Ku Yeon-woo

Ku Yeon-woo
Country (sports) 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. 214 (24 November 2025)
Current rankingNo. 214 (24 November 2025)
Doubles
Career record77–50
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 372 (6 October 2025)
Current rankingNo. 394 (24 November 2025)
Last updated on: 24 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. 1 Korean singles player.

Career

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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

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

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Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W35 tournaments (4–3)
W15 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–4)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2019 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea W15 Hard Thailand Watsachol Sawatdee 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Oct 2021 ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria W15 Hard Bulgaria Julia Terziyska 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–0 Nov 2021 ITF Lousada, Portugal W15 Hard (i) Slovenia Živa Falkner 6–0, 7–5
Loss 3–1 Feb 2024 ITF Gurugram, India W35 Hard Lithuania Justina Mikulskytė 0–6, 1–6
Loss 3–2 Mar 2024 ITF Nagpur, India W35 Clay Slovenia Dalila Jakupović 1–6, 2–6
Loss 3–3 Mar 2025 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W15 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–3 Jun 2025 ITF Taipei, Taiwan W35 Hard Japan Rina Saigo 6–1, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Jul 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W35 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi 3–6, 3–6
Win 5–4 Sep 2025 ITF Nakhon Pathom, Thailand W35 Hard Thailand Anchisa Chanta 6–4, 2–0 ret.
Win 6–4 Oct 2025 ITF Lagos, Portugal W35 Hard United States Carolyn Ansari 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(5)
Win 7–4 Oct 2025 ITF Loulé, Portugal W35 Hard United States Hibah Shaikh 7–6(6), 6–3
Loss 7–5 Nov 2025 Takasaki Open, Japan W100 Hard Japan Himeno Sakatsume 3–6, 6–1, 4–6

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

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Legend
W25/35 tournaments (4–4)
W15 tournaments (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (3–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Canada Raphaëlle Lacasse United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
Japan Lily Miyazaki
4–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2021 ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria W15 Clay Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho Italy Giulia Crescenzi
Italy Arianna Zucchini
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Aug 2021 ITF Aix-en-Provence, France W15 Clay Russia Maria Bondarenko France Julie Belgraver
France Léa Tholey
1–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Sep 2021 ITF Melilla, Spain W15 Clay Sweden Caijsa Hennemann Germany Luisa Meyer auf der Heide
Germany Chantal Sauvant
6–3, 6–0
Win 3–2 Oct 2021 ITF Seville, Spain W25 Clay Sweden Caijsa Hennemann North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska
Croatia Tena Lukas
7–5, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Oct 2022 ITF Quinta da Lago, Portugal W25 Clay Hungary Adrienn Nagy Portugal Francisca Jorge
Portugal Matilde Jorge
4–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 May 2023 ITF Incheon, South Korea W25 Hard South Korea Choi Ji-hee Chinese Taipei Li Yu-yun
China Tang Qianhui
6–1, 6–1
Loss 4–4 Jul 2023 Open Castilla y León, Spain W25 Hard Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča United States Rasheeda McAdoo
Australia Alexandra Osborne
4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–5 Mar 2024 ITF Nagpur, India W35 Clay Lithuania Justina Mikulskytė Romania Irina Bara
Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
7–6(8), 6–7(5), [7–10]
Win 5–5 Mar 2025 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W15 Hard Japan Naho Sato Japan Eri Shimizu
Japan Kisa Yoshioka
6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–6 Apr 2025 ITF Osaka, Japan W35 Hard Indonesia Janice Tjen Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Ayano Shimizu
4–6, 5–7
Loss 5–7 May 2025 ITF Daegu, South Korea W15 Hard South Korea Kim Da-bin South Korea Back Da-yeon
South Korea Lee Eun-hye
1–6, 1–6
Win 6–7 Jun 2025 ITF Taipei, Taiwan W35 Hard Japan Eri Shimizu South Korea Park So-hyun
Japan Ayano Shimizu
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win 7–7 Jul 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W35 Hard South Korea Back Da-yeon Japan Sakura Hosogi
Japan Misaki Matsuda
6–3, 6–3

References

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  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.
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