{{Infobox tennis event|2014|Korea Open| | date= 13–21 September | edition=11th | category=[[WTA International tournaments|WTA International]] | draw =32S / 16D | prize_money =$500,000 | surface=Hard / outdoor | location=[[Seoul]], South Korea | venue=[[Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center]] | champs={{flagicon|CZE}} [[Karolína Plíšková]] | champd={{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lara Arruabarrena]] / {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Irina-Camelia Begu]] | before_name = Korea Open }}
The '''2014 Korea Open''' was a women's professional [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[hardcourt|hard courts]]. It was the 11th edition of the [[Korea Open (tennis)|tournament]], which was part of the [[2014 WTA Tour]]. It took place in [[Seoul]], South Korea between 13 September and 21 September 2014. Second-seeded [[Karolína Plíšková]] won the singles title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/11563093/karolina-pliskova-beats-varvara-lepchenko-win-korea-open|title=Karolina Pliskova wins Korea Open|work=[[ESPN]]|date=21 September 2014|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
== Finals ==
=== Singles === {{main|2014 Korea Open – Singles}} *{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Karolína Plíšková]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Varvara Lepchenko]], 6–3, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 6–2 * It was Plíšková's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of her [[Karolína Plíšková career statistics|career]].
=== Doubles === {{main|2014 Korea Open – Doubles}} *{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lara Arruabarrena]] / {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Irina-Camelia Begu]] defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Mona Barthel]] / {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Mandy Minella]], 6–3, 6–3
==Points and prize money==
===Point distribution=== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q |width=85 |Q3 |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |- ! style="background:#f8f8f8;"| Singles |rowspan=2|280 |rowspan=2|180 |rowspan=2|110 |rowspan=2|60 |30 |1 |18 |14 |10 |1 |- ! style="background:#f8f8f8;"|Doubles |1 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |}
===Prize money=== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32<sup>1</sup> |width=85|Q3 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- | style="background:#f8f8f8;"|'''Singles''' |$111,139 |$55,335 |$29,270 |$8,502 |$4,770 |$3,774 |$1,448 |$1,052 |$764 |- | style="background:#f8f8f8;"|'''Doubles''' |$17,724 |$9,222 |$4,951 |$2,623 |$1,383 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |- |colspan=10|Doubles prize money per team |} <sub><sup>1</sup> Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money</sub>
== Singles main-draw entrants ==
=== Seeds ===
{|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|POL}} |[[Agnieszka Radwańska]] |5 |1 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Karolína Plíšková]] |36 |2 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Klára Koukalová]] |38 |3 |- |{{flag|SVK}} |[[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] |41 |4 |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Varvara Lepchenko]] |43 |5 |- |{{flag|EST}} |[[Kaia Kanepi]] |45 |6 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Caroline Garcia]] |46 |7 |- |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Heather Watson]] |47 |8 |} * <sup>1</sup> Rankings are as of September 8, 2014
=== Other entrants ===
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jang Su-jeong]] * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Na-lae]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Kirilenko]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Gibbs]] * {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Danka Kovinić]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elizaveta Kulichkova]] * {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Mandy Minella]]
=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Cetkovská]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Julia Glushko]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Makarova]] → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Kristýna Plíšková]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lara Arruabarrena]]
=== Retirements === * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] (left hip injury)
== Doubles main-draw entrants ==
=== Seeds ===
{|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|TPE}} |[[Chan Hao-ching]] |{{flag|TPE}} |[[Chan Yung-jan]] |52 |1 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Karolína Plíšková]] |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Kristýna Plíšková]] |110 |2 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Darija Jurak]] |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Megan Moulton-Levy]] |115 |3 |- |{{flag|GEO}} |[[Oksana Kalashnikova]] |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Renata Voráčová]] |143 |4 |} *<sup>1</sup> Rankings are as of September 8, 2014
===Retirements=== * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Kirilenko]] (left abdominal strain)
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://kiakoreaopen.com/}} * [https://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2014/1024/MDS.pdf WTA singles draw] * [https://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2014/1024/MDD.pdf WTA doubles draw]
{{Hansol Korea Open tournaments}} {{2014 WTA Tour}}
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