No.3 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia advanced to her second Hologic WTA Tour final in the last five weeks after easing past Veronika Kudermetova in the Hana Bank Korea Open semifinals.
In her first visit to South Korea, the Hana Bank Korea Open's top seed crammed in a lot of off-court activities before her tournament got underway on Thursday.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AP) _ Results Saturday from Korea Open at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses): Beatriz Haddad Maia (3), Brazil, def. Polina Kudermetova, Russia, 6-2, 6-1.