Korea Open 2024

Played in Seoul, the Korea Open is an outdoor tennis tournament also known as the Hana Bank Korea Open. The event has been upgraded from the WTA 250 tournament in 2023 to the WTA 500 tournament in 2024. It will commence on September 16, 2024, and end on September 22, 2024.

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Korea Open will feature 32 players in the singles category and 16 teams in the doubles category. This is the 20th edition of the tournament, where the winner will receive 500 points. Korea Open awarded the prize money of $259,303 to the singles and doubles category winners in 2023. Maria Sharapova won the first edition of the Korea Open, defeating Marta Domachowska in the final.

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Korea Open has a solo edition of the men’s ATP 250 tournament in 2022, where Yoshihito Nishioka emerged as the winner. However, the tournament was discontinued with the return of the China Open. Some big names who have won the tournament include Venus Williams, Karolina Pliskova, Carolina Wozniacki, and Agnieszka Radwanska.

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Korea Open History

Beginning in 2004, the Korea Open is a professional WTA tournament that was previously played on indoor hardcourts. The event was sponsored by Korea Development Bank in 2012 and 2013. Formerly sponsored by Hansol, the tournament was also sponsored by Kia Motors in 2014. The event was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The next edition was also delayed and later downgraded from WTA 250 to WTA 125 level tournament. However, it was again upgraded to a WTA 250 tournament in 2022 and was introduced as a WTA 500 tournament in 2024. Last year, World No. 6 Jessica Pegula won the Korea Open, becoming the first American player since Venus Williams to win the title in 2007. Marie Bouzkova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands were the winners in the doubles category.

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Korea Open 2024 Schedule

The Korea Open is scheduled to commence from September 16, 2024, to September 22, 2024. Viewers can enjoy the final of the singles category on September 22, 2024.

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Korea Open 2024 Venue

WTA will be hosting the 20th edition of the Korea Open at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, Korea.

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Korea Open 2023 Defending Champions

The defending champions of the 2023 Korea Open in singles and doubles category are as follows:

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Women’s Singles – Jessica Pegula

Jessica Pegula won the Korea Open 2023 title. She defeated Yuan Yue in the final by 6-2, 6-3.

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Women’s Doubles - Marie Bouzkova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Marie Bouzkova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated the duo of Peangtarn Plipuech and Luksika Kumkhum in the final 6-2, 6-1.

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Korea Open 2024 Prize Money

The estimated prize money for the Korea Open 2024 has yet to be revealed. The total prize money for the Korea Open 2023 was recorded as $259,303.

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Korea Open 2024 Points Distribution

Korea Open was recently upgraded from a WTA 250 tournament to a WTA 500 tournament. The winner will be awarded 500 points each in the singles and doubles categories.

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WTA Players with the most wins in the tournament

Chuang Chia-jung and Lara Arrubarrena are the players in the doubles category who won the Korea Open the most number of times. In the singles category, every player has won the tournament once in their career. Lara Arrubarrena has also won the 2016 Korea Open in a singles category, defeating Monica Niculescu in the final.

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Where to watch the Korea Open?

Viewers in the USA can enjoy the live telecast of the Korea Open 2024 on the Tennis Channel. Tennis fans in the UK can watch the broadcast on Sky Sports.