Carol Zhao and Dayeon Back will face off in the 1st round of the Korea Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 2:00 pm on Centre Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carol Zhao who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Carol Zhao is the pick to win this match.
Carol Zhao -> 1.88
Dayeon Back -> 1.93

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Prediction and head to head Carol Zhao vs. Dayeon Back

There is no head to head record between Carol Zhao and Dayeon Back since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Carol Zhao

Carol Zhao

18 - 25win/loss

Hard
10-14
I Hard
0-1
Clay
1-4
Grass
3-4
Carpet
4-2
Rank
266
High
131
LLWLLLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 20-31 12-19 1-4 0-2 3-4 4-2
2023 26-30 14-16 3-9 0-0 6-4 3-1
2022 32-25 18-17 10-5 3-2 0-0 1-1
2021 24-19 11-9 13-8 0-2 0-0 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 265, the Canadian reached the 1st round after beating Gaeul Jang 6-4 6-2 and Sohyun Park 6-7(3) 6-4 4-1 ret..

In the qualifications against Park, Zhao had a free pass after Park retired on a 6-73 6-4 4-1 . scoreline.

Zhao has positive record in the last 10 years having won 52% of her matches (209-195). 10-14 on hard in 2024. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zhao has a composed 118-118 match record in the last years on hard.

Carol has a composed 18-25 win-loss record in 2024, 10-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Seoul

Seoul
Zhao's Record

Dayeon Back

Dayeon Back

38 - 15win/loss

Hard
35-14
I Hard
0-0
Clay
3-1
Rank
314
High
302
LWWLWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 53-18 45-15 3-1 0-0 0-0 5-2
2023 44-15 44-15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 19-11 19-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 7-8 2-3 5-4 0-1 0-0 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 319 (career-high), the Korean will start her run in Seoul after she played her last match in the W100 Incheon where she lost 6-3 6-3 to Prozorova in the quarter on the 6th of September.

The Korean has a compiled 38-15 win-loss record in 2024, 35-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the season was winning the title the W35 Daegu where she defeated Eri Shimizu in the final 4-6 6-2 6-3.

In terms of her career, The Korean has an overall 132-59 record. She has a positive 121-52 record on hard.

Previously in Seoul

Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See her history.

Seoul
Back's Record

Tennis Scores in Seoul

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