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2009 Hansol Korea Open

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2009 Hansol Korea Open
Date21–27 September
Edition6th
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$220,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSeoul, South Korea
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
Doubles
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / United States Abigail Spears
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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

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Singles

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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

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Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / United States Abigail Spears defeated United States Carly Gullickson / Australia Nicole Kriz, 6–3, 6–4

Entrants

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Seeds

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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

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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