Korea Open (tennis)

Korea Open
2024 Korea Open (tennis)
Tournament information
Founded2004 (2004)
LocationSeoul
South Korea
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
CategoryWTA 125 (2021)
WTA 250 (2022-2023)
WTA 500 (2024-present)
SurfaceHard
Draw28M/16D
Prize money$922,573 (2024)
Current champions (2024)
Women's singles Beatriz Haddad Maia
Women's doubles Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Liudmila Samsonova

The Korea Open (Korean: 코리아오픈테니스대회) is a professional 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 continued and in 2024 was upgraded to a WTA 500 event.

Past finals

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2004  Maria Sharapova Marta Domachowska 6–1, 6–1
2005 Nicole Vaidišová Jelena Janković 7–5, 6–3 
2006  Eleni Daniilidou Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
2007 Venus Williams   Maria Kirilenko   6–3, 1–6, 6–4
2008 Maria Kirilenko Samantha Stosur 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
2009 Kimiko Date-Krumm Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–3
2010 Alisa Kleybanova Klára Zakopalová 6–1, 6–3
2011 María José Martínez Sánchez Galina Voskoboeva 7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–2)
2012 Caroline Wozniacki Kaia Kanepi 6–1, 6–0
2013 Agnieszka Radwańska Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
2014 Karolína Plíšková Varvara Lepchenko 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
2015 Irina-Camelia Begu Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–3, 6–1
2016 Lara Arruabarrena Monica Niculescu 6–0, 2–6, 6–0
2017 Jeļena Ostapenko Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
2018 Kiki Bertens Ajla Tomljanović 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–2
2019 Karolína Muchová Magda Linette 6–1, 6–1
2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
↓ WTA 125 tournament ↓
2021 Zhu Lin Kristina Mladenovic 6–0, 6–4
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2022 Ekaterina Alexandrova Jeļena Ostapenko 7–6(7–4), 6–0
2023 Jessica Pegula Yuan Yue 6–2, 6–3
↓  WTA 500 tournament  ↓
2024 Beatriz Haddad Maia Daria Kasatkina 1–6, 6–4, 6–1

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2022 Raven Klaasen
Nathaniel Lammons		 Nicolás Barrientos
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela		 6–1, 7–5

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2004 Jeon Mi-ra
Cho Yoon-jeong		 Chuang Chia-jung
Hsieh Su-wei		 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
2005 Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung		 Jill Craybas
Natalie Grandin		 6–2, 6–4
2006 Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez		 Chuang Chia-jung
Mariana Díaz Oliva		 6–2, 6–3
2007 Chuang Chia-jung (2)
Hsieh Su-wei		 Eleni Daniilidou
Jasmin Wöhr		 6–2, 6–2
2008 Chuang Chia-jung (3)
Hsieh Su-wei (2) 		Vera Dushevina
Maria Kirilenko		 6–3, 6–0
2009 Chan Yung-jan (2)
Abigail Spears		 Carly Gullickson
Nicole Kriz		 6–3, 6–4
2010 Julia Görges
Polona Hercog		 Natalie Grandin
Vladimíra Uhlířová		 6–3, 6–4
2011 Natalie Grandin
Vladimíra Uhlířová		 Vera Dushevina
Galina Voskoboeva		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2012 Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears (2) 		Akgul Amanmuradova
Vania King		 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2013 Chan Chin-wei
Xu Yifan		 Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears		 7–5, 6–3
2014 Lara Arruabarrena
Irina-Camelia Begu		 Mona Barthel
Mandy Minella		 6–3, 6–3
2015 Lara Arruabarrena (2)
Andreja Klepač		 Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson		 2–6, 6–3, [10-6]
2016 Johanna Larsson
Kirsten Flipkens		 Akiko Omae
Peangtarn Plipuech		 6–2, 6–3
2017 Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson (2)		 Luksika Kumkhum
Peangtarn Plipuech		 6–4, 6–1
2018 Choi Ji-hee
Han Na-lae		 Hsieh Shu-ying
Hsieh Su-wei		 6–3, 6–2
2019 Lara Arruabarrena (3)
Tatjana Maria		 Hayley Carter
Luisa Stefani		 7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–7]
2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
↓ WTA 125 tournament ↓
2021 Choi Ji-hee (2)
Han Na-lae (2)		 Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Réka Luca Jani		 6–4, 6–4
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2022 Kristina Mladenovic
Yanina Wickmayer		 Asia Muhammad
Sabrina Santamaria		 6–3, 6–2
2023 Marie Bouzková
Bethanie Mattek-Sands		 Luksika Kumkhum
Peangtarn Plipuech		 6–2, 6–1
↓  WTA 500 tournament  ↓
2024 Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Liudmila Samsonova		 Miyu Kato
Zhang Shuai		 6–1, 6–0

See also

References

  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.


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