2015 Korea Open
Tennis tournament
| 2015 Korea Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 21–27 September | |||
| Edition | 12th | |||
| Category | WTA International | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $500,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Seoul, South Korea | |||
| Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Irina-Camelia Begu | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Lara Arruabarrena /  Andreja Klepač | ||||
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The 2015 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 21 and 27 September 2015.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $111,389 | $55,435 | $29,270 | $8,502 | $4,770 | $2,774 | $1,448 | $1,052 | $764 |
| Doubles * | $17,724 | $9,222 | $4,950 | $2,623 | $1,383 | — | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | 30 | 1 |
 SVK | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 32 | 2 |
 USA | Sloane Stephens | 33 | 3 |
| USA | Varvara Lepchenko | 38 | 4 |
 GER | Mona Barthel | 48 | 5 |
| ROU | Alexandra Dulgheru | 51 | 6 |
| GER | Julia Görges | 54 | 7 |
 BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 55 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 14, 2015
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Alizé Cornet → replaced by 
Lauren Davis
Casey Dellacqua → replaced by 
Elizaveta Kulichkova
Karin Knapp → replaced by 
Mariana Duque Mariño- Bethanie Mattek-Sands → replaced by
Yaroslava Shvedova - Roberta Vinci → replaced by Irina Falconi
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Lara Arruabarrena | SLO | Andreja Klepač | 69 | 1 |
 NED | Kiki Bertens |  SWE | Johanna Larsson | 84 | 2 |
| ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | ROU | Raluca Olaru | 91 | 3 |
 JPN | Kimiko Date-Krumm |  CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 174 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 14, 2015
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Choi Ji-hee / Lee So-ra- Han Sung-hee / Hong Seung-yeon
Finals
Singles
Irina-Camelia Begu defeated 
Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6–3, 6–1[1]
Doubles
Lara Arruabarrena / 
Andreja Klepač defeated 
Kiki Bertens / 
Johanna Larsson, 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
References
- ^ "Irina-Camelia Begu beats Aliaksandra Sasnovich in Korea final". Sky Sports. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
External links
- Official website
