The 2018 Korea Open (also known as the 2018 KEB Hana Bank Korea Open for sponsorship purposes) was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 17 September and 23 September 2018. Second-seeded Kiki Bertens won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Kiki Bertens defeated Ajla Tomljanović 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–2 It was Bertens' 3rd and last singles title of the year and the 7th of her career.
Doubles
Choi Ji-hee / Han Na-lae defeated Hsieh Shu-ying / Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 6–2
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960Doubles prize money per team
Singles main-draw entrants Seeds
Country Player Rank1 SeedJeļena Ostapenko101Kiki Bertens122Maria Sakkari313Magdaléna Rybáriková344Alison Van Uytvanck385Hsieh Su-wei396Irina-Camelia Begu537Kirsten Flipkens568 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Choi Ji-hee Jang Su-jeong Park So-hyun
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: Margarita Gasparyan Bethanie Mattek-Sands Mandy Minella
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Mona Barthel Varvara Flink Han Na-lae Priscilla Hon Dejana Radanović Jil Teichmann
Withdrawals Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Luksika Kumkhum Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands Tatjana Maria → replaced by Dalila Jakupović
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedIrina-Camelia BeguRaluca Olaru771Dalila JakupovićDarija Jurak1042Ellen PerezArina Rodionova1963Mona BarthelJohanna Larsson2024 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Choi Ji-hee / Han Na-lae Jang Su-jeong / Kim Na-ri
References
External links
WTA singles draw WTA doubles draw