Ku Yeon-woo

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Ku Yeon-woo
Country (sports)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Born (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 22)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$113,602
Singles
Career record211–110
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 252 (10 November 2025)
Current rankingNo. 255 (17 November 2025)
Doubles
Career record77–50
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 372 (6 October 2025)
Current rankingNo. 394 (17 November 2025)
Last updated on: 17 November 2025.

Ku Yeon-woo (born 15 March 2003) is a South Korean tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 252, achieved on 10 November 2025, and a best doubles ranking of No. 372, reached on 6 October 2025, by the WTA. [1] She is the current No. 2 Korean singles player.

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Career

Ku made her WTA Tour main-draw singles debut at the 2023 Korea Open as a qualifier, losing in the first round to Claire Liu. [2]

She received a wildcard entry into the main-draw at the 2025 Korea Open, but again lost in the first round, this time to Loïs Boisson. [3]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W35 tournaments (4–3)
W15 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–4)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Aug 2019 ITF Yeongwol, South KoreaW15Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Watsachol Sawatdee 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win2–0 Oct 2021 ITF Sozopol, BulgariaW15Hard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Julia Terziyska 6–4, 6–2
Win3–0 Nov 2021 ITF Lousada, PortugalW15Hard (i) Flag of Slovenia.svg Živa Falkner 6–0, 7–5
Loss3–1 Feb 2024 ITF Gurugram, IndiaW35Hard Flag of Lithuania.svg Justina Mikulskytė 0–6, 1–6
Loss3–2 Mar 2024 ITF Nagpur, IndiaW35Clay Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović 1–6, 2–6
Loss3–3 Mar 2025 ITF Kashiwa, JapanW15Hard Flag of Japan.svg Ayano Shimizu 3–6, 3–6
Win4–3 Jun 2025 ITF Taipei, TaiwanW35Hard Flag of Japan.svg Rina Saigo 6–1, 6–4
Loss4–4 Jul 2025 ITF Monastir, TunisiaW35Hard Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Hosogi 3–6, 3–6
Win5–4 Sep 2025 ITF Nakhon Pathom, ThailandW35Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Anchisa Chanta 6–4, 2–0 ret.
Win6–4 Oct 2025 ITF Lagos, PortugalW35Hard Flag of the United States.svg Carolyn Ansari 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(5)
Win7–4 Oct 2025 ITF Loulé, PortugalW35Hard Flag of the United States.svg Hibah Shaikh 7–6(6), 6–3
Loss7–5 Nov 2025 Takasaki Open, JapanW100Hard Flag of Japan.svg Himeno Sakatsume 3–6, 6–1, 4–6

Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments (4–4)
W15 tournaments (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (3–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raphaëlle Lacasse Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett
Flag of Japan.svg Lily Miyazaki
4–6, 1–6
Win1–1 Aug 2021 ITF Bad Waltersdorf, AustriaW15Clay Flag of Indonesia.svg Priska Madelyn Nugroho Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Crescenzi
Flag of Italy.svg Arianna Zucchini
6–4, 6–3
Loss1–2 Aug 2021 ITF Aix-en-Provence, FranceW15Clay Flag of Russia.svg Maria Bondarenko Flag of France.svg Julie Belgraver
Flag of France.svg Léa Tholey
1–6, 2–6
Win2–2 Sep 2021 ITF Melilla, SpainW15Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Caijsa Hennemann Flag of Germany.svg Luisa Meyer auf der Heide
Flag of Germany.svg Chantal Sauvant
6–3, 6–0
Win3–2 Oct 2021 ITF Seville, SpainW25Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Caijsa Hennemann Flag of North Macedonia.svg Lina Gjorcheska
Flag of Croatia.svg Tena Lukas
7–5, 6–1
Loss3–3 Oct 2022 ITF Quinta da Lago, PortugalW25Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Adrienn Nagy Flag of Portugal (official).svg Francisca Jorge
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Matilde Jorge
4–6, 4–6
Win4–3 May 2023 ITF Incheon, South KoreaW25Hard Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ji-hee Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Li Yu-yun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Qianhui
6–1, 6–1
Loss4–4 Jul 2023 Open Castilla y León, SpainW25Hard Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča Flag of the United States.svg Rasheeda McAdoo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Osborne
4–6, 3–6
Loss4–5 Mar 2024 ITF Nagpur, IndiaW35Clay Flag of Lithuania.svg Justina Mikulskytė Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara
Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović
7–6(8), 6–7(5), [7–10]
Win5–5 Mar 2025 ITF Kashiwa, JapanW15Hard Flag of Japan.svg Naho Sato Flag of Japan.svg Eri Shimizu
Flag of Japan.svg Kisa Yoshioka
6–2, 6–4
Loss5–6 Apr 2025 ITF Osaka, JapanW35Hard Flag of Indonesia.svg Janice Tjen Flag of Japan.svg Momoko Kobori
Flag of Japan.svg Ayano Shimizu
4–6, 5–7
Loss5–7 May 2025 ITF Daegu, South KoreaW15Hard Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Da-bin Flag of South Korea.svg Back Da-yeon
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Eun-hye
1–6, 1–6
Win6–7 Jun 2025 ITF Taipei, TaiwanW35Hard Flag of Japan.svg Eri Shimizu Flag of South Korea.svg Park So-hyun
Flag of Japan.svg Ayano Shimizu
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win7–7 Jul 2025 ITF Monastir, TunisiaW35Hard Flag of South Korea.svg Back Da-yeon Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Hosogi
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Matsuda
6–3, 6–3

References

  1. "Yeon Woo Ku | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. "Korea Open: Liu advances to second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. "Boisson earns first WTA hard-court win vs. wild card Ku in Seoul". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 3 November 2025.