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The Korea Open (Korean: 코리아오픈테니스대회) is a professional tennis tournament held in Seoul, South Korea. The women's edition started in 2004 as a WTA International tournament and is played at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center on outdoor hardcourts. The event was a WTA 500-level in 2024 and in 2025 and returned to its previous WTA 250-level in 2026. In 2022 a men's ATP Tour 250 event was also held as the Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships.[1][2]

Founded2004; 22 years ago (2004)
LocationSeoul
South Korea
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
CategoryWTA 250 (2004-2019, 2022-2023, 2026-),
WTA 500 (2024-2025)
WTA 125 (2021, indoor)
ATP 250 (2022)
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Korea Open
Current event 2026 Korea Open
Tournament information
Founded2004; 22 years ago (2004)
LocationSeoul
South Korea
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
CategoryWTA 250 (2004-2019, 2022-2023, 2026-),
WTA 500 (2024-2025)
WTA 125 (2021, indoor)
ATP 250 (2022)
SurfaceHard
Draw32M/16D
Prize money$283,347 (2026)
WebsiteWTAKoreaOpen.com
Current champions (2026)
Women's singlesAustralia Kimberly Birrell
Women's doublesChinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsien
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History

The event was sponsored by Hansol Paper until 2011. In 2012 and 2013, it was sponsored by Korea Development Bank.[3] In 2014, Kia Motors was the sponsor. From 2017 until 2024 it was sponsored by KEB Hana Bank, and in 2025 it was presented by Motiva.

In 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, it was originally scheduled as a WTA 250 event in September, but was later postponed and rescheduled to December as a WTA 125 tournament and indoor event.[4]

In 2022, the women's edition returned as a WTA Tour 250 event and the sole edition of the men's ATP Tour 250 event also took place.[5] The women's event continued and in 2024 was upgraded to a WTA 500 event, before being downgraded back to WTA 250 in 2026.

Past finals

Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2022Japan Yoshihito NishiokaCanada Denis Shapovalov6–4, 7–6(7–5)
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Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2004 Russia Maria SharapovaPoland Marta Domachowska6–1, 6–1
2005Czech Republic Nicole VaidišováSerbia and Montenegro Jelena Janković7–5, 6–3 
2006 Greece Eleni DaniilidouJapan Ai Sugiyama6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
2007United States Venus Williams  Russia Maria Kirilenko  6–3, 1–6, 6–4
2008Russia Maria KirilenkoAustralia Samantha Stosur2–6, 6–1, 6–4
2009Japan Kimiko Date-KrummSpain Anabel Medina Garrigues6–3, 6–3
2010Russia Alisa KleybanovaCzech Republic Klára Zakopalová6–1, 6–3
2011Spain María José Martínez SánchezKazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–2)
2012Denmark Caroline WozniackiEstonia Kaia Kanepi6–1, 6–0
2013Poland Agnieszka RadwańskaRussia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
2014Czech Republic Karolína PlíškováUnited States Varvara Lepchenko6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
2015Romania Irina-Camelia BeguBelarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich6–3, 6–1
2016Spain Lara ArruabarrenaRomania Monica Niculescu6–0, 2–6, 6–0
2017Latvia Jeļena OstapenkoBrazil Beatriz Haddad Maia6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
2018Netherlands Kiki BertensAustralia Ajla Tomljanović7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–2
2019Czech Republic Karolína MuchováPoland Magda Linette6–1, 6–1
2020cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
↓ WTA 125 tournament ↓
2021China Zhu LinFrance Kristina Mladenovic6–0, 6–4
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2022 Ekaterina AlexandrovaLatvia Jeļena Ostapenko7–6(7–4), 6–0
2023United States Jessica PegulaChina Yuan Yue6–2, 6–3
↓  WTA 500 tournament  ↓
2024Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Daria Kasatkina1–6, 6–4, 6–1
2025Poland Iga Świątek Ekaterina Alexandrova1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2026Australia Kimberly BirrellAustralia Maya Joint6–4, 6–2
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Men's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2022South Africa Raven Klaasen
United States Nathaniel Lammons		Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela		6–1, 7–5
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Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2004South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong		Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei		6–3, 1–6, 7–5
2005Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung		United States Jill Craybas
South Africa Natalie Grandin		6–2, 6–4
2006Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez		Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva		6–2, 6–3
2007Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung (2)
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei		Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Germany Jasmin Wöhr		6–2, 6–2
2008Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung (3)
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (2) 		Russia Vera Dushevina
Russia Maria Kirilenko		6–3, 6–0
2009Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan (2)
United States Abigail Spears		United States Carly Gullickson
Australia Nicole Kriz		6–3, 6–4
2010Germany Julia Görges
Slovenia Polona Hercog		South Africa Natalie Grandin
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová		6–3, 6–4
2011South Africa Natalie Grandin
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová		Russia Vera Dushevina
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva		7–6(7–5), 6–4
2012United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears (2) 		Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
United States Vania King		2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2013Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
China Xu Yifan		United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears		7–5, 6–3
2014Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu		Germany Mona Barthel
Luxembourg Mandy Minella		6–3, 6–3
2015Spain Lara Arruabarrena (2)
Slovenia Andreja Klepač		Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson		2–6, 6–3, [10-6]
2016Sweden Johanna Larsson
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens		Japan Akiko Omae
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech		6–2, 6–3
2017Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson (2)		Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech		6–4, 6–1
2018South Korea Choi Ji-hee
South Korea Han Na-lae		Chinese Taipei Hsieh Shu-ying
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei		6–3, 6–2
2019Spain Lara Arruabarrena (3)
Germany Tatjana Maria		United States Hayley Carter
Brazil Luisa Stefani		7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–7]
2020cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
↓ WTA 125 tournament ↓
2021South Korea Choi Ji-hee (2)
South Korea Han Na-lae (2)		Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Hungary Réka Luca Jani		6–4, 6–4
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2022France Kristina Mladenovic
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer		United States Asia Muhammad
United States Sabrina Santamaria		6–3, 6–2
2023Czech Republic Marie Bouzková
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands		Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech		6–2, 6–1
↓  WTA 500 tournament  ↓
2024United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Liudmila Samsonova		Japan Miyu Kato
China Zhang Shuai		6–1, 6–0
2025Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková		Australia Maya Joint
United States Caty McNally		6–3, 7–6(8–6)
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2026Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsien		Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsin
China Ye Qiuyu		6–2, 6–3
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