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

🇦🇺ranked WTA number 56 going into this drawWon

Kimberly Birrell seeded 2 7 2 6

🇭🇺ranked WTA number 69 going into this draw

Anna Bondar seeded 6 5 6 1

🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellvA. BondarAnna Bondar🇭🇺

🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell

🇭🇺Anna Bondar

Head to head

2–0 Birrell

  1. This matchSeoul SFwon by Birrell
  2. 2023HardMerida R32won by Birrell

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

5–5

4–1

Last 30 days

4–1

By surface

4–5

Hard

5–4

1–2

Clay

14–8

2–4

Grass

0–3

By round

–

SF

1–0

–

F

0–1

4–4

At WTA 250s

12–6

How their matches go

18

Completed matches

32

17%

Won in straight sets

31%

22%

Won after losing a set

25%

28%

Lost after winning a set

25%

33%

Lost in straight sets

19%

3–5

Tiebreaks

9–8

4–5

Deciding sets

8–8

4/6

Won after winning set 1

17/23

3/12

Won after losing set 1

1/9

Serve and return, last 5 matches

62%

1st serve in

58%

60%

1st serve points won

61%

40%

2nd serve points won

50%

53%

Break points saved

60%

48%

Return points won

47%

53%

Break points won

47%

1.2

Aces a match

3.2

7.6

Double faults a match

6.4

Last 14 days

3

Matches

3

7

Sets

9

0

Days since last match

0

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentKimberly BirrellAnna Bondar
🇸🇮ZidansekNo. 135
🇸🇮ZidansekNo. 135WonSeoul R32LostIasi R16
🇨🇿VidmanovaNo. 86
🇨🇿VidmanovaNo. 86LostMonterrey R32WonCharleston R64
🇨🇭GolubicNo. 64
🇨🇭GolubicNo. 64LostCanada R128WonMadrid R128
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 15
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 15LostLondon R64LostRouen QF
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 83
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 83LostMadrid R128LostEastbourne R32
🇺🇦OliynykovaNo. 41
🇺🇦OliynykovaNo. 41LostParis R64WonRouen R16
Total
Total1–53–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestKimberly BirrellAnna Bondar
1Won🇺🇸K. VolynetsKatie VolynetsNo. 77No. 77 · 26 SepSeoul QF · 26 SepWon🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 65No. 65 · 26 SepSeoul QF · 26 Sep
2Won🇨🇳Y. MaYexin MaNo. 174No. 174 · 24 SepSeoul R16 · 24 SepWon🇦🇲A. CharaevaAlina CharaevaNo. 133No. 133 · 24 SepSeoul R16 · 24 Sep
3Won🇸🇮T. ZidansekTamara ZidansekNo. 135No. 135 · 22 SepSeoul R32 · 22 SepWon🇲🇽R. ZarazuaRenata ZarazuaNo. 91No. 91 · 22 SepSeoul R32 · 22 Sep
4Lost🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 19No. 19 · 2 SepNew York R64 · 2 SepLost🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 23No. 23 · 3 SepNew York R64 · 3 Sep
5Won🇭🇷P. MarcinkoPetra MarcinkoNo. 73No. 73 · 31 AugNew York R128 · 31 AugWon🇨🇿L. HavlickovaLucie HavlickovaR128 · 1 SepNew York R128 · 1 Sep
6Lost🇨🇿D. VidmanovaDarja VidmanovaNo. 88No. 88 · 25 AugMonterrey R32 · 25 AugLost🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 38No. 38 · 25 AugMonterrey R32 · 25 Aug
7Lost🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla RakhimovaNo. 83No. 83 · 13 AugCincinnati R128 · 13 AugLost🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 90No. 90 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 Aug
8Lost🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicNo. 51No. 51 · 2 AugCanada R128 · 2 AugLost🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 23No. 23 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 Aug
9Lost🇨🇳Y. MaYexin MaNo. 195No. 195 · 28 JulMemphis R32 · 28 JulWon🇺🇦A. KalininaAnhelina KalininaNo. 54No. 54 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 Aug
10Lost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 18No. 18 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulLost🇩🇪T. KorpatschTamara KorpatschNo. 75No. 75 · 26 JulHamburg F · 26 Jul