Korea Open (tennis)

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Korea Open
Tournament information
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
LocationSeoul
South Korea
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
CategoryWTA 125 (2021)
WTA 250 (2022-2023)
WTA 500 (2024-present)
SurfaceHard
Draw32M/16D
Prize money$259,303 (2023)
Websitevacancy
Current champions (2023)
Women's singlesUnited States Jessica Pegula
Women's doublesCzech Republic Marie Bouzková
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands

The Korea Open (Korean: 코리아오픈테니스대회) is a professional tennis tennis tournament held in Seoul, South Korea. The women's edition started in 2004 as a WTA International tournament and was played at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center on outdoor hardcourts. In 2012 and 2013, it was sponsored by Korea Development Bank (formerly sponsored by Hansol).[1] In 2014, Kia Motors was the sponsor.

In 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, it was originally scheduled as a WTA 250 event in September, but was later postponed and rescheduled to December as a WTA 125 tournament and indoor event.[2]

In 2022, the women's edition returned as a WTA 250 tournament and the sole edition of the men's ATP World Tour 250 event also took place.[3] The women's event would continue and in 2024 would be upgraded to a WTA 500 event.

Past finals[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2022 Japan Yoshihito Nishioka Canada Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Women's singles[edit]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2004  Russia Maria Sharapova Poland Marta Domachowska 6–1, 6–1
2005 Czech Republic Nicole Vaidišová Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Janković 7–5, 6–3 
2006  Greece Eleni Daniilidou Japan Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
2007 United States Venus Williams   Russia Maria Kirilenko   6–3, 1–6, 6–4
2008 Russia Maria Kirilenko Australia Samantha Stosur 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
2009 Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–3
2010 Russia Alisa Kleybanova Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová 6–1, 6–3
2011 Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva 7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–2)
2012 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Estonia Kaia Kanepi 6–1, 6–0
2013 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
2014 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková United States Varvara Lepchenko 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
2015 Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–3, 6–1
2016 Spain Lara Arruabarrena Romania Monica Niculescu 6–0, 2–6, 6–0
2017 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
2018 Netherlands Kiki Bertens Australia Ajla Tomljanović 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–2
2019 Czech Republic Karolína Muchová Poland Magda Linette 6–1, 6–1
2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
↓ WTA 125 tournament ↓
2021 China Zhu Lin France Kristina Mladenovic 6–0, 6–4
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2022 Ekaterina Alexandrova Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 7–6(7–4), 6–0
2023 United States Jessica Pegula China Yuan Yue 6–2, 6–3
↓  WTA 500 tournament  ↓

Men's doubles[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2022 South Africa Raven Klaasen
United States Nathaniel Lammons
Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–1, 7–5

Women's doubles[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2004 South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
2005 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
United States Jill Craybas
South Africa Natalie Grandin
6–2, 6–4
2006 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva
6–2, 6–3
2007 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung (2)
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Germany Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 6–2
2008 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung (3)
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (2)
Russia Vera Dushevina
Russia Maria Kirilenko
6–3, 6–0
2009 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan (2)
United States Abigail Spears
United States Carly Gullickson
Australia Nicole Kriz
6–3, 6–4
2010 Germany Julia Görges
Slovenia Polona Hercog
South Africa Natalie Grandin
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–3, 6–4
2011 South Africa Natalie Grandin
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
Russia Vera Dushevina
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
7–6(7–5), 6–4
2012 United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears (2)
Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
United States Vania King
2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2013 Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
China Xu Yifan
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
7–5, 6–3
2014 Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Germany Mona Barthel
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
6–3, 6–3
2015 Spain Lara Arruabarrena (2)
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
2–6, 6–3, [10-6]
2016 Sweden Johanna Larsson
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Japan Akiko Omae
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
6–2, 6–3
2017 Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson (2)
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
6–4, 6–1
2018 South Korea Choi Ji-hee
South Korea Han Na-lae
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Shu-ying
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
6–3, 6–2
2019 Spain Lara Arruabarrena (3)
Germany Tatjana Maria
United States Hayley Carter
Brazil Luisa Stefani
7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–7]
2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
↓ WTA 125 tournament ↓
2021 South Korea Choi Ji-hee (2)
South Korea Han Na-lae (2)
Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Hungary Réka Luca Jani
6–4, 6–4
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2022 France Kristina Mladenovic
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
United States Asia Muhammad
United States Sabrina Santamaria
6–3, 6–2
2023 Czech Republic Marie Bouzková
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
6–2, 6–1
↓  WTA 500 tournament  ↓

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Top-seeded Wozniacki cruises into second round at Korea Open tennis". Yonhap. Seoul. September 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (September 20, 2022). "Top seed Ostapenko reaches round of 16 at WTA event in Seoul". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul.
  3. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (September 30, 2022). "ATP executive hails S. Koreans' 'fantastic' support for tennis". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul.