Court
Starts at 1:00 AM
CZE B. Krejcikova vs RUS T. Prozorova
Starts: 14:00 (Venue) 01:00 (Your time)
Upcoming
RUS A. Zakharova vs ROU S. Cirstea
Upcoming
ROU J. Cristian vs GBR E. Raducanu (8)
Not before: 17:30 (Venue) 04:30 (Your time)
Upcoming
BRA B. Haddad Maia (6) vs KOR D. Back
Not before: 19:30 (Venue) 06:30 (Your time)
Grandstand
Starts at 1:00 AM
RUS D. Shnaider (5) vs USA C. McNally
Starts: 14:00 (Venue) 01:00 (Your time)
Upcoming
NED S. Lamens vs GER T. Maria
Upcoming
CZE Krejcikova/CZE Siniakova vs RUS Blinkova/JPN Ninomiya
After suitable rest
Upcoming
TPE Chan/DEN Tauson vs FRA Boisson/NED Lamens
After suitable rest
by ti-amie Wednesday Order of Play
Centre Court
Starts at 11:00 PM
Round of 32
RUS A. Zakharova vs ROU S. Cirstea
Round of 32
Upcoming
ROU J. Cristian vs GBR E. Raducanu (8)
Round of 32
Upcoming
BRA B. Haddad Maia (6) vs KOR D. Back
Round of 16
Upcoming
AUS M. Joint vs USA S. Kenin (7)
Round of 16
Upcoming
DEN C. Tauson (3) vs GER E. Lys
Grandstand
Starts at 11:00 PM
Round of 16
Upcoming
CZE Krejcikova/CZE Siniakova vs RUS Blinkova/JPN Ninomiya
Round of 32
RUS D. Shnaider (5) vs USA C. McNally
0 2 6 0
0 6 2 0
Suspended
Round of 32
Upcoming
NED S. Lamens vs GER T. Maria
Round of 16
Upcoming
KOR Back/KOR Lee vs NOR Eikeri/CHN Tang
by ashkor87 nice to see that Krejcikova and Siniakova are playing together again..
by ashkor87 Raducanu vs Krejcikova next.. both major champions.. should be a good one, though I think the court is far too slow for Raducanu.. she struggled even against Cristian.. Krejcikova will go to the net and put way the volleys, which is the only one way someone with less power than Sabalenka/Swiatek/Anisimova can win here...
by ti-amie Thursday Order of Play
Centre Court
Starts at 1:00 AM
FRA L. Boisson vs RUS E. Alexandrova (2)
Starts: 14:00 (Venue) 01:00 (Your time)
Upcoming
POL I. Swiatek (1) vs ROU S. Cirstea
Upcoming
CZE K. Siniakova vs AUS D. Kasatkina (4)
Not before: 17:30 (Venue) 04:30 (Your time)
Upcoming
CZE B. Krejcikova vs GBR E. Raducanu (8)
Not before: 19:30 (Venue) 06:30 (Your time)
Grandstand
Starts at 1:00 AM
RUS D. Shnaider (5) vs NED S. Lamens
Starts: 14:00 (Venue) 01:00 (Your time)
Upcoming
BRA B. Haddad Maia (6) vs GER E. Seidel
Upcoming
KOR Back/KOR Lee vs NOR Eikeri/CHN Tang
Upcoming
MEX Olmos/INA Sutjiadi vs BRA Haddad Maia/GER Siegemund (2)
After suitable rest
Show Court 1
Starts at 1:00 AM
RUS Khromacheva/USA Krueger vs SVK Mihalikova/GBR Nicholls (3)
Starts: 14:00 (Venue) 01:00 (Your time)
Upcoming
AUS Joint/USA McNally vs POL Piter/USA Santamaria
Upcoming
TPE Chan/DEN Tauson vs FRA Boisson/NED Lamens
After suitable rest
by ti-amie Friday Order of Play
Centre Court
Starts at 11:00 PM
Quarterfinals
DEN C. Tauson (3) vs AUS M. Joint
Starts: 12:00 (Venue) 23:00--1d (Your time)
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
NED S. Lamens vs CZE K. Siniakova
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
POL I. Swiatek (1) vs CZE B. Krejcikova
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
GER E. Seidel vs RUS E. Alexandrova (2)
Grandstand
Starts at 12:00 AM
Quarterfinals
CHN Xu/CHN Yang vs NOR Eikeri/CHN Tang
Starts: 13:00 (Venue) 00:00 (Your time)
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
AUS Joint/USA McNally vs MEX Olmos/INA Sutjiadi
After suitable rest
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
TPE Chan/DEN Tauson vs SVK Mihalikova/GBR Nicholls (3)
After suitable rest
Quarterfinals
Upcoming
ROU Cristian/TPE Hsieh vs CZE Krejcikova/CZE Siniakova
After suitable rest
by ashkor87 Meditating on versatility - the ability to win on all kinds of surfaces -Swiatek certainly has it.. fast/slow/high bounce/low bounce, she manages them all. So does Alexandrova, to a lesser extent.. Gauff has shown the same but she is busy fixing her mechanics for now..Sabalenka also seems pretty good on all surfaces. There are more like that these days, which is a good thing.
by ponchi101 Totally disagree. They are all slow courts, with the same speed and bounce. It makes it less challenging.
This is not Borg winning RG-W three years in a row, going from very slow, high uneven bounces on clay to very fast, low uneven bounces on grass.
A little difference would make it more competitive.
It's like car racing: Nascar is just ovals, the same thing over and other. Other categories use circuits, all different. Makes it more interesting.
by
ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 19, 2025 3:43 am
They are all slow courts,
huh? USO, Cincinnati, Korea all same to you?
by ashkor87 Raducanu getting a lot of flak for playing here instead of BJK cup.. I am ambivalent on this - her team didnt actually need her, so what is the problem? And she is trying to garner points to get seeded at the AO.. everybody does that. Of course, patriotism requires here to play for her country, but who is patriotic these days? I do think conditions didnt suit her here, just as I said Navarro should have known better than to go to Monterrey, but that is only my opinion, and she might have proved me wrong.
by
ponchi101 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 19, 2025 6:09 am
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 19, 2025 3:43 am
They are all slow courts,
huh? USO, Cincinnati, Korea all same to you?
Yes. The differences are trivial.
by
ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 19, 2025 1:28 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 19, 2025 6:09 am
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 19, 2025 3:43 am
They are all slow courts,
huh? USO, Cincinnati, Korea all same to you?
Yes. The differences are trivial.
Okkkkkkkk !
by Owendonovan Is Iga trying for year end no. 1?
by ashkor87 Iga won as expected but good show by Alexandrova, won the first set 6-1
by ashkor87 Alexandrova played better, had more winners, fewer UFEs, higher first serve percentage, won more points, than Swiatek.. and lost.! that is Swiatek for you!
by ponchi101 That's this sport for you. It happens with enough frequency.
Remember the 2019 Wimby final. Roger did everything better. Except play 3 good tie breaks.
The most difficult sport in the world. I say.
by
ptmcmahon Is it the most difficult though? I'm sure fans / players of almost every sport will tell you why there's is the most difficult.
Well maybe not baseball players
by Owendonovan Gymnast here, no elite gymnastics routine is competitive without a chance to die from making a mistake in it.
by ponchi101 And then you get a score given by judges.
In tennis, nobody is judging you. If the score is love and love, you know where you stand.