The 2016 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 19 September and 25 September 2016. Unseeded Lara Arruabarrena won the singles title.
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
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles280180110603011814101Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$1,925$1,005$730$530Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960Doubles prize money per team
Singles main-draw entrants Seeds
Country Player Rank1 SeedIrina-Camelia Begu231Johanna Larsson462Zhang Shuai493Kristina Mladenovic514Monica Niculescu555Kirsten Flipkens586Nicole Gibbs727Louisa Chirico758 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Han Na-lae Jang Su-jeong Lee So-ra
The following player received entry as a special exempt: Tereza Martincová
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Eri Hozumi Luksika Kumkhum Katarzyna Piter Arantxa Rus
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 SeedEri HozumiOksana Kalashnikova961Kirsten FlipkensJohanna Larsson1592Demi SchuursRenata Voráčová1673Lenka KunčíkováKarolína Stuchlá1944 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Han Sung-hee / Kim Da-bin Hong Seung-yeon / Kang Seo-kyung
References
External links
WTA tournament draws