The 2024 Korea Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and a WTA 500 event on the 2024 WTA Tour (upgraded from WTA 250 status in previous years).[1] The tournament took place at the Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea from 16 to 22 September 2024.[2]
| 2024 Korea Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16–22 September 2024 |
| Edition | 20th |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $922,573 |
| Surface | Hard, outdoor |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Beatriz Haddad Maia | |
| Doubles | |
 Nicole Melichar-Martinez /  Liudmila Samsonova | |
Champions
editSingles
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Beatriz Haddad Maia def. 
Daria Kasatkina 1–6, 6–4, 6–1
Doubles
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Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Liudmila Samsonova def. 
Miyu Kato / 
Zhang Shuai 6–1, 6–0
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daria Kasatkina | 13 | 1 | |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 15 | 2 | |
| BRA
|
Beatriz Haddad Maia | 16 | 3 |
| Diana Shnaider | 17 | 4 | |
 UKR
|
Marta Kostyuk | 18 | 5 |
 KAZ
|
Yulia Putintseva | 29 | 6 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 31 | 7 | |
 CHN
|
Yuan Yue | 38 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 9 September 2024.[3]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
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Katie Boulter → replaced by Polina Kudermetova[a]- Emma Navarro → replaced by
Viktoriya Tomova - Jessica Pegula → replaced by Amanda Anisimova
Karolína Plíšková → replaced by Sloane Stephens- Anastasia Potapova → replaced by Peyton Stearns
Iga Świątek → replaced by Emma Raducanu
Elena Rybakina → replaced by Zhang Shuai
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | Veronika Kudermetova | 45 | 1 | |
 MEX
|
Giuliana Olmos | Alexandra Panova | 67 | 2 | |
 JPN
|
Miyu Kato | CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 74 | 3 |
| USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands |  GBR
|
Heather Watson | 79 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 9 September 2024
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
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Marta Kostyuk / 
Elena-Gabriela Ruse replaced by → Varvara Lepchenko / 
Natalija Stevanović
Notes
edit- ^ Originally replaced by Magdalena Fręch but she withdrew after winning the title at Guadalajara.
References
edit- ^ Yonhap News Agency (2024-08-25). "World No. 1 Swiatek to play at Korea Open tennis tournament".
- ^ "Korea Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "2024 Korea Open Seoul WTA Entry List - Swiatek, Rybakina, Pegula & More". tennis-infinity.com. 2024-08-24.