World's No. 1 Civong Tech Makes First Appearance In Korean Open Tennis In September
May 22, 2025
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Sibiontech has decided to participate in the Korea Open (WTA 500), which will be held at the Olympic Park Tennis Court in Seoul from Sept. 13. Lee Jin-soo, Tournament Director (TD) of the organizing committee of the Korea Open Tennis Championships, the only women's tour tournament in Korea, said "Cibiontech, which won the French Open for three consecutive years from 2022 to 2024, has many fans in Korea as well."This year, the prize money is $1.129 million (about 1.58 billion won), a 13% increase from last year, and a large number of top rankers are preparing to participate."
After confirming his participation in the Korea Open, Sibiontech said in a video filmed himself "I'm very happy and excited to visit Seoul for the first time." I know Korea is a great country, and I can't wait to meet Korean fans. Above all, I'll show you a great game."
Sibiontech won his first tour singles title in 2020 when he was 19 years old with the French Open, a major tournament. He was considered the perfect champion because he did not allow a single set until the final. At that time, he was ranked 54th in the WTA rankings, the lowest in the history of the French Open, and the second youngest winner (19 years and 132 days) after Monica Seles (18 years and 187 days) in 1992.
In 2022, he won his second and third major titles by winning the French Open and the US Open singles. He has 22 wins (5 major tournaments) on the tour, including 6 tournaments in 2023 and 5 tournaments in 2024. He applied to participate in the Korea Open last year, but withdrew his participation just before the tournament due to personal reasons.
The Korea Open, which was promoted to the WTA 500 Series last year, will play weekday games as night games starting this year. The organizing committee explained that the tournament was scheduled so that more tennis fans could watch the world-class games. In addition, various events and foods are prepared to welcome fans. Aramark, a global catering company, decided to provide top-notch services by operating a food court and a VIP hospitality.
This year's Korea Open will broadcast all games held on center court live for 7 days on tvN SPORTS.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
