ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Maya Joint, Elena Gabriela Ruse, Kimberly Birrell and Lanlana Tararudee are going to compete on Saturday at the Korea Open.
Maya Joint vs. Lanlana Tararudee
Head to head 1-0 for Tararudee
Maya Joint will face Lanlana Tararudee in the quarter for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on Center Court.
Maya Joint: ranking and results
Ranked no. 99, Joint got to the quarter after beating Xinxin Yao 2-6 7-6(7) 6-3 and Dayeon Back 6-2 6-1.
The Australian has a 14-22 win-loss record in 2026, 12-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Seoul The Australian lost in the semifinal 6-0 6-2 to Iga Swiatek.
Lanlana Tararudee: ranking and results
Ranked no. 62, Tararudee got to the quarter after beating Moyuka Uchijima 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2 and Sohyun Park 7-6(5) 6-0.
Tararudee has a 44-18 win-loss record in 2026, 42-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Tararudee’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Austin and the Istanbul.
Last year in Seoul Tararudee didn’t compete in Seoul in 2025.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Maya Joint and Lanlana Tararudee clash against each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Tararudee (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time they fought against each other, Tararudee won 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in W75 Porto back in 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maya Joint who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Maya Joint is the pick to win this match.
Maya Joint -> 1.77
Lanlana Tararudee -> 2.04
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Elena Gabriela Ruse vs. Anna Bondar
Head to head 2-1 for Gabriela Ruse
Elena Gabriela Ruse will play Anna Bondar in the quarter for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on Grandstand.
Elena Gabriela Ruse: ranking and results
Ranked no. 66, the Romanian reached the quarter after beating Eva Lys 6-1 6-2 and Yeon Woo Ku 2-6 7-6(1) 6-1.
The Romanian has a 25-20 win-loss record in 2026, 13-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Seoul Elena didn’t compete in Seoul in 2025.
Anna Bondar: ranking and results
Ranked no. 69, Anna got to the quarter after defeating Renata Zarazua 2-6 6-3 6-1 and Alina Charaeva 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(5).
Bondar has a 31-24 win-loss record in 2026, 12-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Anna’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Hamburg.
Last year in Seoul The Hungarian didn’t compete in Seoul in 2025.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 4th time that Elena Gabriela Ruse and Anna Bondar clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Gabriela Ruse (see full H2H stats), but Bondar has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.
Previously, the last time they locked horns, Gabriela Ruse won 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 2nd round in Transylvania Open Cluj back in 2023.
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 -> 1.59
Anna Bondar -> 2.3
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Kimberly Birrell vs. Katie Volynets
Head to head 2-2
Kimberly Birrell will come up against Katie Volynets in the quarter for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on Center Court.
Kimberly Birrell: ranking and results
Ranked no. 60, Birrell got to the quarter after beating Tamara Zidansek 7-6(2) 6-4 and Yexin Ma 7-5 6-3.
The Australian has a 25-24 win-loss record in 2026, 19-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Seoul Kimberly didn’t play in Seoul in 2025.
Katie Volynets: ranking and results
Ranked no. 77, Katie got to the quarter after defeating Elvina Kalieva 6-3 6-0 and Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3 6-0.
The American has a 39-22 win-loss record in 2026, 16-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Volynets’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Philadelphia.
Last year in Seoul The American had to surrender in the qualifications 6-4 6-1 to Tatiana Prozorova.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 5th time that Kimberly Birrell and Katie Volynets square off. Their current head to head is 2-2 for Birrell and Volynets (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time they played each other, Volynets won 2-6 6-4 7-6(3) in the qualifications in Nottingham back in June 2026.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Katie Volynets who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Katie Volynets is the pick to win this match.
Katie Volynets -> 2.6
Kimberly Birrell -> 1.49
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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
- Hao-Ching Chan/Fang-Hsien WuChan/Fang-Hsien Wu – Dayeon Back/Su Jeong JangBack/Su Jeong Jang (6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Eudice Wong Chong/Eri HozumiWong Chong/Eri Hozumi – Ingrid Martins/Renata ZarazuaMartins/Renata Zarazua (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Ya Hsin Lee/Qiu Yu YeHsin Lee/Qiu Yu Ye – Maya Joint/Elena Gabriela RuseJoint/Elena Gabriela Ruse (1-6 6-3 14-12) – Score progression – Stats
- En Shuo Liang/Yue YuanShuo Liang/Yue Yuan – Anastasia Detiuc/Irina KhromachevaDetiuc/Irina Khromacheva (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Korea Open
- Anna BondarBondar – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Katie VolynetsVolynets – Kimberly BirrellBirrell (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
