| Date: | 19–25 September |
| Edition: | 13th |
| Category: | WTA International |
| Draw: | 32S / 16D |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| Surface: | Hard |
| Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Venue: | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
| Champs: |  Lara Arruabarrena |
| Champd: |  Kirsten Flipkens /  Johanna Larsson |
The 2016 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 19 and 25 September 2016.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 | |||
| Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania | Irina-Camelia Begu | 23 | 1 | |
| Sweden | Johanna Larsson | 46 | 2 | |
 China | Zhang Shuai | 49 | 3 | |
 France | Kristina Mladenovic | 51 | 4 | |
| Romania | Monica Niculescu | 55 | 5 | |
| Belgium | Kirsten Flipkens | 58 | 6 | |
| Nicole Gibbs | 72 | 7 | ||
| Louisa Chirico | 75 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Kristína Kučová → replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo
Shelby Rogers → replaced by Jana Čepelová
Yaroslava Shvedova → replaced by 
Marina Erakovic| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | Eri Hozumi |  Georgia | Oksana Kalashnikova | 96 | 1 | |
| Belgium | Kirsten Flipkens | Sweden | Johanna Larsson | 159 | 2 | |
| Demi Schuurs |  Czech Republic | Renata Voráčová | 167 | 3 | ||
| Czech Republic | Lenka Kunčíková | Czech Republic | Karolína Stuchlá | 194 | 4 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
See main article: 2016 Korea Open – Singles.
Lara Arruabarrena defeated Monica Niculescu, 6–0, 2–6, 6–0[1]See main article: 2016 Korea Open – Doubles.
Kirsten Flipkens / Johanna Larsson defeated Akiko Omae / 
Peangtarn Plipuech, 6–2, 6–3
