2021 Korea Open

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2021 Korea Open
Date20–26 December
Edition17th
Category WTA 125
Draw28S / 8D
Prize money $115,000
Surface Hard (Indoor)
Location Seoul, South Korea
Venue Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin
Doubles
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ji-hee / Flag of South Korea.svg Han Na-lae
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The 2021 Korea Open (also known as the 2021 Hana Bank Korea Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. After the cancellation of the 2020 edition, the 2021 edition was also delayed and later downgraded to WTA 125 level from WTA 250 level as a result of Covid-19 Pandemic. It was the 17th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2021 WTA 125K series. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 20 and 26 December 2021. [1]

Contents

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 991
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhu Lin 1422
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Réka Luca Jani 1703
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Valentini Grammatikopoulou 1844
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Arianne Hartono 1965
Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Jang Su-jeong 2156
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Isabella Shinikova 2267
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuki Naito 2628

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry as an alternate:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Arianne Hartono Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Olivia Tjandramulia 3101
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Valentini Grammatikopoulou Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Réka Luca Jani 3812

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

  1. "Hana Bank Korea Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
  2. "Hana Bank Korea Open Player List". wtatennis.com.