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2018 Korea Open (tennis)

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2018 Korea Open
Date17–23 September
Edition15th
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$250,000
SurfaceHard
LocationSeoul, South Korea
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Doubles
South Korea Choi Ji-hee / South Korea Han Na-lae
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The 2018 Korea Open (also known as the 2018 KEB Hana Bank Korea Open for sponsorship purposes) was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 17 September and 23 September 2018. Second-seeded Kiki Bertens won the singles title.[1][2]

Finals

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Singles

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Netherlands Kiki Bertens defeated Australia Ajla Tomljanović 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–2

  • It was Bertens' 3rd and last singles title of the year and the 7th of her career.

Doubles

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South Korea Choi Ji-hee / South Korea Han Na-lae defeated Chinese Taipei Hsieh Shu-ying / Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 6–2

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 12 1
Doubles 1

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q2 Q1
Singles $43,000 $21,400 $11,500 $6,175 $3,400 $2,100 $1,020 $600
Doubles $12,300 $6,400 $3,435 $1,820 $960
Doubles prize money per team

Singles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
 LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 10 1
 NED Kiki Bertens 12 2
 GRE Maria Sakkari 31 3
 SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková 34 4
 BEL Alison Van Uytvanck 38 5
 TPE Hsieh Su-wei 39 6
 ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 53 7
 BEL Kirsten Flipkens 56 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

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Doubles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ROU Irina-Camelia Begu  ROU Raluca Olaru 77 1
 SLO Dalila Jakupović  CRO Darija Jurak 104 2
 AUS Ellen Perez  AUS Arina Rodionova 196 3
 GER Mona Barthel  SWE Johanna Larsson 202 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2018

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

References

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  1. ^ "Bertens tames Tomljanovic, takes seventh title in Seoul". Womens' Tennis Association (WTA). 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Tennis: Bertens beats Tomljanovic to claim victory in Korea". Times of Oman. 23 September 2018.
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