2007 Hansol Korea Open | |
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Date | September 24–30 |
Edition | 4th |
Category | WTA Tier IV |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $145,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Seoul, South Korea |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Venus Williams | |
Doubles | |
Chuang Chia-jung / Hsieh Su-wei |
The 2007 Hansol Korea Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the event known that year as the Hansol Korea Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea, from 24 September through 30 September 2007. First-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title. [1]
Venus Williams defeated Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Chuang Chia-jung / Hsieh Su-wei defeated Eleni Daniilidou / Jasmin Wöhr 6–2, 6–2
This was Chuang Chia-jung's second consecutive title with Hsieh Su-wei. [2]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 115 | 80 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | $21,140 | $11,395 | $6,140 | $3,310 | $1,775 | $955 | $515 | $280 | $165 |
Doubles | $6,240 | $3,360 | $1,810 | $970 | $525 | — | — | — | — |
Doubles prize money per team |
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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USA | Venus Williams | 9 | 1 |
HUN | Ágnes Szávay | 23 | 2 |
JPN | Ai Sugiyama | 32 | 3 |
RUS | Maria Kirilenko | 35 | 4 |
GRE | Eleni Daniilidou | 37 | 5 |
GER | Martina Müller | 45 | 6 |
JPN | Aiko Nakamura | 51 | 7 |
JPN | Akiko Morigami | 56 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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TPE | Chuang Chia-jung | TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | 86 | 1 |
GRE | Eleni Daniilidou | GER | Jasmin Wöhr | 103 | 2 |
FRA | Séverine Brémond | RUS | Galina Voskoboeva | 144 | 3 |
JPN | Akiko Morigami | JPN | Aiko Nakamura | 163 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entries as alternates into the doubles main draw:
Before the tournament:
During the tournament:
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