2021 Korea Open

{{Infobox tennis event|2021|Korea Open| | date=20–26 December | edition=17th | category =[[WTA 125 tournaments|WTA 125]] | draw =28S / 8D | prize_money =[[US$|$]]115,000 | surface=[[Tennis court#Indoor courts|Hard (Indoor)]] | location=[[Seoul]], South Korea | venue =[[Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center]] | champs={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Lin (tennis)|Zhu Lin]] | champd={{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Ji-hee]] / {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Na-lae]] | before_name=Korea Open (tennis) | before_year=2019 | after_name = Korea Open (tennis) }}

The '''2021 Korea Open''' (also known as the '''2021 Hana Bank Korea Open''' for sponsorship purposes) was a professional women's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[hard court]]s. After the cancellation of the 2020 edition, the 2021 edition was also delayed and later downgraded to WTA 125 level from WTA 250 level as a result of [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. It was the 17th edition of the [[Korea Open (tennis)|tournament]], and part of the [[2021 WTA 125K series]]. It took place in [[Seoul]], South Korea between 20 and 26 December 2021. Second-seeded [[Zhu Lin (tennis)|Zhu Lin]] wo the singles title.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hana Bank Korea Open Overview|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1024/seoul-125|website=wtatennis.com}}</ref>

== Finals ==

=== Singles === {{main|2021 Korea Open – Singles}} * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Lin (tennis)|Zhu Lin]] defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kristina Mladenovic]] 6–0, 6–4

=== Doubles === {{main|2021 Korea Open – Doubles}} * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Ji-hee]] / {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Na-lae]] defeated {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Valentini Grammatikopoulou]] / {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Réka Luca Jani]] 6–4, 6–4

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

{|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Kristina Mladenovic]] |99 |1 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|CHN}} |[[Zhu Lin (tennis)|Zhu Lin]] |142 |2 |- |{{flag|HUN}} |[[Réka Luca Jani]] |170 |3 |- |{{flag|GRE}} |[[Valentini Grammatikopoulou]] |184 |4 |- |{{flag|NED}} |[[Arianne Hartono]] |196 |5 |- |{{flag|KOR}} |[[Jang Su-jeong]] |215 |6 |- |{{flag|BUL}} |[[Isabella Shinikova]] |226 |7 |- |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Yuki Naito]] |262 |8 |} * 1 Rankings are as of December 13, 2021<ref>{{cite web|title=Hana Bank Korea Open Player List|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1024/seoul-125/2021/player-list|website=wtatennis.com}}</ref>

=== Other entrants === The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Back Da-yeon]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Brenda Fruhvirtová]] * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Bo-young]] * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Eun-yeong]]

The following player received entry as an alternate: * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Moon Jeong]]

=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jodie Burrage]] → replaced by {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Carol Zhao]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hanna Chang (tennis)|Hanna Chang]] → replaced by {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Anastasia Kulikova]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Federica Di Sarra]] → replaced by {{flagicon|THA}} [[Peangtarn Plipuech]] * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nao Hibino]] → replaced by {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Moon Jeong]] * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mai Hontama]] → replaced by {{flagicon|IND}} [[Riya Bhatia]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dasha Ivanova]] → replaced by {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Da-bin (tennis)|Kim Da-bin]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Anna Sisková]] → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Linda Fruhvirtová]] * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Shuai]] → replaced by {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Ji-hee]]

== Doubles main-draw entrants ==

=== Seeds ===

{|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|NED}} |[[Arianne Hartono]] |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Olivia Tjandramulia]] |310 |1 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|GRE}} |[[Valentini Grammatikopoulou]] |{{flag|HUN}} |[[Réka Luca Jani]] |381 |2 |} *1 Rankings are as of December 13, 2021

=== Other entrants === The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Bo-young]] / {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Yeong-won]]

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{official website|http://www.koreaopentennis.com/}} * [https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1024/seoul/2024/overview WTA tournament profile]

[[Category:2021 WTA 125 tournaments|Korea Open]] [[Category:2021 in South Korean women's sport|Korea Open]] [[Category:2020s in Seoul]] [[Category:Korea Open (tennis)]] [[Category:December 2021 sports events in Asia|Korea Open]]