2019_Korea_Open_(tennis)
2019 Korea Open (tennis)
Tennis tournament
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]
| 2019 Korea Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 16–22 September | |||
| Edition | 16th | |||
| Category | WTA International | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $250,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Seoul, South Korea | |||
| Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Karolína Muchová | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Lara Arruabarrena /  Tatjana Maria | ||||
| ||||
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| 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
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GRE |
|||
 RUS |
Ekaterina Alexandrova | 39 | 2 |
| CZE |
Karolína Muchová | 43 | 3 |
 POL |
Magda Linette | 45 | 4 |
 AUS |
Ajla Tomljanović | 46 | 5 |
 SLO |
Polona Hercog | 53 | 6 |
| RUS |
Margarita Gasparyan | 54 | 7 |
 CHN |
Wang Yafan | 55 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 9, 2019
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
Daria Gavrilova → replaced by 
Kirsten Flipkens
Ivana Jorović → replaced by 
Stefanie Vögele
Viktória Kužmová → replaced by 
Denisa Allertová
Maria Sakkari → replaced by 
Danka Kovinić
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BEL |
Kirsten Flipkens |  LAT |
Jeļena Ostapenko | 51 | 1 |
 SWE |
Cornelia Lister | CZE |
Renata Voráčová | 131 | 2 |
 ROU |
Irina-Camelia Begu | RUS |
Margarita Gasparyan | 149 | 3 |
 GEO |
Oksana Kalashnikova |  MNE |
Danka Kovinić | 180 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 9, 2019
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Anastasia Potapova (right ankle injury)
- During the tournament
- Karolína Plíšková (right thigh injury)
Singles
- Karolína Muchová def.
Magda Linette, 6–1, 6–1
Doubles
Lara Arruabarrena / 
Tatjana Maria def. 
Hayley Carter / 
Luisa Stefani, 7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–7]
- "Korea Open Overview". wtatennis.com.