2019 Korea Open
Date16–22 September
Edition16th
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard
LocationSeoul, South Korea
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Czech Republic Karolína Muchová
Doubles
Spain Lara Arruabarrena / Germany Tatjana Maria

The 2019 Korea Open (also known as the 2019 KEB Hana Bank Korea Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 16 and 22 September 2019.[1]

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 12 1
Doubles 1

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q2 Q1
Singles $43,000 $21,400 $11,500 $6,175 $3,400 $2,100 $1,020 $600
Doubles * $12,300 $6,400 $3,435 $1,820 $960

* per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 GRE Maria Sakkari 28 1
 RUS Ekaterina Alexandrova 39 2
 CZE Karolína Muchová 43 3
 POL Magda Linette 45 4
 AUS Ajla Tomljanović 46 5
 SLO Polona Hercog 53 6
 RUS Margarita Gasparyan 54 7
 CHN Wang Yafan 55 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of September 9, 2019

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry into the main draw as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 BEL Kirsten Flipkens  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 51 1
 SWE Cornelia Lister  CZE Renata Voráčová 131 2
 ROU Irina-Camelia Begu  RUS Margarita Gasparyan 149 3
 GEO Oksana Kalashnikova  MNE Danka Kovinić 180 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of September 9, 2019

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Champions

Singles

Doubles

References

  1. "Korea Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
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