SEOUL DRAW. Marta Kostyuk’s prediction with Rus next. H2H and rankings

Seoul draw - Marta Kostyuk. See the draw preview and prediction with Arantxa Rus, Heather Watson, Diana Shnaider, Daria Kasatkina, Liudmila Samsonova in the Korea Open.

Marta Kostyuk Stats info

Marta Kostyuk is about to kick off her run in the draw in Seoul.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Marta Kostyuk’s projected draw alongsideherprojected opposition in Korea Open. The Ukrainian has a negative record (4-9) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Arantxa Rus (84) – H2H 1-1
R2 – Heather Watson (184) – H2H 1-0
or Jia-Jing Lu (272) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Diana Shnaider (17) – H2H 0-0
or Carol Zhao (265) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Daria Kasatkina (13) – H2H 2-4
or Yue Yuan (38) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Liudmila Samsonova (15) – H2H 0-4
or Beatriz Haddad Maia (16) – H2H 0-1
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R1 – Arantxa Rus’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

37 - 33win/loss in 2025

Rank
76
High
41
LWLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-33 14-14 19-13 2-1 2-5 0-0
2023 57-22 10-10 43-8 3-3 1-1 0-0
2022 46-33 9-10 29-17 7-4 1-2 0-0
2021 39-23 5-9 33-11 1-1 0-2 0-0
2020 23-17 13-8 4-6 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 78-26 15-7 54-13 6-3 3-3 0-0
2018 45-33 14-11 14-9 15-9 2-4 0-0
2017 31-22 10-8 15-9 0-2 2-2 4-1

Arantxa Rus has a 28-27 win-loss record in 2024, 8-10 on hard. In connection to the previous 18 years, Rus has a 163-142 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dutch won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Arantxa’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the final the W75 The Hague and the Hamburg.

Last year in Korea Open Rus got to the 2nd round in 2023 in Seoul before retiring against Claire Liu when she was 1-6 6-3 3-0 ret..

H2H Marta Kostyuk vs. Arantxa Rus

This would be the 3rd time that Marta Kostyuk and Arantxa Rus square off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Rus on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Heather Watson’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Marta Kostyuk

26 - 20win/loss in 2025

Rank
162
High
38
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-20 16-11 1-4 8-2 1-3 0-0
2023 32-25 18-13 2-4 6-3 6-5 0-0
2022 29-26 14-13 4-6 6-3 5-4 0-0
2021 11-21 6-13 0-3 1-1 4-4 0-0
2020 15-11 14-8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 27-23 16-15 1-1 0-1 3-5 7-1
2018 28-29 19-15 2-4 6-5 1-5 0-0
2017 31-25 10-12 5-6 6-2 10-5 0-0

Heather Watson has a 20-16 win-loss record in 2024, 14-8 on hard. In the last 17 years, the Brit has a 227-186 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Watson won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Watson’s best result of this year was getting to the final the W50 Roehampton and the W50 Nottingham.

Last year in Korea Open Watson didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Marta Kostyuk vs. Heather Watson

This match would represent the 2nd time that Marta Kostyuk and Heather Watson play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kostyuk (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Marta Kostyuk may compete against Jia-Jing Lu. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Marta Kostyuk.

1/4 – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

55 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
12
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 55-23 31-15 15-5 0-0 9-3 0-0
2023 25-22 14-13 10-8 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 58-17 11-4 46-11 1-2 0-0 0-0
2021 9-3 0-0 8-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Diana Shnaider has a 46-18 win-loss record in 2024, 22-10 on hard. During the last 3 years, the Russian has a 47-27 record on hard. Shnaider won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the season was conquering the competition in Hua Hin where she overcame Lin Zhu in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1, the Paris where she defeated Emma Navarro in the final 6-2 3-6 6-4, in Bad Homburg where she overcame Donna Vekic in the final 6-3 2-6 6-3, and in Budapest where she overcame Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Korea Open the Russian didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Marta Kostyuk vs. Diana Shnaider

There is no head to head record between Marta Kostyuk and Diana Shnaider since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Marta Kostyuk may fight against Carol Zhao. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Daria Kasatkina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Daria Kasatkina

40 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
8
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 40-23 24-16 8-4 0-1 8-2 0-0
2023 39-25 19-15 12-6 2-1 6-3 0-0
2022 41-22 24-14 12-5 1-1 4-2 0-0
2021 38-19 19-10 5-5 7-1 7-3 0-0
2020 18-14 7-8 5-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 13-21 8-13 4-4 1-2 0-2 0-0
2018 42-24 15-13 12-7 8-1 7-3 0-0
2017 32-21 17-14 9-4 5-2 1-1 0-0

Daria Kasatkina has a 30-18 win-loss record in 2024, 14-12 on hard. Talking about the previous 12 years, Kasatkina has a 162-118 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kasatkina won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the year was winning the competition in Eastbourne where she overcame Leylah Annie Fernandez in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Korea Open Darya didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Marta Kostyuk vs. Daria Kasatkina

This match would represent the 7th time that Marta Kostyuk and Daria Kasatkina play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Marta Kostyuk may come up against Yue Yuan. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Liudmila Samsonova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Liudmila Samsonova

26 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
27
High
12
LLLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-23 12-15 6-5 0-0 8-3 0-0
2023 34-24 25-15 4-4 1-1 4-4 0-0
2022 30-17 26-10 3-4 0-0 1-3 0-0
2021 39-22 15-9 6-9 8-3 10-1 0-0
2020 20-12 10-6 4-4 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 32-28 8-9 10-10 9-6 5-3 0-0
2018 65-23 12-4 49-16 1-2 0-0 3-1
2017 36-19 2-1 18-11 12-4 0-0 4-3

Liudmila Samsonova has a 26-20 win-loss record in 2024, 12-12 on hard. Talking about the previous 9 years, Ludmilla has a 110-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ludmilla won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this season was winning the tournament in Hertogenbosch where she overcame Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 4-6 6-3 7-5.

Last year in Korea Open Ludmilla didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Marta Kostyuk vs. Liudmila Samsonova

This contest would be 5th time that Marta Kostyuk and Liudmila Samsonova face off. The head to head is 4-0 for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Marta Kostyuk could fight against Beatriz Haddad Maia. Their H2H is 1-0 for Beatriz Haddad Maia.