Katie Volynets is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Seoul. Volynets has defeated Elvina Kalieva 6-3 6-0 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Kamilla Rakhimova.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Katie Volynets’s projected draw together withherplausible opponents in Korea Open. Katie has a unfavourable record (3-5) with the presumable opponents.
R2 – Kamilla Rakhimova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22-26 | 17-16 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 32-33 | 12-21 | 7-8 | 5-0 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-34 | 26-23 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-30 | 20-14 | 11-11 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-27 | 14-12 | 6-10 | 10-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-22 | 9-7 | 10-7 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-10 | 5-5 | 7-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 53-19 | 25-7 | 10-7 | 17-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Kamilla Rakhimova has a 22-25 record in 2026, 17-15 on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, the Uzbek has a 131-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Uzbek will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Korea Open Rakhimova didn’t play in this event.
H2H Katie Volynets vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
This contest would be 3rd time that Katie Volynets and Kamilla Rakhimova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Rakhimova on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Kimberly Birrell’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 2-2
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25-24 | 19-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 41-29 | 31-17 | 1-5 | 3-2 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-30 | 22-19 | 1-1 | 1-6 | 12-4 | 5-0 |
| 2023 | 42-33 | 32-21 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 5-0 |
| 2022 | 41-25 | 38-20 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 8-15 | 5-6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Kimberly Birrell has a 24-24 win-loss record in 2026, 18-15 on hard. During the previous 13 years, the Australian has a 202-151 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Birrell will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Korea Open Kimberly didn’t play in this event.
H2H Katie Volynets vs. Kimberly Birrell
This would be the 5th time that Katie Volynets and Kimberly Birrell clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Volynets and Birrell (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Katie Volynets could fight against Yexin Ma. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Elena Gabriela Ruse’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Elena Gabriela Ruse
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25-20 | 13-10 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 31-19 | 12-11 | 7-4 | 6-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 36-20 | 12-5 | 17-8 | 4-5 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-20 | 18-10 | 6-6 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 17-23 | 13-10 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-16 | 9-5 | 20-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-10 | 9-3 | 7-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 32-19 | 9-6 | 9-6 | 7-5 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
Elena Gabriela Ruse has a 24-20 record in 2026, 12-10 on hard. During the previous 13 years, Gabriela Ruse has a 99-67 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gabriela Ruse will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Korea Open Elena didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Katie Volynets vs. Elena Gabriela Ruse
This match would represent the 2nd time that Katie Volynets and Elena Gabriela Ruse square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Gabriela Ruse (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Katie Volynets could come up against Anna Bondar. Their H2H record is 1-1.
Final – Jelena Ostapenko’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Jelena Ostapenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22-19 | 10-12 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 18-20 | 8-14 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-19 | 14-10 | 8-6 | 4-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-22 | 21-15 | 7-4 | 1-1 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-19 | 19-10 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-19 | 12-9 | 5-4 | 7-4 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-8 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 26-28 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 11-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
Jelena Ostapenko has a 22-18 record in 2026, 10-11 on hard. In connection to the previous 15 years, the Latvian has a 155-136 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jelena will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Korea Open the Latvian didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Katie Volynets vs. Jelena Ostapenko
This match would represent the 2nd time that Katie Volynets and Jelena Ostapenko fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Katie Volynets could face Lanlana Tararudee. Their head to head is 2-0 for Katie Volynets.
