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

Seoul draw preview with H2H - Yue Yuan may need to topple Emina Bektas, Jessica Pegula to conquer the event in the Hana Bank Korea Open.

Yue Yuan Stats info

Yue Yuan is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Seoul. The Chinese has defeated Arianne Hartono 6-1 6-2, Kaja Juvan 6-4 4-1 ret. and Marie Bouzkova 7-5 7-67 to reach the semifinal where she will face Emina Bektas.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yue Yuan’s projected draw together withherlikely opponents in Hana Bank Korea Open. Yue has a negative record (0-2) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Arianne Hartono (165) – 6-1 6-2
R2 – Kaja Juvan (99) – 6-4 4-1 ret.
1/4 – Marie Bouzkova (29) – 7-5 7-67
1/2 – Emina Bektas (116) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Jessica Pegula (4) – H2H 0-1
or Yanina Wickmayer (83) – H2H 1-0
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1/2 – Emina Bektas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Emina Bektas

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 win-loss record in 2023, 33-13 on hard. In the previous 8 years, Bektas 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 most significant achievement of the season was reaching the final the W25 Pretoria, the W25 Sharm ElSheikh, the W60 Kurume and the W60 Saskatoon.

Last year in Hana Bank Korea Open Emina didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Emina Bektas

This match would represent the 2nd time that Yue Yuan and Emina Bektas face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Bektas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jessica Pegula

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. Regarding 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 most significant result of the current season was conquering the competition in Australia where she defeated Martina Trevisan in the final 6-4 6-2, and in Montreal where she overcame Liudmila Samsonova in the final 6-1 6-0.

Last year in Hana Bank Korea Open Jessica didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Jessica Pegula

This would be the 2nd time that Yue Yuan and Jessica Pegula face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Yue Yuan may compete against Yanina Wickmayer. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Yue Yuan.