Back Da-yeon
| Country (sports) | South Korea | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 24 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $91,436 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 172–76 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 8 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 295 (31 March 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 310 (9 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 89–59 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 9 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 365 (9 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 365 (9 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
| Last updated on: 9 June 2025. | |||||||||||||||
Back Da-yeon (born 24 January 2002) is a Korean tennis player. Back has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 319 by the WTA, achieved on 9 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 365, reached on 9 June 2025.[1]
Career
Back made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Korea Open, after qualifying for the singles main draw. She lost in the first round to fellow South Korean player Han Na-lae.[2]
She was a winner of the Heart Award in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup.[3]
Ranked No. 569 at the 2023 Korea Open where she received a wildcard, she upset second seed Jelena Ostapenko in a deciding tie-break having fought back from match point down earlier in the third set.[4][5][6] before losing in the next round to Kimberly Birrell.[7]
Given a wildcard for the newly upgraded WTA 500 2024 Korea Open, she was unable to repeat her success of the previous year, going out in the first round in straight sets to qualifier Carol Zhao.[8]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner–ups)
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Choi Ji-hee | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2022 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Kim Da-bin | 7–6(2), 3–0 ret. |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Nakhon, Thailand | W15 | Hard | Lanlana Tararudee | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2023 | ITF Sapporo, Japan | W15 | Hard | Miho Kuramochi | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Dasha Ivanova | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2023 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Kim Da-bin | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Mariia Tkacheva | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Katarína Kužmová | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2024 | ITF Daegu, South Korea | W35 | Hard | Eri Shimizu | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Sep 2024 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Lee Eun-hye | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–4 | Sep 2024 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Jeong Bo-young | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Mar 2025 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | W35 | Hard | Lee Eun-hye | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2025 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | W15 | Hard | Anchisa Chanta | 6–7((3), 3–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | May 2025 | ITF Daegu, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Lee Eun-hye | 5–6 ret. |
Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner–ups)
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Tian Fangran | Doğa Türkmen Melis Ayda Uyar |
7–6(5), 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Tian Fangran | Ksenia Laskutova Aleksandra Pospelova |
6–2, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Tian Fangran | Anna Chekanskaya Zoziya Kardava |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Jeong Bo-young | Priska Madelyn Nugroho Wei Sijia |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Lee Eun-hye | Junri Namigata Riko Sawayanagi |
7–5, 3–6, [13–11] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2022 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Lee Eun-hye | Kim Da-bin Lee So-ra |
4–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Jeong Bo-young | Polina Iatcenko Sandra Samir |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2023 | ITF Sapporo, Japan | W15 | Hard | Jeong Bo-young | Mao Mushika Himari Sato |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Aug 2023 | ITF Sapporo, Japan | W15 | Hard | Jeong Bo-young | Nana Kawagishi Kisa Yoshioka |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Sep 2023 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Jeong Bo-young | Kim Da-bin Kim Na-ri |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | May 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | María Herazo González | Natsuho Arakawa Zhang Ying |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Jul 2024 | ITF Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan | W15 | Hard | Ayumi Koshiishi | Aglaya Fedorova Daria Khomutsianskaya |
6–7(4), 2–6 |
| Win | 5–8 | Aug 2024 | ITF Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan | W15 | Hard | Anastasia Sukhotina | Varvara Panshina Daria Shubina |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–8 | Sep 2024 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Lee Eun-hye | Kim Na-ri Ye Qiuyu |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–8 | Feb 2025 | ITF Timaru, New Zealand | W35 | Hard | Lee Eun-hye | Choi On-yu Nanari Katsumi |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–8 | May 2025 | ITF Andong, South Korea | W35 | Hard | Lee Eun-hye | Han Hyeong-ju Kim Eun-chae |
3–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
| Win | 9–8 | May 2025 | ITF Daegu, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Lee Eun-hye | Kim Da-bin Ku Yeon-woo |
6–1, 6–1 |
Top 5 highest rank wins
| # | Tournament | Category | Start date | Surface | Rd | Opponent | Rank | Score | PSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea Open, South Korea | WTA 250 | 9 October 2023 | Hard | 1R | Jeļena Ostapenko | No. 13 | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(4) | No. 569 |
| 2 | Korea Open, South Korea | WTA 250 | 19 September 2022 | Hard | Q1 | Lina Glushko | No. 218 | 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 | No. 679 |
| 3 | Incheon Open, South Korea | ITF W100 | 2 September 2024 | Hard | 1R | Ma Yexin | No. 223 | 6–4, 6–3 | No. 344 |
| 4 | Gold Coast Tennis International, Australia | ITF W60 | 27 November 2023 | Hard | 1R | Seone Mendez | No. 234 | 6–3, 6–3 | No. 480 |
| 5 | Korea Open, South Korea | WTA 250 | 19 September 2022 | Hard | Q2 | Daniela Vismane | No. 274 | 6–2, 6–3 | No. 679 |
- statistics correct as of 22 September 2024.
References
- ^ "Dayeon Back | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Jang Su-jeong out of Korea Open; Han Na-lae advances". Korea JoongAng Daily. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Fernandez, Back, Peterson and Riera named Heart Award winners". Billie Jean King Cup. May 23, 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Back upsets Ostapenko, Jang knocks out Kenin in Seoul". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Korea Open: Dayeon Back stuns Jelena Ostapenko in huge shock, Jessica Pegula cruises past Viktoria Hruncakova". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Jelena Ostapenko ousted by 569th-ranked Back Dayeon at Hana Bank Korea Open". Tennis.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Birrell enjoying career-best run at WTA tournament in Seoul". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Korea Open: Zhao through to second round". Tennis Majors. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
External links
- Back Da-yeon at the Women's Tennis Association
- Back Da-yeon at the International Tennis Federation
- Back Da-yeon at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived former page)