The 2026 Korea Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and a WTA 250 event on the 2026 WTA Tour. The tournament took place at the Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea from 21 to 27 September 2026. The event was downgraded this year from WTA 500 status for the previous two editions.
Champions Singles
Kimberly Birrell def. Maya Joint, 6–4, 6–2
Doubles
Chan Hao-ching / Wu Fang-hsien def. Lee Ya-hsin / Ye Qiuyu, 6–2, 6–3
Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank SeedsJeļena Ostapenko321Kimberly Birrell562Lanlana Tararudee613Elena-Gabriela Ruse654Maya Joint685Anna Bondár696Magda Linette747Kamilla Rakhimova768 Rankings are as of 14 September 2026.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Back Da-yeon Ku Yeon-woo Jeļena Ostapenko Park So-hyun
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Darya Astakhova Alevtina Ibragimova Ma Yexin Yao Xinxin
Withdrawals Nikola Bartůňková → replaced by Anastasia Zakharova McCartney Kessler → replaced by Emerson Jones Ashlyn Krueger → replaced by Sofia Kenin Petra Marčinko → replaced by Yuan Yue Liudmila Samsonova → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek Yuliia Starodubtseva → replaced by Alina Charaeva Tereza Valentová → replaced by Robin Montgomery Darja Vidmanova → replaced by Elvina Kalieva
Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedChan Hao-chingWu Fang-hsien1011Maya JointElena-Gabriela Ruse1132Anastasia DețiucIrina Khromacheva121 3Eudice ChongEri Hozumi121 4 1 Rankings as of 14 September 2026
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Back Da-yeon / Jang Su-jeong Lee Eun-hye / Park So-hyun
References
External links WTA tournament profile