Kimberly Birrell def. Maya Joint — Final, Korea Open 2026

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Korea Open 2026

WTA 250HardSeoul, South Korea

Played27 Sep 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇦🇺ranked WTA number 56 going into this drawWon

Kimberly Birrell seeded 2 6 6

🇦🇺ranked WTA number 68 going into this draw

Maya Joint seeded 5 4 2

🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellvM. JointMaya Joint🇦🇺

🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell

🇦🇺Maya Joint

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

5–5

Last 10 matches

6–4

5–1

Last 30 days

5–1

By surface

5–5

Hard

9–6

1–2

Clay

0–3

2–4

Grass

1–3

By round

5–4

At WTA 250s

6–4

How their matches go

19

Completed matches

21

16%

Won in straight sets

19%

26%

Won after losing a set

24%

26%

Lost after winning a set

33%

32%

Lost in straight sets

24%

3–5

Tiebreaks

4–3

5–5

Deciding sets

5–7

5/7

Won after winning set 1

6/11

3/12

Won after losing set 1

3/10

Serve and return, last 5 matches

63%

1st serve in

58%

61%

1st serve points won

62%

43%

2nd serve points won

47%

54%

Break points saved

47%

48%

Return points won

48%

42%

Break points won

53%

0.8

Aces a match

1.4

5.8

Double faults a match

3.4

Last 14 days

4

Matches

4

10

Sets

9

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentKimberly BirrellMaya Joint
🇷🇺KorneevaNo. 81
🇷🇺KorneevaNo. 81WonLondon R128WonSeoul SF
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 83
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 83LostMadrid R128LostMonterrey R32
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 15
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 15LostLondon R64WonCanada R64
🇨🇭GolubicNo. 64
🇨🇭GolubicNo. 64LostCanada R128LostRome R64
🇺🇸LiNo. 29
🇺🇸LiNo. 29LostNottingham R32LostStrasbourg R32
Total
Total1–42–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestKimberly BirrellMaya Joint
1Won🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 69No. 69 · 26 SepSeoul SF · 26 SepWon🇷🇺A. KorneevaAlina KorneevaNo. 81No. 81 · 26 SepSeoul SF · 26 Sep
2Won🇺🇸K. VolynetsKatie VolynetsNo. 77No. 77 · 26 SepSeoul QF · 26 SepWon🇹🇭L. TararudeeLanlana TararudeeNo. 61No. 61 · 26 SepSeoul QF · 26 Sep
3Won🇨🇳Y. MaYexin MaNo. 174No. 174 · 24 SepSeoul R16 · 24 SepWon🇰🇷D. BackDayeon BackR16 · 23 SepSeoul R16 · 23 Sep
4Won🇸🇮T. ZidansekTamara ZidansekNo. 135No. 135 · 22 SepSeoul R32 · 22 SepWon🇨🇳X. YaoXinxin YaoR32 · 21 SepSeoul R32 · 21 Sep
5Lost🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 19No. 19 · 2 SepNew York R64 · 2 SepLost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 9No. 9 · 2 SepNew York R64 · 2 Sep
6Won🇭🇷P. MarcinkoPetra MarcinkoNo. 73No. 73 · 31 AugNew York R128 · 31 AugWon🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 45No. 45 · 31 AugNew York R128 · 31 Aug
7Lost🇨🇿D. VidmanovaDarja VidmanovaNo. 88No. 88 · 25 AugMonterrey R32 · 25 AugLost🇭🇺P. UdvardyPanna UdvardyNo. 77No. 77 · 25 AugMonterrey R32 · 25 Aug
8Lost🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla RakhimovaNo. 83No. 83 · 13 AugCincinnati R128 · 13 AugLost🇩🇪T. KorpatschTamara KorpatschNo. 47No. 47 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 Aug
9Lost🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicNo. 51No. 51 · 2 AugCanada R128 · 2 AugLost🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 70No. 70 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 Aug
10Lost🇨🇳Y. MaYexin MaNo. 195No. 195 · 28 JulMemphis R32 · 28 JulWon🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 17No. 17 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 Aug