Overview
- Iga Swiatek defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, saving a perilous spot at 6-5, 15-30 in the second set and overturning a 3-1 deficit in the third.
- The victory is Swiatek’s 25th career WTA singles title and her first Korea Open crown in her debut appearance at the event.
- She earns 500 ranking points that narrow, but do not close, the gap to top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, with the China Open up next on the calendar.
- Heavy rain compressed the schedule, and Swiatek won twice on Saturday—6-0, 6-3 over Barbora Krejcikova in the quarter-final and 6-0, 6-2 over Maya Joint in the semi-final.
- Alexandrova, the 2022 Seoul champion, dominated early and was twice close to victory before Swiatek seized the second-set tiebreak and edged the decider.