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September 28 WTA rankings: Fernandez 26th; Gibson and Birrell enter top 50Singapore champion Fernandez rose five places and Seoul winner Birrell climbed 19. The same update placed Ku Yeon-woo at 175 and Park So-hyun at 304.

Ann Li draws a qualifier, Stearns draws Siniakova: Osaka’s opposite endsThe draw released October 17, 2026 at 1:02 p.m. names Ann Li as top seed. Second seed Stearns meets Siniakova, while third seed Birrell opens against Kartal.

Osaka’s 32-player draw ends with doubles on Saturday and singles on SundayThe October 19–25, 2026 event takes place at Utsubo Tennis Center. The WTA field checked on October 18 lists Ann Li as the top seed.

Tournaments

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Korea OpenWTA · Seoul · The 2026 Korea Open was a WTA 250 held September 21–27 on outdoor hard courts at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center. The singles draw had 32 players and the doubles draw 16 teams. Kimberly Birrell defeated Maya Joint 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win her first WTA Tour singles title.

Players

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Kimberly Birrell

Kimberly BirrellWTA · Australia · #41

Tennis journal

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Korea Open 2026: chances, leads and Birrell’s first title

Korea Open 2026: chances, leads and Birrell’s first titleThree Korean opening wins led to different second-round problems. Park’s break chances, Ku’s lead and Birrell’s final reveal how Seoul turned on the next phase.