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Born | 15 March 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $63,580 |
Singles | |
Career record | 155–89 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 411 (20 March 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 417 (4 November 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 54–41 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 394 (14 August 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 550 (4 November 2024) |
Last updated on: 4 November 2024. |
Ku Yeon-woo (born 15 March 2003) is a South Korean tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking of 411 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 20 March 2023, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 394, reached on 14 August 2023. [1]
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]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2019 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2021 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W15 | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 2021 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W15 | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–0, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–1 | Feb 2024 | ITF Gurugram, India | W35 | Hard | ![]() | 0–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2024 | ITF Nagpur, India | W35 | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2021 | ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2021 | ITF Aix-en-Provence, France | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 2021 | ITF Melilla, Spain | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 3–2 | Oct 2021 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2022 | ITF Quinta da Lago, Portugal | W25 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–3 | May 2023 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–4 | Jul 2023 | ITF El Espinar, Spain | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Mar 2024 | ITF Nagpur, India | W35 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(8), 6–7(5), [7–10] |
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