2019 Korea Open (tennis)
| 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 | |
| Czech Republic Karolína Muchová | |
| Doubles | |
| Spain Lara Arruabarrena / Germany Tatjana Maria | |
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]
Points and prize money
[edit ]Point distribution
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit ]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:
- Hungary Tímea Babos
- Romania Ana Bogdan
- Australia Priscilla Hon
- United States Danielle Lao
- Belgium Greet Minnen
- Romania Patricia Maria Țig
The following player received entry into the main draw as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Australia Daria Gavrilova → replaced by Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
- Serbia Ivana Jorović → replaced by Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
- Slovakia Viktória Kužmová → replaced by Czech Republic Denisa Allertová
- Greece Maria Sakkari → replaced by Montenegro Danka Kovinić
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Before the tournament
- Russia Anastasia Potapova (right ankle injury)
- During the tournament
- Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (right thigh injury)
Finals
[edit ]Singles
[edit ]- Czech Republic Karolína Muchová defeated Poland Magda Linette, 6–1, 6–1
Doubles
[edit ]- Spain Lara Arruabarrena / Germany Tatjana Maria defeated United States Hayley Carter / Brazil Luisa Stefani, 7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–7]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Korea Open Overview". wtatennis.com.