2016 Korea Open

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2016 Korea Open
Date19–25 September
Edition13th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $250,000
Surface Hard
Location Seoul, South Korea
Venue Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena
Doubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens / Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson
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The 2016 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 19 September and 25 September 2016. Unseeded Lara Arruabarrena won the singles title. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$1,925$1,005$730$530
Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960
Doubles prize money per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 231
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Johanna Larsson 462
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 493
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 514
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 555
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kirsten Flipkens 586
Flag of the United States.svg USA Nicole Gibbs 727
Flag of the United States.svg USA Louisa Chirico 758

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Eri Hozumi Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Oksana Kalashnikova 961
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kirsten Flipkens Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Johanna Larsson 1592
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Demi Schuurs Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Renata Voráčová 1673
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lenka Kunčíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Stuchlá 1944

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

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References

  1. "Lara Arruabarrena beats Monica Niculescu in 3 sets to win Korea Open". ESPN . 25 September 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2024.