Daria Kasatkina, Liudmila Samsonova, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Diana Shnaider are players leading the WTA draw in Seoul. The defending champion is Jessica Pegula who defeated Yue Yuan 6-2 6-3. The winner will pocket $142,000 in prize money while the finalist will collect $87,655.
This is the overall prize money.
| Winner | $142,000 |
| Final | $87,655 |
| 1/2 | $51,205 |
| 1/4 | $24,910 |
| R2 | $13,590 |
| R1 | $9,820 |
| Points | |
|---|---|
| Winner | 500 |
| Final | 325 |
| 1/2 | 195 |
| 1/4 | 108 |
| R2 | 60 |
| R1 | 1 |
Last year final
Daria Kasatkina in 2024
At the moment ranked no.13, Kasatkina played her last match on the 28th of August when she surrendered to world no.48 Peyton Stearns 6-1 7-6(3)
in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open (draw).During this season Kasatkina has achieved an overall 30-18 record. Darya has won 1 title in Eastbourne. Darya reached the final in Adelaide, Abu Dhabi and Charleston.
Kasatkina conquered 1 title in 2024 in Eastbourne. Darya reached the final in Adelaide (Adelaide International), in Abu Dhabi (Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open) and in Charleston (Credit One Charleston Open).
The Russian won 7 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Liudmila Samsonova in 2024
At the moment ranked no.15, Samsonova played her last match on the 2nd of September when she lost to world no.1 Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-1 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
At present, during this year Ludmilla achieved an overall 26-20 win-loss record. The Russian has won 1 title in Hertogenbosch.
Liudmila Samsonova will square off with the world no.44 Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round. Their head to head is 4-2 for Kudermetova.
Ludmilla conquered 1 title in 2024 in Hertogenbosch.
Ludmilla won 5 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Beatriz Haddad Maia in 2024
Currently the world no.17, Haddad Maia played her last match on the 4th of September when she lost to world no.51 Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-4 in the quarter of the U.S. Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Beatriz achieved a composed 28-23 record. Beatriz Haddad Maia’s best performance of the current year was getting to the final in Cleveland.
The Brazilian was the runner-up in Cleveland (Tennis in the Land).
Diana Shnaider in 2024
Currently ranked no.16 (career-high), Shnaider played her last match on the 2nd of September when she lost to world no.3 Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-2 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This season Diana has managed to achieve an overall 46-18 record. Diana has won 4 titles in 2024 in Hua Hin, the Paris, Bad Homburg and Budapest. Diana reached the final in the Charleston.
Diana Shnaider will fight against the world no.272 Carol Zhao in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never played each other so far in top tournaments.
Diana clinched 4 titles in 2024 in Hua Hin, the Paris, Bad Homburg and Budapest. Shnaider was the finalist in the Charleston.