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Kimberly Birrell def. Anna Bondar — Semifinal, Korea Open 2026

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Korea Open 2026

WTA 250HardSeoul, South Korea

Played26 Sep 2026

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

🇦🇺2 seedranked WTA number 56 going into this drawWon

Kimberly Birrell726

Winner meets Maya Joint

Decided in three sets

🇭🇺6 seedranked WTA number 69 going into this draw

Anna Bondar561

What this match is worth

Points earned

+163

Birrell · Bondar banks 98

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Around this match

The other semifinal

Maya Joint d. Alina Korneeva6-2 1-0 RET

Seeds left

3 of 7 — nos. 2, 5, 6

Both roads here

Birrell
Round
Bondar

🇸🇮Tamara Zidansek

7-6(2) 6-4

R32

Renata Zarazua🇲🇽

2-6 6-3 6-1

🇨🇳Yexin Ma

7-5 6-3

R16

Alina Charaeva🇦🇲

6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(5)

🇺🇸Katie Volynets

2-6 6-2 7-5

QF

Elena Gabriela Ruse🇷🇴

6-4 1-6 6-2

Kimberly Birrell and Anna Bondar reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 32: Kimberly Birrell beat Tamara Zidansek; Anna Bondar beat Renata Zarazua. Round of 16: Kimberly Birrell beat Yexin Ma; Anna Bondar beat Alina Charaeva. Quarterfinal: Kimberly Birrell beat Katie Volynets; Anna Bondar beat Elena Gabriela Ruse

How they arrived

6–1

Sets won

6–3

57%

Games won

54%

1–0

Tiebreaks

1–1

1

Deciding sets

3