Korea Open: Haddad Maia Claims first tour title of the season in Seoul

Beatriz Haddad Maia fought back from a set down and overcame Daria Kasatkina in the Korea Open final on Sunday.

The 28-year-old Brazilian Haddad Maia defeated the Russian and top seeded Daria Kasatkina  1-6, 6-4, 6-1 after three sets to claim her first Hologic WTA Tour title of the season and fourth overall.

Ranked No.17 on the PIF WTA Rankings entering this week, Haddad Maia continued her outstanding run of form over her last three events. Since the beginning of Cleveland, Haddad Maia has now won 12 of her last 14 matches. After making her first final of the season in Cleveland, she went on to make the US Open quarterfinals and now takes home her first title since winning the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai last fall.

Haddad Maia captured the title in Seoul seven years after making the final in her tournament debut in 2017. She is now a career 8-1 at the tournament. Her win also improved her head-to-head record against Kasatkina to 3-1.

Haddad Maia closed out her victory after 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Earlier in the day, Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Liudmila Samsonova eased to the doubles title with a 6-1, 6-0 win over No.3 seeds Miyu Kato and Zhang Shuai.