2016 Korea Open
The 2016 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts.
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It was the 13th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 19 and 25 September 2016.
| 2016 Korea Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19–25 September |
| Edition | 13th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Lara Arruabarrena | |
| Doubles | |
 Kirsten Flipkens /  Johanna Larsson | |
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
| Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | 23 | 1 |
| SWE | Johanna Larsson | 46 | 2 |
 CHN | Zhang Shuai | 49 | 3 |
 FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 51 | 4 |
| ROU | Monica Niculescu | 55 | 5 |
| BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | 58 | 6 |
 USA | Nicole Gibbs | 72 | 7 |
| USA | Louisa Chirico | 75 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
Kristína Kučová → replaced by 
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Shelby Rogers → replaced by Jana Čepelová
Yaroslava Shvedova → replaced by 
Marina Erakovic
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 JPN | Eri Hozumi |  GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | 96 | 1 |
| BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 159 | 2 |
 NED | Demi Schuurs |  CZE | Renata Voráčová | 167 | 3 |
| CZE | Lenka Kunčíková | CZE | Karolína Stuchlá | 194 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Finals
Singles
- Lara Arruabarrena defeated
Monica Niculescu, 6–0, 2–6, 6–0
Doubles
Kirsten Flipkens / 
Johanna Larsson defeated 
Akiko Omae / 
Peangtarn Plipuech, 6–2, 6–3
References
External links
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