[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Yanina Wickmayer’s draw vs Pegula, Bektas to win the Seoul

Seoul draw preview with H2H - Yanina Wickmayer may need to overcome Jessica Pegula, Emina Bektas to conquer the title in the Hana Bank Korea Open.

Yanina Wickmayer Stats info

Yanina Wickmayer is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Seoul. Yanina has defeated En Shuo Liang 6-3 6-4, Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 7-66 and Polina Kudermetova 6-3 6-1 to reach the semifinal where she will face Jessica Pegula.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yanina Wickmayer’s projected draw together withherlikely opposition in Hana Bank Korea Open. The Belgian has no record against the likely opponents.

R1 – En Shuo Liang (291) – 6-3 6-4
R2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (22) – 6-3 7-66
1/4 – Polina Kudermetova (170) – 6-3 6-1
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (4) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Emina Bektas (116) – H2H 0-0
or Yue Yuan (128) – H2H 0-1
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1/2 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

59 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
3
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0
2017 12-9 12-6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2016 21-24 10-10 8-10 0-1 1-2 2-1

Jessica Pegula has a 53-17 win-loss record in 2023, 39-11 on hard. In the course of the previous 15 years, Pegula has a 216-116 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pegula won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was conquering the title in Australia where she beat Martina Trevisan in the final 6-4 6-2, and in Montreal where she beat Liudmila Samsonova in the final 6-1 6-0.

Last year in Hana Bank Korea Open Jessica didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Yanina Wickmayer vs. Jessica Pegula

There is no head to head record between Yanina Wickmayer and Jessica Pegula since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Final – Emina Bektas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

55 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
91
High
82
LWWWWWW
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. In the course of the last 8 years, the American has a 157-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Emina 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 Bektas didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Yanina Wickmayer vs. Emina Bektas

There is no head to head record between Yanina Wickmayer and Emina Bektas since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Yanina Wickmayer could play Yue Yuan. Their H2H is 1-0 for Yue Yuan.