2009 Hansol Korea Open
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The 2009 Hansol Korea Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the event known that year as the Hansol Korea Open, and was part of the WTA International category of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea, from 21 September 27 through September 2009. Unseeded Date-Krumm, one day short of her 39th birthday, became the second-oldest player in the Open era to win a singles title on the WTA Tour, after Billie Jean King, who won the Edgbaston Cup at Birmingham in 1983 aged 39 and seven months.
Finals
Singles
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm defeated Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6–3, 6–3
- It was her only singles title of the year, 1st title after 13 years break, and the 8th and last of her career.
Doubles
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / United States Abigail Spears defeated United States Carly Gullickson / Australia Nicole Kriz, 6–3, 6–4
Entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 21 | 1 |
| ESP | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 23 | 2 |
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 24 | 3 |
| ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 29 | 4 |
| RUS | Alisa Kleybanova | 31 | 5 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 41 | 6 |
| RUS | Vera Dushevina | 46 | 7 |
| AUT | Sybille Bammer | 47 | 8 |
- 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 14, 2009
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: