2019 Korea Open (tennis)

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2019 Korea Open
Date16–22 September
Edition16th
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 the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Muchová
Doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena / Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria
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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]

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles2801801106030118121
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1
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

* per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Sakkari 281
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ekaterina Alexandrova 392
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Muchová 433
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Magda Linette 454
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ajla Tomljanović 465
Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Polona Hercog 536
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Margarita Gasparyan 547
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Wang Yafan 558

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

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:

The following player received entry into the main draw as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kirsten Flipkens Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 511
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Cornelia Lister Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Renata Voráčová 1312
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina-Camelia Begu Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Margarita Gasparyan 1493
Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Oksana Kalashnikova Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Danka Kovinić 1804

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Finals

Singles

Doubles

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References

  1. "Korea Open Overview". wtatennis.com.