ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Jelena Ostapenko, Elena Gabriela Ruse, Anna Bondar and Renata Zarazua are going to compete on Tuesday at the Korea Open.
Jelena Ostapenko vs. Anastasia Zakharova
Head to head 1-0 for Ostapenko
Seeded no. 1, Jelena Ostapenko will square off with Anastasia Zakharova for the 2nd time of their career.
Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results
Ranked no. 32, Jelena will start her run in Seoul after she played her last match in New York where she lost to Maria in the 1st round on the 2nd of September.
Ostapenko has a 21-18 win-loss record in 2026, 9-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Seoul Jelena didn’t play in Seoul in 2025. Jelena conquered the title at the Korea Open once in 2017 when she defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-75 6-1 6-4.
Anastasia Zakharova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 109, the Russian will start her run in Seoul after she played her last match in Memphis where she lost to Zarazua in the quarter on the 31st of July.
The Russian has a 33-26 win-loss record in 2026, 25-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Anastasia’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the W100 Landisville.
Last year in Seoul The Russian lost in the 1st round 6-3 6-1 to Sorana Cirstea.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Jelena Ostapenko and Anastasia Zakharova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Ostapenko won 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Doha back in February 2026.
Elena Gabriela Ruse vs. Eva Lys
Head to head 0-0
Elena Gabriela Ruse will square off with Eva Lys in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 12:00 pm on Grandstand.
Elena Gabriela Ruse: ranking and results
Ranked no. 66, Elena will start her run in Seoul after she played her last match in the Austin where she lost to Badosa in the 1st round on the 10th of March.
Elena has a 23-20 win-loss record in 2026, 11-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Seoul Gabriela Ruse didn’t compete in Seoul in 2025.
Eva Lys: ranking and results
Ranked no. 100, Eva will start her run in Seoul after she played her last match in Billie Jean King Cup, PO, Group F where she lost to in the Rubber 2 on the 14th of November.
Eva has a 8-17 win-loss record in 2026, 4-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Lys won her last 11 matches.
Last year in Seoul The German capitulated in the 2nd round 6-2 7-6(4) to Clara Tauson.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Elena Gabriela Ruse and Eva Lys since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elena Gabriela Ruse who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elena Gabriela Ruse is the pick to win this match.
Elena Gabriela Ruse -> 1.8
Eva Lys -> 2
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Anna Bondar vs. Renata Zarazua
Head to head 0-0
Anna Bondar will square off with Renata Zarazua in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 2:30 pm on Grandstand.
Anna Bondar: ranking and results
Ranked no. 69, will start her run in Seoul after she played her last match in Billie Jean King Cup, Group I, Europe/Africa where she overcame to Aksu in the Rubber 2 on the 8th of April.
Anna has a 29-24 win-loss record in 2026, 10-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Bondar’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Hamburg.
Last year in Seoul Anna didn’t play in Seoul in 2025.
Renata Zarazua: ranking and results
Ranked no. 92, Renata will start her run in Seoul after she played her last match in Memphis where she lost to in the semifinal on the 1st of August.
Renata has a 27-29 win-loss record in 2026, 17-18 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Mexican’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the W100 Charlottesville.
Last year in Seoul Zarazua didn’t play in Seoul in 2025.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Anna Bondar and Renata Zarazua since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anna Bondar who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Anna Bondar is the pick to win this match.
Anna Bondar -> 1.56
Renata Zarazua -> 2.41
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At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Last Results
These are the last results of the Korea Open
- Darya AstakhovaAstakhova – Magda LinetteLinette (3-6 6-1 7-62) – Score progression – Stats
- Alina KorneevaKorneeva – Mananchaya SawangkaewSawangkaew (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Polina KudermetovaKudermetova (7-64 4-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Katie VolynetsVolynets – Elvina KalievaKalieva (6-3 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
- Lanlana TararudeeTararudee – Moyuka UchijimaUchijima (6-4 6-75 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Dayeon BackBack – Yue YuanYuan (6-3 4-6 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Maya JointJoint – Xinxin YaoYao (2-6 7-67 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Korea Open
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Anastasia ZakharovaZakharova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Sohyun ParkPark – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Anna BondarBondar – Renata ZarazuaZarazua (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Alina CharaevaCharaeva – Sofia KeninKenin (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Eva LysLys – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Tamara ZidansekZidansek – Kimberly BirrellBirrell (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Dayeon BackBack – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Katie VolynetsVolynets (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
