The Korean duo of Han Na-rae (Bucheon City Hall) and Jang Soo-jeong (Daegu City Hall) have reached the doubles final of the WTA 125 event, the Veneto Open. The pair defeated Jacqueline Christian (Romania) and Olga Danilovic 안전놀이터 (Serbia) 7-6 (1) 4-6 [10-5] in the doubles semifinals in Gavia, Italy, on Nov. 23 (local time).
The pair will face Veronika Palkowska and Katarzyna Peter of Poland in the final.
Hahn has had a strong start to the tournament, defeating the top seed in the first round. The Korean has won two professional events so far this year.
She won the doubles tour title with Choi Ji-hee (NH Bank) at the 2018 Korea Open (WTA250) and also won the Korea Open (W125K) in 2021. This is Jang’s first attempt at winning a $125,000 event.
The Veneto Open is the only grass-court tournament in Italy with a prize fund of $125,000 and is a warm-up event ahead of Wimbledon.