Bia Haddad to Face Ella Seidel in Seoul WTA Round ofโ Eight; Liveโข Coverage on Disney+
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – september 18, 2025 – Brazil’s Biaโ Haddad Maia will compete in the quarterfinal round of the Seoul โWTA 250 tournament today, facing offโ against risingโข German player Ella Seidel. The match, scheduled to begin at 3:10 AMโค Brasilia time, will be broadcast live on Disney+ streaming.
Haddad, theโข tournament’s defending champion, secured her place in the quarterfinals with a straight-setsโข victory over South Korea’s Back Dayeon, 6/4 and 6/3. Maintaining her title defense is crucial for Haddad to avoid a significant drop โฃin theโฃ WTA rankings. โข
Seidel,20,has yet to claim an elite titleโข but recently gained attention โwith a strong performance at the Cincinnati 2025 WTA 1000,reaching the round โof 16 after progressing through qualifying with fiveโ consecutive wins.
The Seoul competition awards 500 points to the winner, 325 to the runner-up, and 195 to semifinalists.
Haddad’s 2025 season has been characterized by inconsistency, including a nine-match losing streak between January and April and a period between June and August where she failed to win consecutive matches. Sheโ was recently eliminated in โฃthe โquarterfinals of the SP Open in Sรฃo Paulo by Renata Zarazua, gaining โ54 ranking points and climbingโฃ to 25th in the world.
in addition to her singles campaign, Haddadโฃ is also competing in the doubles โคtournament alongside Laura Siegemund, as the second-seededโ team. Their opening match against Aldila Sutjiadi โค(Indonesia) and Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) was postponed and is โnow scheduled forโ Thursday at 6:30 AM Brasiliaโ time.