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 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Maria Kirilenko | 14 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Estonia.svg EST | Kaia Kanepi | 16 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Nadia Petrova | 18 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg GER | 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 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg 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:
- Greece Eleni Daniilidou
- France Caroline Garcia
- United States Jamie Hampton
- Kazakhstan Sesil Karatantcheva
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]Retirements
[edit | edit source]- Russia Maria Kirilenko (back injury)
- Russia Nadia Petrova (back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
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- 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2012
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: