2016 Korea Open

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox tennis event|2016|Korea Open| | date=19–25 September | edition=13th | category =[[WTA International tournaments|WTA International]] | draw =32S / 16D | prize_money =[[US$|$]]250,000 | surface=[[Hardcourt|Hard]] | location=[[Seoul]], South Korea | venue =[[Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center]] | champs={{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lara Arruabarrena]] | champd={{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kirsten Flipkens]] / {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Johanna Larsson]] }}

The '''2016 Korea Open''' was a women's professional [[tennis]] tournament played on [[hardcourt|hard courts]]. It was the 13th edition of the [[Korea Open (tennis)|tournament]], and part of the [[2016 WTA Tour]]. It took place in [[Seoul]], South Korea between 19 September and 25 September 2016. Unseeded [[Lara Arruabarrena]] won the singles title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/17639060/lara-arruabarrena-beats-monica-niculescu-3-sets-win-korea-open|title=Lara Arruabarrena beats Monica Niculescu in 3 sets to win Korea Open|work=[[ESPN]]|date=25 September 2016|access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>

== Finals ==

=== Singles === {{main|2016 Korea Open – Singles}} *{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lara Arruabarrena]] defeated {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Monica Niculescu]], 6–0, 2–6, 6–0

=== Doubles === {{main|2016 Korea Open – Doubles}} *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kirsten Flipkens]] / {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Johanna Larsson]] defeated {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akiko Omae]] / {{flagicon|THA}} [[Peangtarn Plipuech]], 6–2, 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 |width=85|Q |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- | style="background:#f8f8f8;"|'''Singles''' |$43,000 |$21,400 |$11,300 |$5,900 |$3,310 |$1,925 |$1,005 |$730 |$530 |- | style="background:#f8f8f8;"|'''Doubles''' |$12,300 |$6,400 |$3,435 |$1,820 |$960 |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |- |colspan=10|Doubles prize money per team |}

== Singles main-draw entrants == === Seeds ===

{|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Irina-Camelia Begu]] |23 |1 |- |{{flag|SWE}} |[[Johanna Larsson]] |46 |2 |- |{{flag|CHN}} |[[Zhang Shuai]] |49 |3 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Kristina Mladenovic]] |51 |4 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Monica Niculescu]] |55 |5 |- |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Kirsten Flipkens]] |58 |6 |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Nicole Gibbs]] |72 |7 |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Louisa Chirico]] |75 |8 |} * 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016

=== Other entrants ===

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Na-lae]] * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jang Su-jeong]] * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee So-ra (tennis)|Lee So-ra]]

The following player received entry as a special exempt: * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tereza Martincová]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Eri Hozumi]] * {{flagicon|THA}} [[Luksika Kumkhum]] * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Katarzyna Piter]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Arantxa Rus]]

=== Withdrawals === * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Kristína Kučová]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sara Sorribes Tormo]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shelby Rogers]] → replaced by {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Jana Čepelová]] * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Yaroslava Shvedova]] → replaced by {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marina Erakovic]]

== Doubles main-draw entrants ==

=== Seeds ===

{|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Eri Hozumi]] |{{flag|GEO}} |[[Oksana Kalashnikova]] |96 |1 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Kirsten Flipkens]] |{{flag|SWE}} |[[Johanna Larsson]] |159 |2 |- |{{flag|NED}} |[[Demi Schuurs]] |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Renata Voráčová]] |167 |3 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Lenka Kunčíková]] |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Karolína Stuchlá]] |194 |4 |} *1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016

=== Other entrants ===

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Sung-hee]] / {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Da-bin (tennis)|Kim Da-bin]] * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hong Seung-yeon]] / {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kang Seo-kyung]]

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{official website|http://www.koreaopentennis.com/}} * [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2016/1024.pdf WTA tournament draws]

[[Category:2016 WTA Tour|Korea Open]] [[Category:2016 in South Korean tennis|Korea Open]] [[Category:2010s in Seoul]] [[Category:Korea Open (tennis)]] [[Category:September 2016 sports events in South Korea]]