2019 Korea Open (tennis)
2019 Korea Open | |
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Date | 16 – 22 September |
Edition | 16th |
Category | WTA International |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Hard |
Location | Seoul, South Korea |
Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Karolína Muchová | |
Doubles | |
Lara Arruabarrena / 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 |
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Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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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:
- Kristie Ahn
- Choi Ji-hee
- Han Na-lae
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:
- Tímea Babos
- Ana Bogdan
- Priscilla Hon
- Danielle Lao
- Greet Minnen
- Patricia Maria Țig
The following player received entry into the main draw as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals[]
- Daria Gavrilova → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens
- Ivana Jorović → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
- Viktória Kužmová → replaced by Denisa Allertová
- Maria Sakkari → replaced by Danka Kovinić
Doubles main draw entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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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:
- Jang Su-jeong / Kim Na-ri
- Kim Da-bin / Park So-hyun
Withdrawals[]
- Before the tournament
- Anastasia Potapova (right ankle injury)
- During the tournament
- Karolína Plíšková (right thigh injury)
Champions[]
Singles[]
- Karolína Muchová def. Magda Linette, 6–1, 6–1
Doubles[]
- Lara Arruabarrena / Tatjana Maria def. Hayley Carter / Luisa Stefani, 7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–7]
References[]
- ^ "Korea Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links[]
- 2019 WTA Tour
- 2019 in South Korean tennis
- 2010s in Seoul
- Korea Open (tennis)
- September 2019 sports events in South Korea
- 2019 Korea Open