South Korean tennis player (born 2003)
Ku Yeon-woo Country (sports) South Korea Born (2003-03-15 ) 15 March 2003 (age 22) Plays Right-handed Prize money $125,398 Career record 219–112 Career titles 7 ITF Highest ranking No. 187 (12 January 2026) Current ranking No. 187 (12 January 2026) Australian Open Q1 (2026 ) Career record 77–51 Career titles 7 ITF Highest ranking No. 372 (6 October 2025) Current ranking No. 395 (12 January 2026) Last updated on: 12 January 2026.
Ku Yeon-woo (born 15 March 2003) is a South Korean tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 195, achieved on 1 December 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
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: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W50 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
Watsachol Sawatdee
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win
2–0
Oct 2021
ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria
W15
Hard
Julia Terziyska
6–4, 6–2
Win
3–0
Nov 2021
ITF Lousada, Portugal
W15
Hard (i)
Živa Falkner
6–0, 7–5
Loss
3–1
Feb 2024
ITF Gurugram, India
W35
Hard
Justina Mikulskytė
0–6, 1–6
Loss
3–2
Mar 2024
ITF Nagpur, India
W35
Clay
Dalila Jakupović
1–6, 2–6
Loss
3–3
Mar 2025
ITF Kashiwa, Japan
W15
Hard
Ayano Shimizu
3–6, 3–6
Win
4–3
Jun 2025
ITF Taipei, Taiwan
W35
Hard
Rina Saigo
6–1, 6–4
Loss
4–4
Jul 2025
ITF Monastir, Tunisia
W35
Hard
Sakura Hosogi
3–6, 3–6
Win
5–4
Sep 2025
ITF Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
W35
Hard
Anchisa Chanta
6–4, 2–0 ret.
Win
6–4
Oct 2025
ITF Lagos, Portugal
W35
Hard
Carolyn Ansari
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(5)
Win
7–4
Oct 2025
ITF Loulé, Portugal
W35
Hard
Hibah Shaikh
7–6(6) , 6–3
Loss
7–5
Nov 2025
Takasaki Open , Japan
W100
Hard
Himeno Sakatsume
3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss
7–6
Nov 2025
Keio Challenger , Japan
W50
Hard
Zhang Shuai
3–6, 2–6
Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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
Raphaëlle Lacasse
Alicia Barnett Lily Miyazaki
4–6, 1–6
Win
1–1
Aug 2021
ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria
W15
Clay
Priska Madelyn Nugroho
Giulia Crescenzi Arianna Zucchini
6–4, 6–3
Loss
1–2
Aug 2021
ITF Aix-en-Provence, France
W15
Clay
Maria Bondarenko
Julie Belgraver Léa Tholey
1–6, 2–6
Win
2–2
Sep 2021
ITF Melilla, Spain
W15
Clay
Caijsa Hennemann
Luisa Meyer auf der Heide Chantal Sauvant
6–3, 6–0
Win
3–2
Oct 2021
ITF Seville, Spain
W25
Clay
Caijsa Hennemann
Lina Gjorcheska Tena Lukas
7–5, 6–1
Loss
3–3
Oct 2022
ITF Quinta da Lago, Portugal
W25
Clay
Adrienn Nagy
Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge
4–6, 4–6
Win
4–3
May 2023
ITF Incheon, South Korea
W25
Hard
Choi Ji-hee
Li Yu-yun Tang Qianhui
6–1, 6–1
Loss
4–4
Jul 2023
Open Castilla y León , Spain
W25
Hard
Diāna Marcinkēviča
Rasheeda McAdoo Alexandra Osborne
4–6, 3–6
Loss
4–5
Mar 2024
ITF Nagpur, India
W35
Clay
Justina Mikulskytė
Irina Bara Dalila Jakupović
7–6(8) , 6–7(5) , [7–10]
Win
5–5
Mar 2025
ITF Kashiwa, Japan
W15
Hard
Naho Sato
Eri Shimizu Kisa Yoshioka
6–2, 6–4
Loss
5–6
Apr 2025
ITF Osaka, Japan
W35
Hard
Janice Tjen
Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu
4–6, 5–7
Loss
5–7
May 2025
ITF Daegu, South Korea
W15
Hard
Kim Da-bin
Back Da-yeon Lee Eun-hye
1–6, 1–6
Win
6–7
Jun 2025
ITF Taipei, Taiwan
W35
Hard
Eri Shimizu
Park So-hyun Ayano Shimizu
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win
7–7
Jul 2025
ITF Monastir, Tunisia
W35
Hard
Back Da-yeon
Sakura Hosogi Misaki Matsuda
6–3, 6–3
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