The 2017 Korea Open (also known as the 2017 KEB Hana Bank-Incheon Airport Korea Open for sponsorship purposes) was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 18 and 24 September 2017.

2017 Korea Open
Date18–24 September
Edition14th
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSeoul, South Korea
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Doubles
Netherlands Kiki Bertens / Sweden Johanna Larsson
← 2016 · Korea Open · 2018 →

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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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

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles $43,000 $21,400 $11,300 $5,900 $3,310 $1,925 $1,005 $730 $530
Doubles * $12,300 $6,400 $3,435 $1,820 $960

* per team

Singles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 10 1
  NED Kiki Bertens 29 2
  CZE Kristýna Plíšková 44 3
  ROU Sorana Cîrstea 51 4
  ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 54 5
  GER Tatjana Maria 58 6
  ESP Lara Arruabarrena 61 7
  USA Christina McHale 62 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of September 11, 2017

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
  NED Kiki Bertens   SWE Johanna Larsson 52 1
  ROU Irina-Camelia Begu   CZE Kristýna Plíšková 120 2
  JPN Nao Hibino   GEO Oksana Kalashnikova 125 3
  TPE Chuang Chia-jung   NED Arantxa Rus 223 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of September 11, 2017

Other entrants

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The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

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During the tournament

Finals

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Singles

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Doubles

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References

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  1. ^ "Jelena Ostapenko defeats Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia to win Korea Open". The New Indian Express. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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