The 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 was upgraded to a WTA 250 event.
2023 WTA Korea Open
| Main Sponsor: | Hana Bank |
| Tour Level: | WTA 250 |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Hard Courts |
| Draw Size: | Singles: 32, Doubles: 16 |
| Prize Money: | $259,303 |
Dates
The 2023 WTA Korea Open tennis tournament will be held from the 9th to the 15th of October 2023.
The 2023 tournament will be played in the same week as the WTA tournaments in Zhengzhou and Hong Kong as well as the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai.
Players
The official entry list for the 2023 tournament in Seoul has not yet been released but below is a selection of top WTA Players that featured 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 is the expected tournament schedule for the 2023 singles and doubles tournaments in Seoul, with the doubles final being played on Saturday, the 14th of October 2023, and the singles final on Sunday, the 15th of October 2023.
| Day | Date | Singles | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday – Day 1 | 9th of October 2023 | 1st Round Matches | – |
| Tuesday – Day 2 | 10th of October 2023 | 1st Round Matches | 1st Round Matches |
| Wednesday – Day 3 | 11th of October 2023 | 2nd Round Matches | 1st Round Matches |
| Thursday – Day 4 | 12th of October 2023 | 2nd Round Matches | Quarterfinals |
| Friday – Day 5 | 13th of October 2023 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals |
| Saturday – Day 6 | 14th of October 2023 | Semifinals | Finals |
| Sunday – Day 7 | 15th of October 2023 | Finals | – |
Draw
The draws for the 2023 WTA Korea tennis tournament will be available to view on the WTA Tour website closer to the start of the tournament, with the draw size for the singles tournament being 32 and 16 for the doubles tournament.
Singles Qualifying Draw: TBD
Singles Draw: TBD
Doubles Draw: TBD
Prize Money and Points
The total financial commitment (including prize money) for the 2023 WTA 250 tournament in Seoul will be $259,303 (2022: $251,750).
How the prize money and points are to be split for the 2023 tournament has yet to be confirmed but below is how they were split in 2022.
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 | $33,200 | 280 |
| Finalist | $19,750 | 180 |
| Semifinalist | $11,000 | 110 |
| Quarterfinalist | $6,200 | 60 |
| 2nd Round | $3,800 | 30 |
| 1st Round | $2,725 | 1 |
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 | $12,000 | 280 |
| Finalists | $6,700 | 180 |
| Semifinalists | $3,950 | 110 |
| Quarterfinalists | $2,350 | 60 |
| 1st Round | $1,800 | 1 |
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 (see highlights from the final below).
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
- 2007 – Venus 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