Needing to defend the title earned last year, the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia was eliminated on Thursday (18) still in the eighth phase of Seoul WTA 500, South Korea, and is expected to have a significant drop in the ranking.
In a season with no major performances, the 29 -year -old Paulistana, the current 25th in the world, lost turning to the German Ella Seidel, 105th in the world, with 6/7 (4), 7/6 (3) and 7/5, 3h28 game partials.
In the last set, Bia Haddad even opened 5 to 2 ahead and had a match-point, but could not close the match. He then asked for medical attention, had a sudden drop in performance and ended up taking the turn.
In tennis, the points won are ranked by the players until the following year tournament. Like the current champion in Seoul, the Brazilian had 500 points to defend.
However, because he won only one match against the tennis player Daeyong Back – when he has faced difficulties against the 306th of the ranking – Bia Haddad added only 60 points.
With this, in the next ranking update, she must lose some positions and fall to 40th in the world. It will be its worst classification since June 2022.
In 2025, Bia Haddad accumulates 26 losses and only 16 wins.
Before the tournament in the Korean capital, it had also been eliminated early from SP Open. Number one key head, it fell still in the quarterfinals for Mexican Renata Zarazua, then 84th in the world.
His best campaign of the season was at the WTA 500 of Strasbourg, France, where he advanced to the semifinals.
