DATE: September 16-22, 2019
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $250,000
DRAW SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Kiki Bertens
Seeds:
1 Maria Sakkari
2 Ekaterina Alexandrova
3 Karolina Muchova
4 Magda Linette
5 Ajla Tomljanovic
6 Polona Hercog
7 Margarita Gasparyan
8 Yafan Wang
The Tournament:
The Korea Open is a professional women's tennis tournament held in Seoul, South Korea. Held since 2004, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center on, outdoor hardcourts.
About Seoul
Seoul is the capital and largest metropolis of the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea). Seoul is the world's 16th largest city, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. The Seoul Capital Area houses about half of the country's population of 51.44 million people with 678,102 international residents.
Situated on the Han River, Seoul's history stretches back more than two thousand years when it was founded in 18 BC by Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It continued as the capital of Korea under the Joseon Dynasty. The Seoul Capital Area contains five UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Changdeok Palace, Hwaseong Fortress, Jongmyo Shrine, Namhansanseong and the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty.
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $250,000
DRAW SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Kiki Bertens
Seeds:
1 Maria Sakkari
2 Ekaterina Alexandrova
3 Karolina Muchova
4 Magda Linette
5 Ajla Tomljanovic
6 Polona Hercog
7 Margarita Gasparyan
8 Yafan Wang
The Tournament:
The Korea Open is a professional women's tennis tournament held in Seoul, South Korea. Held since 2004, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center on, outdoor hardcourts.
About Seoul
Seoul is the capital and largest metropolis of the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea). Seoul is the world's 16th largest city, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. The Seoul Capital Area houses about half of the country's population of 51.44 million people with 678,102 international residents.
Situated on the Han River, Seoul's history stretches back more than two thousand years when it was founded in 18 BC by Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It continued as the capital of Korea under the Joseon Dynasty. The Seoul Capital Area contains five UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Changdeok Palace, Hwaseong Fortress, Jongmyo Shrine, Namhansanseong and the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty.
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