2018 Korea Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2018 Korea Open
Final
Champions Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ji-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg Han Na-lae
Runners-up Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Shu-ying
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson were the defending champions, but Bertens chose not to participate. Larsson played alongside Mona Barthel, but lost in the semifinals to Hsieh Shu-ying and Hsieh Su-wei.

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Choi Ji-hee and Han Na-lae won the title, defeating Hsieh and Hsieh in the final, 6–3, 6–2.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu / Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović / Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel / Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu
Flag of Romania.svg R Olaru
677
  Flag of the United States.svg J Cako
Flag of Germany.svg N Geuer
4 651 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu
Flag of Romania.svg R Olaru
61 [8]
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-y Hsieh
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
66 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-y Hsieh
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
3 6[10]
  Flag of Slovakia.svg AK Schmiedlová
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Zidanšek
4 4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-y Hsieh
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
3 6[12]
4 Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel
Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson
6774 Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel
Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson
61 [10]
  Flag of Slovakia.svg C Škamlová
Flag of the Netherlands.svg E Wacanno
4 654 Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel
Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson
773 [10]
WC Flag of South Korea.svg S-j Jang
Flag of South Korea.svg N-r Kim
2 64 Flag of Thailand.svg L Kumkhum
Flag of Thailand.svg P Plipuech
646[8]
  Flag of Thailand.svg L Kumkhum
Flag of Thailand.svg P Plipuech
677 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-y Hsieh
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
3 2
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Dart
Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schoofs
5 1 WC Flag of South Korea.svg J-h Choi
Flag of South Korea.svg N-l Han
66
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Štefková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Voráčová
76 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Štefková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Voráčová
0 4
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg C Liang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Ye
4 1 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Perez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ar Rodionova
66
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Perez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ar Rodionova
663 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Perez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ar Rodionova
1 1
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Hon
Flag of Russia.svg Y Sizikova
3 77[4] WC Flag of South Korea.svg J-h Choi
Flag of South Korea.svg N-l Han
66
WC Flag of South Korea.svg J-h Choi
Flag of South Korea.svg N-l Han
662[10]WC Flag of South Korea.svg J-h Choi
Flag of South Korea.svg N-l Han
74 [10]
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Rus
Flag of Serbia.svg N Stojanović
0r2 Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović
Flag of Croatia.svg D Jurak
5 6[5]
2 Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović
Flag of Croatia.svg D Jurak
2

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