Tagger is ranked 92 and has won three of her last five matches, including victories over Monnot and Rakotomanga Rajaonah. She arrives at the Rome final after a loss to Valentova in her most recent outing.

Korneeva has alternated wins and losses in her last five matches, with recent victories over Seidel, Garcia Cid, and Lee. She faces Tagger in the Rome final with no prior head-to-head history between the two players.