Jessica Pegula is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Seoul. The American has defeated Viktoria Hruncakova 6-2 6-4, Ashlyn Krueger 6-3 6-1 and Claire Liu 4-6 6-3 6-0 to reach the semifinal where she will face Yanina Wickmayer.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Jessica Pegula’s projected draw andherplausible opponents in Hana Bank Korea Open. The American has a positive record (1-0) against the likely opponents.
1/2 – Yanina Wickmayer’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51-20 | 11-7 | 7-2 | 19-8 | 12-2 | 2-1 |
| 2022 | 26-20 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 10-8 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-11 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 26-25 | 10-14 | 2-4 | 7-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 24-17 | 18-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 25-23 | 10-10 | 3-5 | 9-4 | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 22-26 | 15-15 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
Yanina Wickmayer has a 49-18 win-loss record in 2023, 11-6 on hard. In the previous 2 years, Wickmayer has a 21-14 record on hard. The Belgian won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Wickmayer’s most significant result of this season was getting to the final the W40 Tallinn, the W40 Macon, the W100 Trnava and the W100 Surbiton.
Last year in Hana Bank Korea Open Yanina capitulated to Emma Raducanu in the 2nd round 6-3 7-5.
H2H Jessica Pegula vs. Yanina Wickmayer
There is no head to head record between Jessica Pegula and Yanina Wickmayer since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Final – Emina Bektas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Jessica Pegula
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55-20 | 38-15 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 12-3 | 3-1 |
| 2022 | 27-23 | 17-9 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-20 | 23-15 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-7 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 25-21 | 15-10 | 1-3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7-3 |
| 2018 | 17-23 | 14-17 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 34-26 | 17-11 | 9-8 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 37-16 | 33-14 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Emina Bektas has a 48-17 record in 2023, 33-13 on hard. As for the last 8 years, the American has a 157-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Emina’s best result of the current season was getting to the final the W25 Pretoria, the W25 Sharm ElSheikh, the W60 Kurume and the W60 Saskatoon.
Last year in Hana Bank Korea Open the American didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Jessica Pegula vs. Emina Bektas
This would be the 2nd time that Jessica Pegula and Emina Bektas clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Jessica Pegula may play Yue Yuan. Their H2H is 1-0 for Jessica Pegula.
