Sabalenka and Swiatek... 'Set to Take the Court on Yeongjong Island This Christmas'

Competing in Naver x Hyundai Card THE SIX
Six top players, including Elena Rybakina and Naomi Osaka, set to compete
Five-match tournament with $1.1 million in total prize money

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and major champion Iga Swiatek of Poland will face off in a special matchup in South Korea this Christmas.

They will compete in Hyundai Card Culture Project 32, "Naver x Hyundai Card THE SIX," a premier exhibition tournament taking place over three days, from December 25 to 27, 2026, at Naver Arena at Inspire on Yeongjong Island, Incheon.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will compete in THE SIX, an exhibition tournament hosted by Naver and Hyundai Card in South Korea this December. Reuters-Yonhap News

The lineup also includes Sabalenka, currently the top player in the world; six-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek; Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, a two-time Grand Slam champion in 2026; Naomi Osaka of Japan, the first Asian woman to reach world No. 1; Mirra Andreeva of Russia, the youngest women's singles champion at Roland-Garros in the 21st century; and Jasmine Paolini of Italy, a gold medalist in women's doubles at the Paris Olympics.

Six of the top players leading women's tennis worldwide will take the court. It is a chance to watch these world-class players compete in South Korea all at once.

The invitational tournament will feature five fiercely contested matches over three days, with total prize money of $1.1 million (approximately 1.47 billion won) at stake. Of the six players, the two highest seeds will advance directly to the semifinals, while the other four will begin in the quarterfinals.

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