Seoul WTA 500 Draw Sets Up Potential Swiatek–Raducanu Quarterfinal
Top seeds receive first-round byes with the 28-player field set for Seoul starting the week of September 15.
Overview
- Iga Swiatek, the top seed and world No. 2, has a first-round bye and will face Sorana Cirstea or Zhu Lin in the round of 16.
- Emma Raducanu is seeded eighth after late withdrawals and opens against Jaqueline Cristian, with a potential second-round match against Barbora Krejcikova.
- Swiatek’s projected path includes a semifinal against No. 3 seed Clara Tauson and a potential final versus No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.
- Anchoring the bottom half, Alexandrova could open against Lois Boisson in round two and is projected to meet defending champion Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarterfinals.
- Fourth seed and 2024 runner-up Daria Kasatkina is projected to face Alexandrova in the semifinals in a bottom half that also features Diana Shnaider.