2018 Korea Open (tennis)

2018 Korea Open
2018 Korea Open
Date	17–23 September
Edition	15th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	US$250,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Venue	Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
	Kiki Bertens
Doubles
	Choi Ji-hee / Han Na-lae

The 2018 Korea Open (also known as the 2018 KEB Hana Bank Korea Open for sponsorship purposes) was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 17 and 23 September 2018.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Doubles	280	180	110	60	1	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q2	Q1
Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,500	$6,175	$3,400	$2,100	$1,020	$600
Doubles *	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—

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Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
LAT	Jeļena Ostapenko	10	1
NED	Kiki Bertens	12	2
GRE	Maria Sakkari	31	3
SVK	Magdaléna Rybáriková	34	4
BEL	Alison Van Uytvanck	38	5
TPE	Hsieh Su-wei	39	6
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	53	7
BEL	Kirsten Flipkens	56	8

¹ Rankings are as of September 10, 2018

Other entrants

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

Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Luksika Kumkhum
Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Tatjana Maria → replaced by Dalila Jakupović

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	ROU	Raluca Olaru	77	1
SLO	Dalila Jakupović	CRO	Darija Jurak	104	2
AUS	Ellen Perez	AUS	Arina Rodionova	196	3
GER	Mona Barthel	SWE	Johanna Larsson	202	4