WTA Korea Open

The WTA Korea Open is a WTA 250 tennis tournament that is played on outdoor hard courts at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea.

The inaugural singles tournament in Seoul in 2004 was won by Maria Sharapova while the doubles were won by Jeon Mi-ra and Cho Yoon-jeong.

The tournament was played at the WTA 125 level in 2021 but for the 2022 tournament, it will be upgraded to a WTA 250 event on the WTA Tour.

WTA Korea Open

2022 WTA Korea Open

Location:Seoul, South Korea
Tour Level:WTA 250
Court Surface:Outdoor Hard Courts
Draw Size:Singles: 32, Doubles: 16
Prize Money:$251,750

Dates

The 2022 tournament in Seoul was held from the 19th to the 25th of September 2022.

The 2022 tournament was played in the same week as the WTA tournaments in Budapest and Tokyo as well as the ATP Tournaments in Metz, San Diego, and London.

Players

The official entry list for the 2022 tournament in Seoul has now been released and below is a selection of top WTA Players that will feature in the singles draw in 2022.

  • Jeļena Ostapenko
  • Ekaterina Alexandrova
  • Magda Linette
  • Zhu Lin
  • Varvara Gracheva
  • Emma Raducanu
  • Tatjana Maria
  • Rebecca Marino
  • Eugenie Bouchard
  • Yanina Wickmayer

Schedule

Below was the tournament schedule for the 2022 singles and doubles tournaments in Seoul, with the doubles final being played on Saturday, the 24th of September 2022, and the singles final on Sunday, the 25th of September 2022.

DayDateSinglesDoubles
Monday – Day 119th of September 20221st Round Matches
Tuesday – Day 220th of September 20221st Round Matches1st Round Matches
Wednesday – Day 321st of September 20222nd Round Matches1st Round Matches
Thursday – Day 422nd of September 20222nd Round MatchesQuarterfinals
Friday – Day 523rd of September 2022QuarterfinalsSemifinals
Saturday – Day 624th of September 2022SemifinalsFinals
Sunday – Day 725th of September 2022Finals

Draw

The draw size for the singles tournament was 32 for the singles tournament and 16 for the doubles tournament.

The draws for the 2022 Korea tennis tournament are now available to view on the WTA Tour website (See link below).

WTA Seoul Draws: https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1024/seoul/2022/draws

Prize Money and Points

The total financial commitment (including prize money) for the 2022 WTA 250 tournament in Seoul was $251,750.

How the prize money and points were split for the 2022 tournament is detailed below.

Women’s Singles

The winner of the Women’s Singles Event in 2022 received $33,200 and 280 WTA points, while the runner-up received $19,750 and 180 WTA points.

Performance$WTA Points
Winner$33,200280
Finalist$19,750180
Semifinalist$11,000110
Quarterfinalist$6,20060
2nd Round$3,80030
1st Round$2,7251

Women’s Doubles

The winners of the Women’s Doubles Event in 2022 received $12,000 ($6,000 each) and 280 Points, while the runner-ups received $6,700 ($3,350 each) and 180 Points.

Teams losing in the 1st round in 2022 received $1,800 ($900 each) and 1 point.

Performance$WTA Points
Winners$12,000280
Finalists$6,700180
Semifinalists$3,950110
Quarterfinalists$2,35060
1st Round$1,8001

Past Winners

Women’s Singles

Ekaterina Alexandrova is the current champion in the singles tournament after beating Jeļena Ostapenko 7-6, 6–0 in the 2022 Singles Final.

To date, no player has won the singles tournament in Seoul more than once.

  • 2022 – Ekaterina Alexandrova
  • 2021 – Zhu Lin
  • 2020 – N/A
  • 2019 – Karolina Muchová
  • 2018 – Kiki Bertens
  • 2017 – Jeļena Ostapenko
  • 2016 – Lara Arruabarrena
  • 2015 – Irina-Camelia Begu
  • 2014 – Karolína Pliskova
  • 2013 – Agnieszka Radwanska
  • 2012 – Caroline Wozniacki
  • 2011 – María José Martínez Sanchez
  • 2010 – Alisa Kleybanova
  • 2009 – Kimiko Date-Krumm
  • 2008 – Maria Kirilenko
  • 2007Venus Williams
  • 2006 – Eleni Daniilidou
  • 2005 – Nicole Vaidišová
  • 2004 – Maria Sharapova

Women’s Doubles

Kristina Mladenovic and Yanina Wickmayer are the current champions in the doubles event after beating Sabrina Santamaria and Asia Muhammad in the 2022 doubles final 6–3, 6–2.

Lara Arruabarrena and Chuang Chia-jung jointly hold the record for most doubles titles with three Seoul Doubles titles each.

  • 2022 – Kristina Mladenovic and Yanina Wickmayer
  • 2021 – Choi Ji-hee and Han Na-lae
  • 2020 – N/A
  • 2019 – Lara Arruabarrena and Tatjana Maria
  • 2018 – Choi Ji-hee and Han Na-lae
  • 2017 – Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson
  • 2016 – Johanna Larsson and Kirsten Flipkens
  • 2015 – Lara Arruabarrena and Andreja Klepač
  • 2014 – Lara Arruabarrena and Irina-Camelia Begu
  • 2013 – Chan Chin-wei and Xu Yifan
  • 2012 – Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears
  • 2011 – Natalie Grandin and Vladimíra Uhlířová
  • 2010 – Julia Görges and Polona Hercog
  • 2009 – Chan Yung-jan and Abigail Spears
  • 2008 – Chuang Chia-jung and Hsieh Su-wei
  • 2007 – Chuang Chia-jung and Hsieh Su-wei
  • 2006 – Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez
  • 2005 – Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung
  • 2004 – Jeon Mi-ra and Cho Yoon-jeong