World quantity 4 Jessica Pegula claimed her second title of the season with victory over China’s Yue Yuan within the Korea Open ultimate in Seoul.
The 29-year-old received 6-2 6-3 in Sunday’s ultimate for her fourth profession victory.
Pegula, who was seeded first after accepting a wildcard in Korea, grew to become the primary American since Venus Williams in 2007 to win the title.
“My mother is Korean and she or he was adopted from right here so it is actually particular to have the ability to win right here,” she stated.
Pegula, who received the Canadian Open in Montreal in August, additionally reached the finals in Doha in February and Tokyo, the place she misplaced to Veronika Kudermetova this month.
This was the primary WTA ultimate for 128th-ranked Yue, who had not reached a quarter-final earlier than this week.
Elsewhere, Canada’s Leylah Fernandez defeated the Czech Republic’s world quantity 5 Katerina Siniakova to win the Hong Kong Open.
Former US Open runner-up Fernandez claimed her first WTA title this season and first since March 2022, coming from a set all the way down to win 3-6 6-4 6-4.
The 21-year-old, who entered the match ranked quantity 60, will return to the highest 50 after the win.