2012 Korea Open
| 2012 Korea Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17–23 September |
| Edition | 9th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $500,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Denmark Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Doubles | |
| United States Raquel Kops-Jones / United States Abigail Spears | |
The 2012 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA International category of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea between 17 September and 23 September 2012. First-seeded Caroline Wozniacki won the singles title.
Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]Denmark Caroline Wozniacki defeated Estonia Kaia Kanepi 6–1, 6–0
- It was Wozniacki's first singles title of the year, ending a 13-month drought. It was also her 19th career title.
Doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Raquel Kops-Jones / United States Abigail Spears defeated Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova / United States Vania King 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 11 | 1 |
 RUS
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Maria Kirilenko | 14 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Estonia.svg EST | Kaia Kanepi | 16 | 3 |
| RUS
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Nadia Petrova | 18 | 4 |
 GER
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Julia Görges | 21 | 5 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Varvara Lepchenko | 22 | 6 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE | Klára Zakopalová | 28 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 29 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2012
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]Retirements
[edit | edit source]- Maria Kirilenko (back injury)
- Nadia Petrova (back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Abigail Spears | 41 | 1 |
| File:Flag of India.svg IND | Sania Mirza | File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 44 | 2 |
 RSA
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Natalie Grandin | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 61 | 3 |
| RUS
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Vera Dushevina |  POL
|
Alicja Rosolska | 95 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2012
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: