The Korea Open (Korean: 코리아오픈테니스대회) is a professional tennis tournament held in Seoul, South Korea. The women's edition started in 2004 as a WTA International tournament and is played at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center on outdoor hardcourts. The event was a WTA 500-level in 2024 and in 2025. It returned to its previous WTA 250-level in 2026. In 2022 a men's ATP Tour 250 event was also held.

History

The event was sponsored by Hansol Paper until 2011. In 2012 and 2013, it was sponsored by Korea Development Bank. In 2014, Kia Motors was the sponsor. From 2017 until 2024 it was sponsored by KEB Hana Bank, and in 2025 it was presented by Motiva.

In 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, it was originally scheduled as a WTA 250 event in September, but was later postponed and rescheduled to December as a WTA 125 tournament and indoor event.

In 2022, the women's edition returned as a WTA Tour 250 event and the sole edition of the men's ATP Tour 250 event also took place. The women's event continued and in 2024 was upgraded to a WTA 500 event, before being downgraded back to WTA 250 in 2026.

Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2022Japan Yoshihito NishiokaCanada Denis Shapovalov6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Women's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2004Russia Maria SharapovaPoland Marta Domachowska6–1, 6–1
2005Czech Republic Nicole VaidišováSerbia and Montenegro Jelena Janković7–5, 6–3
2006Greece Eleni DaniilidouJapan Ai Sugiyama6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
2007United States Venus WilliamsRussia Maria Kirilenko6–3, 1–6, 6–4
2008Russia Maria KirilenkoAustralia Samantha Stosur2–6, 6–1, 6–4
2009Japan Kimiko Date-KrummSpain Anabel Medina Garrigues6–3, 6–3
2010Russia Alisa KleybanovaCzech Republic Klára Zakopalová6–1, 6–3
2011Spain María José Martínez SánchezKazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–2)
2012Denmark Caroline WozniackiEstonia Kaia Kanepi6–1, 6–0
2013Poland Agnieszka RadwańskaRussia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
2014Czech Republic Karolína PlíškováUnited States Varvara Lepchenko6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
2015Romania Irina-Camelia BeguBelarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich6–3, 6–1
2016Spain Lara ArruabarrenaRomania Monica Niculescu6–0, 2–6, 6–0
2017Latvia Jeļena OstapenkoBrazil Beatriz Haddad Maia6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
2018Netherlands Kiki BertensAustralia Ajla Tomljanović7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–2
2019Czech Republic Karolína MuchováPoland Magda Linette6–1, 6–1
2020cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
↓ WTA 125 tournament ↓
2021China Zhu LinFrance Kristina Mladenovic6–0, 6–4
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2022Ekaterina AlexandrovaLatvia Jeļena Ostapenko7–6(7–4), 6–0
2023United States Jessica PegulaChina Yuan Yue6–2, 6–3
↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓
2024Brazil Beatriz Haddad MaiaDaria Kasatkina1–6, 6–4, 6–1
2025Poland Iga ŚwiątekEkaterina Alexandrova1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2022South Africa Raven Klaasen United States Nathaniel LammonsColombia Nicolás Barrientos Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela6–1, 7–5

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2004South Korea Jeon Mi-ra South Korea Cho Yoon-jeongChinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei6–3, 1–6, 7–5
2005Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jungUnited States Jill Craybas South Africa Natalie Grandin6–2, 6–4
2006Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Argentina Paola SuárezChinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva6–2, 6–3
2007Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung (2) Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-weiGreece Eleni Daniilidou Germany Jasmin Wöhr6–2, 6–2
2008Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung (3) Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (2)Russia Vera Dushevina Russia Maria Kirilenko6–3, 6–0
2009Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan (2) United States Abigail SpearsUnited States Carly Gullickson Australia Nicole Kriz6–3, 6–4
2010Germany Julia Görges Slovenia Polona HercogSouth Africa Natalie Grandin Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová6–3, 6–4
2011South Africa Natalie Grandin Czech Republic Vladimíra UhlířováRussia Vera Dushevina Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva7–6(7–5), 6–4
2012United States Raquel Kops-Jones United States Abigail Spears (2)Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova United States Vania King2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2013Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei China Xu YifanUnited States Raquel Kops-Jones United States Abigail Spears7–5, 6–3
2014Spain Lara Arruabarrena Romania Irina-Camelia BeguGermany Mona Barthel Luxembourg Mandy Minella6–3, 6–3
2015Spain Lara Arruabarrena (2) Slovenia Andreja KlepačNetherlands Kiki Bertens Sweden Johanna Larsson2–6, 6–3, [10-6]
2016Sweden Johanna Larsson Belgium Kirsten FlipkensJapan Akiko Omae Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech6–2, 6–3
2017Netherlands Kiki Bertens Sweden Johanna Larsson (2)Thailand Luksika Kumkhum Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech6–4, 6–1
2018South Korea Choi Ji-hee South Korea Han Na-laeChinese Taipei Hsieh Shu-ying Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei6–3, 6–2
2019Spain Lara Arruabarrena (3) Germany Tatjana MariaUnited States Hayley Carter Brazil Luisa Stefani7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–7]
2020cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
↓ WTA 125 tournament ↓
2021South Korea Choi Ji-hee (2) South Korea Han Na-lae (2)Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou Hungary Réka Luca Jani6–4, 6–4
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2022France Kristina Mladenovic Belgium Yanina WickmayerUnited States Asia Muhammad United States Sabrina Santamaria6–3, 6–2
2023Czech Republic Marie Bouzková United States Bethanie Mattek-SandsThailand Luksika Kumkhum Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech6–2, 6–1
↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓
2024United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez Liudmila SamsonovaJapan Miyu Kato China Zhang Shuai6–1, 6–0
2025Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková Czech Republic Kateřina SiniakováAustralia Maya Joint United States Caty McNally6–3, 7–6(8–6)

See also