2023 Korea Open (tennis)

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2023 Korea Open
Date9–15 October 2023
Edition19th
Category WTA 250
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$259,303 (women)
Surface Hard, outdoor
Location Seoul, South Korea
Venue Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
2022 Champions
Women's singles
White flag of surrender.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova
Women's doubles
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
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The 2023 Korea Open (also known for sponsorship purposes as the 2023 Hana Bank Korea Open) is a tennis tournament to be played on outdoor hard courts. It will be the 19th edition of the tournament and a WTA 250 event on the 2023 WTA Tour. The tournament will take place at the Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea from 9 to 15 October 2023. [1] The men's event was discontinued this year following the return of the ATP Tour to China.

Contents

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeeds
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessica Pegula 41
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 172
Flag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova 203
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková 304
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sofia Kenin 315
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alycia Parks 436
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Arantxa Rus 517
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Katie Boulter 568

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Eri Hozumi Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Makoto Ninomiya 1031
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1092
Irina Khromacheva Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Wu Fang-hsien 1233
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sabrina Santamaria Yana Sizikova 1334

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

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References

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  2. "Half-Korean star Pegula, Venus commit to WTA Korea Open". Yonhap News Agency. 13 September 2023.