2021 Korea Open | |
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Date | 20–26 December |
Edition | 17th |
Category | WTA 125 |
Draw | 28S / 8D |
Prize money | $115,000 |
Surface | Hard (Indoor) |
Location | Seoul, South Korea |
Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Zhu Lin | |
Doubles | |
Choi Ji-hee / Han Na-lae |
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]
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 99 | 1 |
CHN | Zhu Lin | 142 | 2 |
HUN | Réka Luca Jani | 170 | 3 |
GRE | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 184 | 4 |
NED | Arianne Hartono | 196 | 5 |
KOR | Jang Su-jeong | 215 | 6 |
BUL | Isabella Shinikova | 226 | 7 |
JPN | Yuki Naito | 262 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as an alternate:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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NED | Arianne Hartono | AUS | Olivia Tjandramulia | 310 | 1 |
GRE | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | HUN | Réka Luca Jani | 381 | 2 |
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
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