Dayeon Back vs Malaika Rapolu — W35 Goyang Quarter-final

W35 Goyang · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
KOR
Dayeon Back
#260WTA
24 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2026
hard
USA
Malaika Rapolu
#402WTA
1396ELO
1383Hard ELO
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Back D.
6-4 6-3
Rapolu M.
Back D.
662
Rapolu M.
43–

Dayeon Back defeated Malaika Rapolu 6-4 6-3 in the W35 Goyang quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Dayeon Back came in ranked #260, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Dayeon Back closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Back D.serving49% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Rapolu M.

Rapolu M.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Back D.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Back D.Rapolu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
52%
49%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Back D.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Rapolu M.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.3
Surface form
7.3
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Context
7.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Park S.
Matsuda R.
4-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Matsuda R.
Daniel J.
6-14-66-1
Park S.
Back D.
7-616-4
Quarter-finals
Matsuda R.
Nishimura K.
6-23-66-2
Daniel J.
Lee E.
6-42-66-3
Park S.
Jang S.
6-36-4
Back D.
Rapolu M.
6-46-3
R16
Jang S.
Hong Y.
3-3
Lee E.
Kim D.
7-616-0
Matsuda R.
Choi S.
2-66-26-2
Daniel J.
Ahn Y.
6-16-2
Back D.
Han J.
6-46-0
Rapolu M.
Jang G.
7-647-5
Park S.
Hanatani N.
6-26-3
Nishimura K.
Choi O.
6-22-66-4
R32
Nishimura K.
Subasic A.
6-36-4
Hong Y.
Lee Y.
6-26-4
Hanatani N.
Lee E.
6-47-5
Han J.
Kawamura M.
7-56-2
Choi O.
Kang N.
1-67-646-3
Choi S.
Kim Y.
6-26-1
Ahn Y.
Jeong U.
5-76-36-1
Daniel J.
Lee S.
7-56-1
Kim D.
Cho S.
6-06-3
Rapolu M.
Kim Y.
6-26-3
Matsuda R.
Micic E.
6-36-1
Back D.
Defalco J.
7-656-2
Lee E.
Kim C.
6-36-1
Jang S.
Jeong B.
6-26-3
Jang G.
Zhang Y.
7-56-2
Park S.
Lee H.
7-614-66-0