2018 Korea Open (tennis) explained

Date:	17–23 September
Edition:	15th
Category:	WTA International
Draw:	32S / 16D
Prize Money:	US$250,000
Surface:	Hard
Location:	Seoul, South Korea
Venue:	Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champs:	Kiki Bertens
Champd:	Choi Ji-hee / Han Na-lae
After Name:	Korea Open (tennis)

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 and 23 September 2018.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	width=85	Q	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Doubles					1

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	width=85	Q2	width=85	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

• per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
	Jeļena Ostapenko	10	1
	Kiki Bertens	12	2
	Maria Sakkari	31	3
Slovakia	Magdaléna Rybáriková	34	4
Belgium	Alison Van Uytvanck	38	5
	Hsieh Su-wei	39	6
Romania	Irina-Camelia Begu	53	7
Belgium	Kirsten Flipkens	56	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of September 10, 2018

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Choi Ji-hee
• Jang Su-jeong
• Park So-hyun

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

• Margarita Gasparyan
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands
• Mandy Minella

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Mona Barthel
• Varvara Flink
• Han Na-lae
• Priscilla Hon
  • Dejana Radanović Jil Teichmann

Withdrawals

• Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Luksika Kumkhum
• Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands
• Tatjana Maria → replaced by Dalila Jakupović

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
Romania	Irina-Camelia Begu	Romania	Raluca Olaru	77	1
	Dalila Jakupović		Darija Jurak	104	2
Australia	Ellen Perez	Australia	Arina Rodionova	196	3
	Mona Barthel	Sweden	Johanna Larsson	202	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of September 10, 2018

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• • Choi Ji-hee / Han Na-lae Jang Su-jeong / Kim Na-ri

Champions

Singles

See main article: 2018 Korea Open – Singles.

• Kiki Bertens def. Ajla Tomljanović 7–6^(7–2), 4–6, 6–2

Doubles

See main article: 2018 Korea Open – Doubles.

• Choi Ji-hee / Han Na-lae def. Hsieh Shu-ying / Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 6–2